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NOTION OF A
SET
Learning objectives:
Upon completion you should be
able to:
Give examples of a set;
Name the elements of a set;
Describe a set using the roster
and rule methods;
Give examples of empty and
universal sets.
NOTION OF A
SET
A SET is a well-defined
collection of objects, real or
imagined.
Examples:
The collection of all new
freshman students
The collection of all integers
The collection of all species of
dinosaur living as of this day
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SET
Remark.
We denote a set by a capital
letter.
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SET
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SET
REMEMBER:
A collection is well-defined
if it is possible to
determine whether a given
object belongs to the set
or not.
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SET
d
e
R
Carnation
Pink
Bro
w
e
u
l
B
Orange
w
o
l
l
e
Y
Fuschia
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SET
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SET
In symbols, we write
a A
belongs to set
.
a A
Otherwise, we write
, in case
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SET
Sets can be described by enumerating
the elements, separated by commas, and
enclosed in a pair of braces.
Thus, the set of all vowels in the
English alphabet, denoted by V, can
also be described as
V a,e, i, o, u
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SET
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Describe the following sets
using the roster method:
1. Set of all possible outcomes
when you toss a coin
2. Set of colors found in the
rainbow
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SET
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SET
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SET
Special sets
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SET
Examples are:
1. The set of snakes that have
hands
2. The set of all fish that can say
Hello
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SET
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SET
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SET
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Give a universal set from which the members
of the following sets could be chosen:
1. { 4, 8, 12, 16}
2. {BS Math, BS Applied Math, BS Applied
Physics}
3. {AB, JR, AM, EJ, DS, GS}
N
1, 2,3,...
NATURAL NUMBERS
E
2k | k N
EVEN NUMBERS
ODD NUMBERS
2k 1 | k N
PRIME NUMBERS
COMPOSITE NUMBERS
W
0,1, 2,3,...
WHOLE NUMBERS
INTEGERS
..., 1, 0,1,...
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SET