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Table of Contents:
Preface to the Revised 2010 Edition Preface I Axiomatic Set Theory 1. General Background 2. Some Basics of Class-Set Theory 3. The Natural Numbers 4. Superinduction, Well Ordering and Choice 5. Ordinal Numbers 6. Order Isomorphism and Transfinite Recursion 7. Rank 8. Foundation, Induction and Rank 9. Cardinals II Consistency of the Continuum Hypothesis 10. Mostowski-Shepherdson Mappings 11. Reflection Principles 12. Constructible Sets 13. L is a Well-Founded First-Order Universe 14. Constructibility is Absolute Over L 15. Constructibility and the Continuum Hypothesis III Forcing and Independence Results 16. Forcing, the Very Idea 17. The Construction of S 4 Models for ZF 18. The Axiom of Constructibility is Independent 19. Independence in the Continuum Hypothesis 20. Independence of the Axiom of Choice 21. Constructing Classical Models 22. Forcing Backward Bibliography Index List of Notation

About the Author :
Raymond Smullyan received his PhD from Princeton University and taught at Dartmouth, Princeton, Indiana University, and New York's Lehman College. Best known for his mathematical and creative logic puzzles and games, he was also a concert pianist and a magician. He wrote over a dozen books of logic puzzles and texts on mathematical logic.Melvin Fitting, a former student of Dr. Smullyan, is Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Lehman College, City University of New York.

