MATH 399 - Seminar in Number Systems

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3NS, QP-F
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
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: MATH 301. Note: Taught in alternate years only