Math 114S Phil 134
Winter 2012
Introduction to Set Theory

Instructor

• Donald Martin
• MS 7935 and Dodd 355
• dam@math.ucla.edu

TA

• William Chen
• MS 3969
• chenwb@math.ucla.edu

Lectures

• MWF Friday 12:00-12:50
• MS 6201

Section

• T 12:00-12:50
• MS 6201

Martin Office Hours

• Monday 1-2 and Wednesday 3:30-4:30 in MS 7935
• Thursday in Dodd 355, normally 1-2, occasionally at different time (usually 11) because of department meetings.

Text

• Yiannis Moschovakis, Notes on Set Theory, Second Edition.
• Supplement 1: Formulas and Definiteness Axioms.
• Supplement 2: Ordinal Numbers.
• Supplement 3: Cardinal Numbers.

Grading

• Homework (20%)
• 2 Midterm Exams (40%)
  • First Midterm Exam Solutions
  • Second Midterm Exam and Solutions
• Final Exam (40%)

Homework

Homework will be assigned on the class webpage and will be collected in class each Friday. Solutions will be be posted. No late homework will be accepted.

Extra problems #1, #2, #3, ... are from the file Extra Problems. Solutions to these will be put into this file rather than the Solutions files. These problems are a regular part of the homework, unless they are declared optional. "Extra" means that they are not from the book.

1. x1.2, x1.4, x2.1, x2.2. Due Friday, January 13. Solutions.
2. x2.3, x2.4, x2.5, x2.6, x2.7, #1, #2, #3, #4. Due Friday, January 20. Solutions.
3. x3.1, x3.2, x3.4, x3.5. Due Friday, January 27. Solutions.
4. x4.2, x4.5, x5.1, x5.2, x5.5, #5, #6. Due Wednesday, February 1, at beginning of class. Solutions.
5. x5.6, x5.8, x5.10, x5.13. x5.22. Due Friday, February 10. Note: #(A) is what was called |A| on the midterm.
6. #7, #8, #9. Due Friday, February 17.
7. x12.6, x12.7, x12.8, #10, #11. Due Friday, February 24.
8. x12.36, x12.37, x12.41, #12, #13. Due Wednesday, February 29 at beginning of class. Note: For x12.36, consult Definition 12.36. For x12.37(1), consult Definition 12.37 and Proposition 12.29. In doing x12.41, use the following definitions: An infinite cardinal number κ is regular if cf(κ)=κ; otherwise κ is singular.
9. #14, #15. Due Friday, March 9.
10. x11.14, x11.16, x12.43, #16, #17. Due Friday, March 16.