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MATH493 PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS

Course Code: 2360493
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: Mathematics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Philosophical problems about mathematics, Euclidean and non-Euclidean Geometries. The existence of mathematical objects, mathematical truth, Wittgenstein and Lakatos on mathematics.