Tag Archives: Axiom of Choice

Student meetings

Posted on 11/08/2022 by Peter Cameron

Lots of things have happened and not been noted, sorry. I will try to catch up a bit over the next few weeks. In the past few weeks I have spoken at two student-organised conferences. First, in July, was the … Continue reading →

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Infinity and Foundation

Posted on 16/07/2017 by Peter Cameron

After the reviving effect of a week’s holiday, I have been thinking about Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory, inspired by a very nice student project I supervised (about which I hope to say something here sometime soonish). I have come across a … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on topology

Posted on 16/04/2016 by Peter Cameron

As well as Advanced Combinatorics, I have been teaching Topology this semester. This is something I had not taught for many years. I was only teaching half the module: the first half had been given, and the notes prepared, by … Continue reading →

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Automorphisms of groups

Posted on 05/11/2011 by Peter Cameron

I set a question to my group theory class. It is quite easy until suddenly you find yourself falling off a cliff into deep water. Indeed, I don’t know the answer to the second part of this question. Show that … Continue reading →

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