MATH 399 - Seminar in Number Systems

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 NS, QPF

This seminar explores alternatives to the classical real numbers. The systems to be studied are the complexes, the quaternions, the constructive reals, the hyperreals, and the surreals. These include multi-dimensional numbers, infinitely small and infinitely large numbers, and numbers that represent positions in games. Some systems are old; some are new; several represent conflicting philosophies of mathematics.
Instructor: M. Henle
Prerequisites & Notes