The Logic of Real and Complex Numbers

I’ve always liked logic. I studied it a bunch in high school and college. Nowadays it’s a kind of hobby. I turn to it for relief sometimes when I become frustrated trying to figure out what I can do about global warming. Lately I’ve been digging a bit deeper into the logic behind the real and complex numbers. And I’m teaching a graduate course on real analysis this fall, so I actually have a slight excuse for doing this.

There’s something about logic that’s both fascinated and terrified me eve...