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Formal Concept Analysis: Its Role in Teaching Lattice Theory

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In this talk I shall relate some of my experiences in teaching lattice theory and the theory of ordered sets to undergraduates since 1975. I will show how Formal Concept Analysis can be used as a unifying and motivating example in many parts of the theory.

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  1. Davey, B.A., Priestley, H.: Introduction to Lattices and Order, pp. 248 + viii. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1990)

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  2. Davey, B.A., Priestley, H.: Introduction to Lattices and Order, 2nd edn., pp. 285 + x. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (2002)

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Davey, B.A. (2004). Formal Concept Analysis: Its Role in Teaching Lattice Theory. In: Eklund, P. (eds) Concept Lattices. ICFCA 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2961. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24651-0_6

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