Set Theory

Jakob and Todd talk about set theory, its historical origins, Georg Cantor, trigonometric series, cardinalities of number systems, the continuum hypothesis, cardinalities of infinite sets, set theory as a foundation for mathematics, Cantor’s paradox, Russell’s paradox, axiomatization, the Zermelo–Fraenkel axiomatic system, the axiom of choice, and the understanding of mathematical objects as “sets with structure”.