Alpha Spaces

Mathematical Unity: A Journey Through Structures, Patterns, and Ideas

Exploring the deep connections across pure mathematics through a natural evolving pathway.

Numbers evolve: ℕ → ℤ → ℚ → ℝ → ℂ. Infinity reveals different “sizes” (countable vs uncountable). Foundation for set theory and analysis. Cantor’s diagonal argument = deep philosophical shift.

Exercises
  • Prove √2 is irrational.
  • Show ℚ is countable but ℝ is not.
Test Your Knowledge

Resources

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Introduction to Number Systems

by math.libretexts.org

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Cantor’s Set Theory

by plato.stanford.edu

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