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Introduction to the Foundations of Mathematics
Raymond L. Wilder
Table of Contents
| Part One: Fundamental Concepts and Methods of Mathematics | |||||||
| I. The Axiomatic Method | |||||||
| II. Analysis of the Axiomatic Method | |||||||
| III Theory of Sets | |||||||
| III Theory of Sets | |||||||
| IV. Infinite Sets | |||||||
| V. Well-Ordered Sets; Ordinal Numbers | |||||||
| VI. The Linear Continuum and the Real Number System | |||||||
| VII. Groups and Their Significance for the Foundations | |||||||
| Part Two: Development of Various Viewpoints on Foundations | |||||||
| VIII. The Early Developments | |||||||
| IX. The Frege-Russell Thesis: Mathematics an Extension of Logic | |||||||
| X. Intuitionism | |||||||
| XI. Formal Systems; Mathematical Logic | |||||||
| XII. The Cultural Setting of Mathematics | |||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||
| Index of Symbols | |||||||
| Index of Topics and Technical Terms | |||||||
| Index of Names |