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Yossi Frenkel
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There are also set-theoretic constructions of the Reals that satisfy the axioms (e.g. Dedekind cuts)
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> A set-theoretic approach to calculus has me intrigued.
Well calculus (and more generally, analysis) really does hinge on set theory. For example, points of accumulation for limits and hence diffe…
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I currently work for the University I study at in the (biomedical) library. I scan lots of old journal articles and periodicals for academics who need it for their research. A typical job might be sca…
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Just to be pedantic, the Taylor series definition of the exponential converges absolutely , hence we can reorder the terms by odd/even powers without changing the sum.
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I also really enjoyed MIT's "Mathematics for Computer Science" by Lehman, Leighton & Meyer ( http://courses.csail.mit.edu/6.042/spring18/mcs.pdf )…