2024-2025 / MATH0017-3

Mathematical Logic and Set Theory

Duration

30h Th, 10h Pr, 20h Mon. WS

Number of credits

 Master in mathematics, research focus8 crédits 
 Master in mathematics, teaching focus8 crédits 

Lecturer

Julien Leroy

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course is an introduction to the study of formal systems. One begins with propositional logic, modal logic and first-order logic up to Gödel's completeness theorems and compacity's theorem. We continue with a presentation of set theory with classes in which Russell paradox does not appear.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The student will master fundamental notions seen during the lectures as well as the corresponding proofs. He will be able to present them clearly and succinctly. Also, he will be able to apply those notions in order to solve related problems.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The exercices lessons have a double objective : first illustrate the concepts and results of the theoretical part and second give a true intuition of mathematical logic.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

One semester course at the Institute of Mathematics.

If few students take this course, it might consist in a personnal work or take the form of a reading group in which the students will be asked to regularily prepare and present some part of the course.

 

Course materials and recommended or required readings

There is a syllabus. Another interesting source book is : Basic Set Theory of Levy (Springer-Verlag).

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam AND written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

Oral examination concerning both theory and exercises.
The potential personnal work and presentations of the students will be part of the final note.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Julien Leroy Institut de Mathématique - Bât. B37 Office 1/22
Quartier Polytech 1 - Bâtiment B37 Allée de la Découverte, 12 4000 Liège 1 Belgique
Phone : 04/366.94.70
Mail : J.Leroy@uliege.be

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