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Ordered Sets (Spring 2006)
by Tero Harju
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Lectures: Exercises:

Thursday 10 - 12 in XXI
Friday 12 - 14 in XXIV


Wednesday 12 - 16 in MS3 (3rd floor)
Problem set 1
Problem set 2
Problem set 3
Problem set 4
Problem set 5
Problem set 6
Problem set 7
Problem set 8
Problem set 9
Problem set 10
Problem set 11
Problem set 12

Notes Misprints and additions


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These notes are in pdf.


Page 6: C is a maximal chain if each z not in C is incomparable with an element of C.
A neat drawing of a partition poset (pdf).
The proof of Theorem 1.38 is corrected again (pdf).
Add in Lemma 1.43: Let P be well-founded.
Theorem 1.46: Let P be partially well-ordered. (Not just well-founded)
1st line of the proof of Lemma 1.48: up-set of y, not down-set.
Clarified Examples 1.59 and 1.61
In the latter part of the proof of Theorem 2.48: change in all places a to j
Theorem 2.49: ... Then A is a convex sublattice
At the end of page 51:
b=(y Ùv) Úu
c=(z Ùv) Úu
Proof of Thm 3.18, line 10: z = a Ú x¢ for some x¢ Î (x], and so also a Úx Î F.
Proof of Thm 3.22, 1st claim: The mapping j

Updated: Spring 2006.