Spring 2023 Philosophy GU4810 section 001

LATTICES AND BOOLEAN ALGEBRA

LATTICES AND BOOLEAN ALGE

Call Number 10882
Day & Time
Location
M 10:10am-12:00pm
716 Philosophy Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Tamar A Lando
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description Prerequisites: PHIL UN3411 or 4801 This course is designed as an introduction to lattices and Boolean algebras. In the first part of the course, we study partial orders and view lattices both as partial orders and as algebraic structures. We study some basic constructions involving sublattices, products of lattices, and homomorphic images of lattices. In the second part of the course, we study Boolean algebras, with an aim to proving several representation theorems: first, a representation theorem for finite Boolean algebras, and toward the end of the course, the famous Stone Representation Theorem. We end the course with a look at the connection between classical mereology (or the theory of parthood) and complete Boolean algebras.
Web Site Vergil
Department Philosophy
Enrollment 10 students (40 max) as of 9:05PM Thursday, March 28, 2024
Subject Philosophy
Number GU4810
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Campus Morningside
Section key 20231PHIL4810W001