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Unknowable Truths: The Incompleteness Theorems And The Rise Of Modernism, Caroline Tvardy
Unknowable Truths: The Incompleteness Theorems And The Rise Of Modernism, Caroline Tvardy
Honors Scholars Collaborative Projects
This thesis evaluates the function of the current history of mathematics methodologies and explores ways in which historiographical methodologies could be successfully implemented in the field. Traditional approaches to the history of mathematics often lack either an accurate portrayal of the social and cultural influences of the time, or they lack an effective usage of mathematics discussed. This paper applies a holistic methodology in a case study of Kurt Gödel’s influential work in logic during the Interwar period and the parallel rise of intellectual modernism. In doing so, the proofs for Gödel’s Completeness and Incompleteness theorems will be discussed as …
The World As We Know It: Maps And Atlases From Special Collections, Archives And Special Collections, Luke Meagher
The World As We Know It: Maps And Atlases From Special Collections, Archives And Special Collections, Luke Meagher
Library Exhibits
Selections of maps and atlases from Sandor Teszler Library’s Special Collections are presented in this exhibit to show how, over time, cartographers have represented the world as we know it.