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Finite and Infinite Sets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2016

A. K. Austin
A. K. Austin*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Pure Mathematics, The University, Sheffield
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Extract

One approach used by text books to introduce sets is to define a set to be a collection of objects and then to explain that there are two types of sets, finite sets and infinite sets. It will be seen below that unless it is stressed that the two types of sets are fundamentally different, an unfortunate misconception of mathematics could be produced among the pupils.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 52 , Issue 379 , February 1968 , pp. 12 - 13
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1968

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