The History of Infinity and other delights

Given here is a specific reading on the history of infinity. The second reading, which gives an overview of the various Greek schools, is supplementary .

1. The History of Infinity. (270KB)
2. Abraham Robinson - some ideas on set theory
3. The Schools of Greek Mathematics. (350KB)

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Each reading, in Acrobat (pdf) format, is a short paper on the aspect in question. Upon completing a reading, try to answer the questions that pertain to it.