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Module 2 - Language of Sets

The document discusses key concepts in set theory including: 1) The definition of a set as a collection of distinct objects and the basic properties of sets such as elements. 2) Methods for describing sets including listing elements or using rules to define set membership. 3) Concepts of set relationships like subsets and supersets, and operations on sets like unions and intersections. 4) Types of numbers like real numbers and the concept of cardinality to describe set sizes.

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Module 2 - Language of Sets

The document discusses key concepts in set theory including: 1) The definition of a set as a collection of distinct objects and the basic properties of sets such as elements. 2) Methods for describing sets including listing elements or using rules to define set membership. 3) Concepts of set relationships like subsets and supersets, and operations on sets like unions and intersections. 4) Types of numbers like real numbers and the concept of cardinality to describe set sizes.

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Module 2: Language of Sets

GE Math: Mathematics in the Modern World


Chapter 2: Language of Sets
Definition. A set is a well-defined collection of objects.

A set is a gathering together into a whole of definite, distinct


objects of our perception and of our thought– which are called
elements of the set.

Basic Properties
● a set "has" elements
● two sets are equal (one and the same) if and only if
every element of one is an element of the other.
Georg Cantor, founder of set theory
Describing Sets

1. Roster/Listing Method
- listing each member of the set
- denoted by enclosing the list of members in curly brackets

Examples:

A= {5,3,4,2,1}

B = {blue, red, yellow}


Describing Sets
2. Rule Method or Semantic Description
- using intentional definition or rules describing the elements of the set
- This is otherwise referred as the set-builder notation.

Examples

A is the set whose members are the first four positive integers.
B is the set of colors of the Philippine flag.
Describing Sets
2. Rule Method or Semantic Description
- using intentional definition or rules describing the elements of the set
- This is otherwise referred as the set-builder notation.

Examples
Language of Sets
➔ Every element of a set must be unique; no two members may be identical. The
order in which the elements of a set are listed is irrelevant.

➔ For sets with many elements, the enumeration of members can be abbreviated.

The set of the first thousand positive integers

ellipses “…”
Language of Sets
➔ The notation with braces may also be used in an intentional specification of a
set. The braces have the meaning "the set of all ...".

Membership (element of )

a is a member of B a∈B

c is not a member of B c∉B


Language of Sets

For example, with respect to the sets


A = {1, 2, 3, 4}
B = {blue, white, red}
F = {2n − 4 : n is an integer; and 0 ≤ n ≤19}

4∈A and 4 ∉ B

Is 4 an element of set F?
Subsets
➔ If every member of set A is also a member of set B, then

A is said to be a subset of B

written A ⊆ B ⇔B⊇A (also pronounced A is contained in B)

B⊇A B is a superset of A
B includes A, or
B contains A
Subsets
If A is a subset of but not equal to B, then A is a
A⊂B or A ⊊ B
proper subset of B

B⊋A B is a proper superset of A

∅⊆A The empty set is a subset of every set

A⊆A Every set is a subset of itself

Two sets are equal, A = B if and only if A ⊆ B and B ⊆ A


Real Numbers

➔ any number that can be found in the real world is a real number
➔ denoted by R or ℝ

https://www.cuemath.com/numbers/real-numbers/
POWER SETS
The power set of a set S is the set of all subsets of S, including S itself and the
empty set.

➔ The number of elements in a power set is where n is the number of


elements in a given set.
Example:
Cardinality
The cardinality of a set S, denoted by |S|, is the number of elements of
S.

Examples:
A = { red, blue, yellow} |A| = 3
B = {0,1,2,3,...,99} |B| = 100
C = {x| x is an integer} |C| = infinite

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