Science & Philosophy (Jul 2020)

1918-2018: Cantor and infinity in today’s high school

  • Carlo Toffalori

DOI
https://doi.org/10.23756/sp.v8i1.515
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 119 – 129

Abstract

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In the first centenary of Cantor's death, we discuss how to introduce his life, his works and his theories about mathematical infinity to today's students. Keywords: proper and improper infinite, cardinal number, countable set, continuum, continuum hypothesis. Sunto Nel primo centenario della scomparsa di Cantor, si discute come presentare la sua vita, le sue opere e le sue teorie sull’infinito agli studenti di oggi. Parole chiave: infinito proprio e improprio, numero cardinale, numerabile, continuo, ipotesi del continuo.