Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Graduate Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 2020 A treatise on pansophy Isaac Clarence Wass Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd Recommended Citation Wass, Isaac Clarence, "A treatise on pansophy" (2020). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 18008. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/18008 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A treatise on pansophy by Isaac Clarence Wass A dissertation submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Major: Mathematics Program of Study Committee: Steve Butler, Major Professor Bernard Lidick´y Jack Lutz Ryan Martin Michael Young The student author, whose presentation of the scholarship herein was approved by the program of study committee, is solely responsible for the content of this dissertation. The Graduate College will ensure this dissertation is globally accessible and will not permit alterations after a degree is conferred. Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 2020 Copyright c Isaac Clarence Wass, 2020. All rights reserved. ii DEDICATION To all my family, especially the new nieces and nephew, whom I love dearly. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . vi ABSTRACT . vii CHAPTER 1. Introduction . .1 1.1 Motivation and Background . .1 1.2 Definitions . .2 1.3 Previous Results .