61. Certainty In Mathematics And Physics Rigorous proof (of the kind that supposedly distinguishes math from physics) We can define a metric on the space generated by the axioms of a system, http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath372.htm

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62. KU-SEAS: Courses Offered axioms of set theory. Cardinality, axiom of choice, transfinite numbers. Prerequisite math 236, math 101 or consent of the instructor. Metric spaces. http://www.khazar.org/sdepartments/seas/coffered/math.shtml

[an error occurred while processing this directive] The School of Engineering and Applied Science Programs and Degrees Academic Departments Courses Offered Faculty Members The School of Economics and Management The School of Law and Social Sciences The School of Humanities ... Academic Departments Courses Offered [SEAS] CHEM - Chemistry ENV - Environmental Engineering CIV - Civil Engineering GEOL - Geology ... CMS - Computer Science MATH - Mathematics EENG - Elictrical Engineering PETE - Petroleum Engineering ENGR - Engineering PHSC - Physics MATH 098: Precalculus (3 credits) Prerequisite: NONE Review of Arithmetics. Basic concepts of algebra. Equations. Systems of linear equations. Inequalities. Review of Elementary Euclidean Geometry. Functions and graphing. Inverse functions. Exponential, trigonometric, and logarithmic functions and equations. MATH 101: Calculus I (3 credits) Prerequisite: MATH 098 Limits of simple functions (polynomial, rational, roots, trigonometric and superpositions of them). Continuity. The Derivative. Maximum-Minimum problems. Curve sketching. Antiderivatives. MATH 104: Advanced Calculus I (3 credits) Prerequisite: MATH 098 Functions: Limits, Continuity, Derivatives. Taylor's Expansion Formula. Maxima and Minima. Curve sketching. Second derivative tests. L'Hopitals rule. Mean Value Theorems. Antiderivatives. Techniques of integration. The Definite Integral. Applications of the definite integral. Line integrals. Improper Integrals. Functions of Several Variables. Partial derivatives. Maxima and Minima, Saddle-points. Multiple Integrals. Surface Integrals. Infinite Series. Differential Equations.

63. Traditional K-12 Math Education math facts consist of undefined terms, definitions, axioms (fundamental assumptions), and theorems. For example, the symbol 1 is an undefined term, http://www.wgquirk.com/Genmath.html

Traditional K-12 Math Education Chapter 1 of Understanding the Original NCTM Standards By Bill Quirk Knowledge Transmission Why Learn K-12 Math? How is K-12 Math Traditionally Learned? ... How is K-12 Math Traditionally Taught? Knowledge Transmission This chapter outlines the traditional "knowledge transmission" philosophy of K-12 math education. The fundamental assumptions are: Math is a man-made abstraction that only exists in the human mind or in written form. There is an established body of math knowledge that different people can understand in the same correct way. There is a stable foundational "K-12 math subset" that can be understood by different K-12 students in the same correct way. K-12 math teachers can lead K-12 students to a correct understanding of K-12 math. Why is K-12 Math Learned? The traditional reasons are: For the practical math-related needs of daily life. To prepare for occupations that use math. To develop the power of the mind to think logically and abstractly. To experience the step-by-step process of building a remembered knowledge base, relative to a structured knowledge domain.

64. [math-ph/0001010] Osterwalder-Schrader Axioms - Wightman Axioms mathph/0001010. From Brian Treadway view email Date Thu, 6 Jan 2000 194732 GMT There have been several competing mathematical systems of axioms, http://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0001010

Mathematical Physics, abstract math-ph/0001010 From: Brian Treadway [ view email ] Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 19:47:32 GMT (4kb) Osterwalder-Schrader axioms - Wightman Axioms Authors: Palle E.T. Jorgensen Comments: Encyclopedia article Subj-class: Mathematical Physics Journal-ref: Appeared under the title ``Quantum field theory, axioms for'' in Encyclopaedia of Mathematics, Supplement II, M. Hazewinkel, ed., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000, pp. 393394. The mathematical axiom systems for quantum field theory grew out of Hilbert's sixth problem, that of stating the problems of quantum theory in precise mathematical terms. There have been several competing mathematical systems of axioms, and here we shall deal with those of A.S. Wightman and of K. Osterwalder and R. Schrader, stated in historical order. They are centered around group symmetry, relative to unitary representations of Lie groups in Hilbert space. We also mention how the OsterwalderSchrader axioms have influenced the theory of unitary representations of groups. Full-text: PostScript PDF , or Other formats References and citations for this submission: CiteBase (autonomous citation navigation and analysis) Which authors of this paper are endorsers?

