The purpose of this thesis is to study the equivalence relation between sets A and B: A o B if and only if there exists a one to one function f from A onto B. In Chapter I, some of the fundamental properties of the equivalence relation are derived. Certain basic results on countable and uncountable sets are given. In Chapter II, a number of theorems on equivalent sets are proved and Dedekind's definitions of finite and infinite are compared with the ordinary concepts of finite and infinite. The Bernstein Theorem is studied and three different proofs of it are given. In Chapter III, the concept of cardinal number is introduced by means of two axioms of A. Tarski, and some fundamental theorems on cardinal arithmetic are proved.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663009 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Hsueh, Shawing |
| Contributors | Parrish, Herbert C., Mohat, John T., 1924- |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | 38 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Hsueh, Shawing, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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