Set Theory - What is Set Theory and what is it for? Oxford Mathematics 3rd Year Student Lecture

This is the first of four lectures from Robin Knight's 3rd Year Set Theory course. Robin writes:

"Infinity baffled mathematicians, and everyone else, for thousands of years. But around 1870, Georg Cantor worked out how to study infinity in a way that made sense, and created set theory. Modern mathematics can be built on set theory. These lectures begin to explore how".

You can watch many other student lectures via our main Student Lectures playlist (also check out specific student lectures playlists):

All first and second year lectures are followed by tutorials where students meet their tutor to go through the lecture and associated problem sheet and to talk and think more about the maths. Third and fourth year lectures are followed by classes.

[noirangel]

Loved the energy you teach with and your humor, thank you sir

[luigipellegrini]

The Oxford Mathematical Set is linked to the "FREEMASONS", if you look at the freemason symbol, its the same as the oxford mathematical set, those instruments have a special definition in the freemasonsry world.

[dicipuluscaptiosus]

thanks so much, this was exactly the question I needed to find an answer

[AliRaza-rmqq]

You are great sir..i am sure that remaining lectures will be very fruitful for students like me

[adventureofknowledge]

Iam from class 11th and completely interested in lectures through Oxford university.

[andrewharrison]

"Infinite ordinal numbers are completely different from infinite cardinal numbers" clickbait for mathematicians - great start

[deepaks.m.]

This is amazing! Thanks for sharing! :)