65. [math/9606228] Simple Forcing Notions And Forcing Axioms math.LO/9606228. From Shelah Office view email Date Sat, 15 Jun 1996 000000 GMT (18kb). Simple forcing notions and forcing axioms http://arxiv.org/abs/math.LO/9606228

Mathematics, abstract math.LO/9606228 From: Shelah Office [ view email ] Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 00:00:00 GMT (18kb) Simple forcing notions and forcing axioms Authors: Andrzej Roslanowski Saharon Shelah Report-no: Shelah [RoSh:508] Subj-class: Logic Journal-ref: J. Symbolic Logic 62 (1997), 12971314 In the present paper we are interested in simple forcing notions and Forcing Axioms. A starting point for our investigations was the article [JR1] in which several problems were posed. We answer some of those problems here. Full-text: PostScript PDF , or Other formats References and citations for this submission: CiteBase (autonomous citation navigation and analysis) Which authors of this paper are endorsers? Links to: arXiv math find abs

66. Ivars Peterson's MathTrek - The Limits Of Mathematics In Godel s realm, no matter what the system of axioms or rules is, Useful invention or absolute truth What is math? New York Times (Feb. 10). http://www.maa.org/mathland/mathtrek_2_23_98.html

Search MAA Online MAA Home Ivars Peterson's MathTrek February 23, 1998 The Limits of Mathematics At the beginning of the 20th century, the great German mathematician David Hilbert (1862-1943) advocated an ambitious program to formulate a system of axioms and rules of inference that would encompass all mathematics, from basic arithmetic to advanced calculus. His dream was to codify the methods of mathematical reasoning and put them within a single framework. Hilbert insisted that such a formal system of axioms and rules should be consistent, meaning that one can't prove an assertion and its opposite at the same time. He also wanted a scheme that is complete, meaning that one can always prove a given assertion either true or false. He argued that there had to be a clear-cut mechanical procedure for deciding whether a certain proposition follows from a given set of axioms. Hence, given a well-defined system of axioms and appropriate rules of inference, it would be possible, though not actually practical, to run through all possible propositions, starting with the shortest sequences of symbols, and to check which ones are valid. In principle, such a decision procedure would automatically generate all possible theorems in mathematics. What Hilbert was saying is that "we can solve a problem if we are clever enough and work at it long enough," mathematician Gregory J. Chaitin of the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center writes in

67. 1998: A Good Year For Math? Following my math Becomes Way Cool article, a number of readers wrote to tell me In 1933, Edward Huntington showed that axioms (3) and (4) can be http://www.maa.org/devlin/devlin_12_98.html

Devlin's Angle December 1998 1998: A Good Year for Math? Was 1998 a good year for mathematics or a poor one? It depends on the yardstick you use to measure performance. In terms of media attention, it has probably been the best year ever (see my November column, "Math Becomes Way Cool"). But if you are looking for major new results, it has been a relatively poor year. At about this time each year for the past four years, the American Mathematical Society has published an attractive (full color, high gloss) pamphlet titled What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences. Written by mathematics writer Barry Cipra, WHIMS sets out to do what its title suggests: It provides accounts of the most significant developments in mathematics over the previous twelve months, written at an accessibility level roughly the same as Scientific American. Volume 4 of WHIMS appeared recently, and it's as good as the previous three issues. Barry Cipra is to be praised for his excellent mathematical writing, Paul Zorn has done a magnificent job as editor, and the AMS does the mathematical community a great service by publishing this annual summary. One thing that struck me as I read this latest issue, however, is that all the developments described occurred in previous years. Now, don't get me wrong. I am not drawing any conclusions from this observation. For one thing, the acquisition of human knowledge proceeds at its own, often erratic pace. For another, there is more to mathematics than major breakthroughs that hit the front pages of daily newspapers.

68. Infinite Ink: The Continuum Hypothesis By Nancy McGough 4.3.3 Large Cardinal axioms Exploding the Set Theoretic Universe of formalism and constructivism in the Axiom of Choice section of the sci.math FAQ) http://www.ii.com/math/ch/

