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Georg Cantor (1845 –1918) was a German mathematician. He played a pivotal role in the creation of set theory, which has become a fundamental theory in mathematics. Cantor established the existence of an infinity of infinities.
INFINITY
How many infinities are there?
Key questions
What is infinity?
Are there different types of infinity?
Can we find a sum to infinity?
~2 lessons
Specification detail
Literacy
stories that set a frame or background
stories that accompany or intertwine
stories that introduce
stories that explain
stories that ask a question
stories that entertain
Infinity and Me by Kate Hosford
Introducing...
return of the baravelle spiral - 1, 3
finite and infinite sets - 1, 2
infinity is not a number - 1, 2
infinity and me - narrative
Hilbert - narrative
Developing...
one to one correspondence - 1, 2
Cantor - narrative
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