Review :
"Smullyan and Fitting. . .achieve miraculous clarity in a subject crowded with intimidating espositions; in particular their book meets the very high standard of exposition set by Smullyan's previous works." --Choice "This text is a general introduction to NBG (von Neumann-Bernays-Godel class-set theory), and to Godel and Cohen proofs of the relative consistency and the independence of the generalized continuum hypothesis (GCH) and the axiom of choice (AC). . . .The authors write with admirable lucidity. There are some truly charming set pieces on countability and uncountability and on mathematical induction--I intend to appropriate them for my classes. . . .this is an excellent book for anyone interested in set theory and foundations."--Mathematical Reviews "A well-written discussion of set theory, and readers will need a solid background in mathematics to fully appreciate its contents. The book is self-contained and intended for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in mathematics and computer science, especially those interested in set theory and its relationship to logic." --Computing Reviews "Intended as a text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Essentially self-contained."--The Bulletin of Mathematics Books "The book under review is a textbook for a beginning graduate course on set theory. The structure is fairly standard, with the book divided into three main sections; after an introductory section developing the basic facts about the universe of set theory, there is a section on constructibility and a section on forcing. The main goals of the book are to give proofs that the axiom of choice (AC) and the generalised continuumhypothesis (GCH) are consistent with and independent of the axioms of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory (ZF). . . . The distinctive features of this book are the use of class set theory, the treatment of induction, and the use of modal logic in the treatment of forcing. The writing is lucid and accurate, and the main theorems are proved in an efficient way."--Journal of Symbolic Logic "Smullyan and Fitting. . .achieve miraculous clarity in a subject crowded with intimidating espositions; in particular their book meets the very high standard of exposition set by Smullyan's previous works." --Choice "This text is a general introduction to NBG (von Neumann-Bernays-Godel class-set theory), and to Godel and Cohen proofs of the relative consistency and the independence of the generalized continuum hypothesis (GCH) and the axiom of choice (AC). . . .The authors write with admirable lucidity. There are some truly charming set pieces on countability and uncountability and on mathematical induction--I intend to appropriate them for my classes. . . .this is an excellent book for anyone interested in set theory and foundations."--Mathematical Reviews "A well-written discussion of set theory, and readers will need a solid background in mathematics to fully appreciate its contents. The book is self-contained and intended for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in mathematics and computer science, especially those interested in set theory and its relationship to logic." --Computing Reviews "Intended as a text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Essentially self-contained."--The Bulletin of Mathematics Books "The book under review is a textbook for a beginning graduate course on set theory. The structure is fairly standard, with the book divided into three main sections; after an introductory section developing the basic facts about the universe of set theory, there is a section on constructibility and a section on forcing. The main goals of the book are to give proofs that the axiom ofchoice (AC) and the generalised continuum hypothesis (GCH) are consistent with and independent of the axioms of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory (ZF). . . . The distinctive features of this book are the use of class set theory, the treatment of induction, and the use of modal logic in the treatment of forcing. The writing is lucid and accurate, and the main theorems are proved in an efficient way."--Journal of Symbolic Logic "Smullyan and Fitting. . .achieve miraculous clarity in a subject crowded with intimidating espositions; in particular their book meets the very high standard of exposition set by Smullyan's previous works." --Choice "This text is a general introduction to NBG (von Neumann-Bernays-Godel class-set theory), and to Godel and Cohen proofs of the relative consistency and the independence of the generalized continuum hypothesis (GCH) and the axiom of choice (AC). . . .The authors write with admirable lucidity. There are some truly charming set pieces on countability and uncountability and on mathematical induction--I intend to appropriate them for my classes. . . .this is an excellent book for anyone interested in set theory and foundations."--Mathematical Reviews "A well-written discussion of set theory, and readers will need a solid background in mathematics to fully appreciate its contents. The book is self-contained and intended for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in mathematics and computer science, especially those interested in set theory and its relationship to logic." --Computing Reviews "Intended as a text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Essentially self-contained."--The Bulletin of Mathematics Books "The book under review is a textbook for a beginning graduate course on set theory. The structure is fairly standard, with the book divided into three main sections; after an introductory section developing the basic facts about the universe of set theory, there is a section on constructibility and a section on forcing. The main goals of the book are to give proofs that the axiom ofchoice (AC) and the generalised continuum hypothesis (GCH) are consistent with and independent of the axioms of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory (ZF). . . . The distinctive features of this book are the use of class set theory, the treatment of induction, and the use of modal logic in the treatment of forcing. The writing is lucid and accurate, and the main theorems are proved in an efficient way."--Journal of Symbolic Logic "Smullyan and Fitting. . .achieve miraculous clarity in a subject crowded with intimidating espositions; in particular their book meets the very high standard of exposition set by Smullyan's previous works." --Choice "This text is a general introduction to NBG (von Neumann-Bernays-Godel class-set theory), and to Godel and Cohen proofs of the relative consistency and the independence of the generalized continuum hypothesis (GCH) and the axiom of choice (AC). . . .The authors write with admirable lucidity. There are some truly charming set pieces on countability and uncountability and on mathematical induction--I intend to appropriate them for my classes. . . .this is an excellent book for anyone interested in set theory and foundations."--Mathematical Reviews "A well-written discussion of set theory, and readers will need a solid background in mathematics to fully appreciate its contents. The book is self-contained and intended for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in mathematics and computer science, especially those interested in set theory and its relationship to logic." --Computing Reviews "Intended as a text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. Essentially self-contained."--The Bulletin of Mathematics Books "The book under review is a textbook for a beginning graduate course on set theory. The structure is fairly standard, with the book divided into three main sections; after an introductory section developing the basic facts about the universe of set theory, there is a section on constructibility and a section on forcing. The main goals of the book are to give proofs that the axiom of choice (AC) and the generalised continuumhypothesis (GCH) are consistent with and independent of the axioms of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory (ZF). . . . The distinctive features of this book are the use of class set theory, the treatment of induction, and the use of modal logic in the treatment of forcing. The writing is lucid and accurate, and the main theorems are proved in an efficient way."--Journal of Symbolic Logic


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780486474847
  • Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
  • Publisher Imprint: Dover Publications Inc.
  • Height: 228 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Spine Width: 16 mm
  • Width: 151 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0486474844
  • Publisher Date: 28 May 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Dover Books on Mathema 1.4tics
  • Weight: 403 gr


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