mathematics T HE C ONTINUUM H YPOTHESIS By Nancy McGough nm noadsplease.ii.com Overview 1.1 What is the Continuum Hypothesis? 1.2 Current Status of CH Alternate Overview Assumptions, Style, and Terminology 2.1 Assumptions 2.1.1 Audience Assumptions 2.1.2 Mathematical Assumptions 2.2 Style 2.3 Terminology 2.3.1 The Word "continuum" 2.3.2 Ordered Sets 2.3.3 More Terms and Notation Mathematics of the Continuum and CH 3.1 Sizes of Sets: Cardinal Numbers aleph c aleph 3.1.2 CH and GCH 3.1.3 Sample Cardinalities 3.2 Ordering Sets: Ordinal Numbers 3.3 Analysis of the Continuum 3.3.1 Decomposing the Reals 3.3.2 Characterizing the Reals 3.3.3 Characterizing Continuity 3.4 What ZFC Does and Does Not Tell Us About c Metamathematics and CH 4.1 Consistency, Completeness, and Compactness of ... 4.1.1 a Logical System 4.1.2 an Axiomatic Theory 4.2 Models of ... 4.2.1 Real Numbers 4.2.2 Set Theory 4.2.2.1 Inner Models 4.2.2.2 Forcing and Outer Models 4.3 Adding Axioms to Zermelo Fraenkel Set Theory 4.3.1 Axioms that Imply CH or GCH 4.3.1.1 Explicitly Adding CH or GCH 4.3.1.2 V=L: Shrinking the Set Theoretic Universe

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71. Math And Christianity You might say that it does not follow from the axioms, and I would ask, to admit that math pushes beyond the chains imposed by any measly set of axioms. http://www.umanitoba.ca/science/mathematics/courses/craigen/PWP/mathchrist.html

Mathematics and Christianity 1. You've got to be kidding... Today I am teaching in a completely secular environment, under quite different assumptions. Yet I remain an evangelical christian. I can deny neither the mathematical nor the christian component of my life. Perhaps surprisingly to one who has not thought about the question, there is considerable interplay between the two. While my teaching mandate here does not include (indeed, in some ways precludes) an overt expression of my faith in the classroom, there are many ways in which I believe my professional work, including teaching, research and service, is affected by the fact that I am a christian; this is true for me in the same way as it ought to be true for a christian who also happens to be a plumber, businessman, laborer, single mom living on welfare, or child dying of an awful disease. However, this is not the kind of connection I wish to address in this document, important as it is. Instead, I wish to discuss something that vaguely falls into the category of "Philosophy of Mathematics" and vagely under the heading "christian world view". I have almost nothing to say that falls into the category of "Science and Religion" that is, religion in general. My perspective is specifically Christian, and I will not pretend to speak for other faiths; there are others much better qualified to do so than myself. So far this description of my intentions is a bit scary to me I get awful visions of "crusaders madly battling to raise the cross of christendom over the pagan land of mathematics" an image, and caricature I hope I can dispel for my reader as well as myself with what I have to say.

72. Proceedings Of The American Mathematical Society Weak axioms of choice for metric spaces. Author(s) Kyriakos Keremedis; math. Soc. MSC (2000) Primary 03E25, 54A35, 54D65, 54D70, 54E35, 54E50, 54E99 http://www.ams.org/proc/0000-000-00/S0002-9939-05-07970-0/home.html

73. You Just Don't Pay Any Attention To What I Say! - An Astronomy Net God & Science In addition, you need logic to even obtain meaningful axioms of math. Paul and I have argued this point more than once, but each time we each agree to http://www.astronomy.net/forums/god/messages/21100.shtml

Forums: Atm Astrophotography Blackholes CCD ... God and Science Post You Just Don't Pay Any Attention To What I Say! Forum List Follow Ups Post Message Back to Thread Topics ... In Response To Posted by Richard D. Stafford, Ph.D. on August 31, 2002 22:17:37 UTC Hi Harv, I am happy to learn that you are not peeved with me. Your response certainly does point out the differences in the way you and I think. You get unbelievably close to understanding what I say and then completely miss the central issue. I won't comment about Luis other than the fact that he misquotes me on a regular basis and never actually presents any arguments at all against what I say. Harv: Absolutely correct! I am just as biased as anyone. The issue is not that we have bias, the issue is what sub-conceptual schemes are we prepared to give up if they do not cohere with layers having presumably more precendence (e.g., conventions non-fallacious reasoning, etc). See; the problem is your insistence that some part of the bias need be retained in order to discuss the issue I have seen. I say the bias is only required for the basic communication: that is, if you have faith in the internal consistency of mathematics you possess and have sufficient faith in the necessary concepts to follow my reasoning. Your decision as what to believe after you have listened to the logic, I leave to you. The problem I have is that you simply refuse to "look through my telescope". Harv: True to only a certain extent. Mathematics still depends on axioms. The choice of axioms, of course, holds a high precedence, and is not easily avoidable (although, axioms of math are constantly questioned and have been questioned).

74. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC 1991) 03E60 Determinacy and related principles which contradict the axiom of choice; 03E65 Other hypotheses and axioms; 03E70 Nonclassical and secondorder http://www.zblmath.fiz-karlsruhe.de/MATH/msc/msc91

1991 Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC 1991) 00-XX General Instructional exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) General and miscellaneous specific topics General mathematics Mathematics for nonmathematicians (engineering, social sciences, etc.) Problem books Recreational mathematics Bibliographies Dictionaries and other general reference works Formularies Methodology of mathematics, didactics Theory of mathematical modeling General methods of simulation Dimensional analysis Physics (use more specific entries from Sections 70 through 86 when possible) Miscellaneous topics Conference proceedings and collections of papers Collections of abstracts of lectures Collections of articles of general interest Collections of articles of miscellaneous specific content Proceedings of conferences of general interest Proceedings of conferences of miscellaneous specific interest Festschriften Volumes of selected translations Miscellaneous volumes of translations 01-XX General reference works (handbooks, dictionaries, bibliographies, etc.)

75. Godel's Theorems In this case our set of axioms would be complete. No such luck. Definition. An analysis of the proof shows that the axioms don t have to be true. http://www.math.hawaii.edu/~dale/godel/godel.html

Godel's Incompleteness Theorem By Dale Myers Cantor's Uncountability Theorem Richard's Paradox The Halting Problem ... Godel's Second Incompleteness Theorem Diagonalization arguments are clever but simple. Particular instances though have profound consequences. We'll start with Cantor's uncountability theorem and end with Godel's incompleteness theorems on truth and provability. In the following, a sequence is an infinite sequence of 0's and 1's. Such a sequence is a function f Thus 10101010... is the function f with f f f A sequence f is the characteristic function i f i If X has characteristic function f i ), its complement has characteristic function 1 - f i Cantor's Uncountability Theorem. There are uncountably many infinite sequences of 0's and 1's. Proof . Suppose not. Let f f f , ... be a list of all sequences. Let f be the complement of the diagonal sequence f i i Thus f i f i i For each i f differs from f i at i Thus f f f f This contradicts the assumption that the list contained all sequences.

76. Joint Mathematics Colloquium Does Normal Mathematics Need New axioms? Only a minimal fragment of the currently accepted axioms and rules for mathematics (ZFC) are used (in any http://www.math.neu.edu/bhmn/friedman.html

Brandeis-Harvard-MIT-Northeastern JOINT MATHEMATICS COLLOQUIUM Does Normal Mathematics Need New Axioms? Harvey Friedman Ohio State University MIT Thursday, November 2, 2000 Talk at 4:30 p.m. in Room 2-190 Tea at 4:00 p.m. in the Lounge Abstract: According to conventional wisdom (CW), normal mathematics steers clear of foundational issues. Only a minimal fragment of the currently accepted axioms and rules for mathematics (ZFC) are used (in any remotely essential way) in current normal mathematics. The known set theoretic independence results from ZFC do not upset CW because they are known to involve abnormal subsets of uncountable sets. The known unprovability of consistency does not upset this conventional wisdom since normal mathematics is not concerned with properties of formal systems for mathematical reasoning. The study of Diophantine equations is highly normal, but the known impossibility of an algorithm does not upset CW since it does not lead to any need to reconsider the status of ZFC. This CW has been attacked inconclusively at the margins: every Borel subset of R that is symmetric about y=x contains or is disjoint from the graph of a Borel function. It is necessary and sufficient to use uncountably many uncountable cardinalities to prove this Theorem.

77. Learning Math Theory - Theorems - Formulas - Axioms EMTeachline mathematics software helps study math theory axioms, definitions, theorems and formulas. http://www.emteachline.com/eng/artl2.htm

Math theory in training software Let us answer two questions: Why we must learn math theory? How training software helps in studying math theory? The difference between mathematics and all other sciences is that math is based on axioms. The essence of an axiomatic method of constructing a theory can be described as follows: - The basic concepts are defined - A set of facts, connecting the defined concepts, is postulated without proof. This set is called a set of axioms - All other relations of a given theory are proved based on these axioms Algebra, for instance, is based on axioms of real numbers. Also, what is learnt in schools under the name of "distributive law of multiplication" is one of the axioms. The same theory can be based on different systems of axioms. Geometry, for instance, can be constructed on the basis of axioms of Euclid and on axioms of vector space. However, we shall leave this subject for the experts. For an ordinary user is enough to understand that, after axioms are postulated, every single mathematics statement should be proved. Proved! Studying mathematics means studying various proofs What is a theorem? Essentially, there is no difference between a theorem and any solved task. A task gets the status of a theorem when it is frequently used. The theorem structure considerably facilitates various calculations. Imagine that the formula of square equation solution is not singled out as a theorem. In this case, every time that you solve a square equation you have to carry out the proof of this formula.

78. Origami & Math Straight Edge and Compass vs Origami, and Huzita s axioms Wolfram Research has a page about origami and math which has pictures, lists Huzita s axioms, http://www.paperfolding.com/math/

So, you're interested in origami and mathematics...perhaps you are a high school or K-8 math teacher, or a math student doing a report on the subject, or maybe you've always been interested in both and never made the connection, or maybe you're just curious. Origami really does have many educational benefits . Whether you are a student, a teacher, or just a casual surfer, I have tried my best to answer your questions, so please read on. So exactly how do origami and math relate to each other? The connection with geometry is clear and yet multifaceted; a folded model is both a piece of art and a geometric figure. Just unfold it and take a look! You will see a complex geometric pattern, even if the model you folded was a simple one. A beginning geometry student might want to figure out the types of triangles on the paper. What angles can be seen? What shapes? How did those angles and shapes get there? Did you know that you were folding those angles or shapes during the folding itself? For instance, when you fold the traditional waterbomb base, you have created a crease pattern with eight congruent right triangles. The traditional bird base produces a crease pattern with many more triangles, and every reverse fold (such as the one to create the bird's neck or tail) creates four more! Any basic fold has an associated geometric pattern. Take a squash fold - when you do this fold and look at the crease pattern, you will see that you have bisected an angle, twice! Can you come up with similar relationships between a fold and something you know in geometry? You can get even more ideas from this presentation on

79. Copernicus It contains seven axioms which Copernicus gives, not in the sense that they The most remarkable of the axioms is 7, for although earlier scholars had http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Copernicus.html

Nicolaus Copernicus Born: 19 Feb 1473 in Torun, Poland Died: 24 May 1543 in Frauenburg (now Frombork), Poland Click the picture above to see fifteen larger pictures Show birthplace location Previous (Chronologically) Next Biographies Index Previous (Alphabetically) Next Main index Version for printing Nicolaus Copernicus is the Latin version of the famous astronomer's name which he chose later in his life. The original form of his name was Mikolaj Kopernik or Nicolaus Koppernigk but we shall use Copernicus throughout this article. His father, also called Nicolaus Koppernigk, had lived in Krakow before moving to Torun where he set up a business trading in copper. He was also interested in local politics and became a civic leader in Torun and a magistrate. Nicolaus Koppernigk married Barbara Watzenrode, who came from a well off family from Torun, in about 1463. They moved into a house in St Anne's Street in Torun, but they also had a summer residence with vineyards out of town. Nicolaus and Barbara Koppernigk had four children, two sons and two daughters, of whom Nicolaus Copernicus was the youngest. You can see a picture of the house in which Copernicus was born When young Nicolaus was ten years old his father died. His uncle Lucas Watzenrode, who was a canon at Frauenburg Cathedral, became guardian to Nicolaus and Barbara Koppernigk's four children.

80. Formal Mathematics This figure references the sections where the axioms are explained. These axioms are adequate for all of conventional mathematics. http://www.mtnmath.com/whatth/node21.html

Completed second draft of this book PDF version of this book Next: Axioms of Set Theory Up: Mathematical structure Previous: Formal logic Contents Formal mathematics Formal mathematics builds on formal logic. It reduces mathematical relationships to questions of set membership. The only undefined primitive object in formal mathematics is the empty set that contains nothing at all. The standard axioms of set theory are summarized in Figure . This figure references the sections where the axioms are explained. These axioms are adequate for all of conventional mathematics. Almost every mathematical abstraction that has ever been investigated can be derived as a set that these axioms imply exists. Almost every mathematical proof ever constructed can be made assuming nothing beyond these axioms. These axioms are less than a page long but no finite structure can ever capture all of mathematics. It is straightforward to program a computer to output all the theorems that can be deduced from these axioms. This is not a practical way to derive mathematics because most of the theorems are trivial and of no interest. Interesting theorems are extremely rare. It would take a long time before such theorems occur and it would be very difficult to select them out. Completed second draft of this book PDF version of this book Next: Axioms of Set Theory Up: Mathematical structure Previous: Formal logic Contents Mountain Math Software home about software physics ... book Comments to: webmaster@mtnmath.com

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