Elementary Set Theory - Quick Review

Basics in Elementary Set Theory
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Set theory is the basis of modern mathematics

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The German mathematician George Cantor (1845–1918) is regarded as the father of set theory

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The objects that belong to a set are called elements or members of the set

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From a mathematical point of view, a set is a well-defined collection of objects

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Valid vs Invalid set

Mark each of the following sets as valid or invalid

  1. Set of natural numbers.
  2. Set of roots of the equation, x + 7x + 6 = 0.
  3. A set consisting of prime minister of Australia, capital of the United States, natural numbers 1–10, Taj Mahal and alphabets a–c.
  4. Set of rich people.
  5. Set of cleaver students.
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valid
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The elements of a set need to be related to one another in an obvious way

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The sets are usually denoted by the small letters and its elements are denoted by the capital letters

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Element x belongs to set A

If a particular element belongs to set A, we write it as

x A

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Two elements x and y belong to set A

If two elements x and y belong to set A, we shall write it as

x and yA

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Element x does not belong to set A

If an element x does not belong to set A, we write it as

A

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We use square brackets to enclose the elements of a set

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Expressing the set of all positive odd numbers

The set of all positive odd numbers can written as

  1. { All positive odd numbers }
  2. { 1, 3, 5, 7, …. }
  3. { x|x is a positive odd number }
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What does symbol | mean in the following set

A = { x|x is a positive even number }

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Set Notations

Given the following set expressions, assign the right meaning to each symbol

  1. x, y ∊ A
  2. A =x|x is an odd negative number } here -3 ∊ A, 8 ∉ A
  3. A = ∅
  4. N = {1, 2, 3, 4, ...}, n(N) = ℵ0
  5. R = {points in a plane}, n(R) = c
  6. x A x
  1.  capital letter A
  2.  small letter x
  3.  ∊
  4.  ∉
  5.  { } (curly brackets)
  6.  | (pipe)
  7.  , (comma) between x and y
  8.  ℵ0 (aleph-null)
  9. c
  10.  ⇔
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enclosing elements of the set
denoting a set
denoting an element
cardinal number of countable infinite set
does not belong to
if and only if
The empty set
belongs to
and
cardinal number of an uncountable infinite set
such that
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A method used to represent a set in which all elements are listed within braces

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A method used to represent a set in which we state one or more characteristic properties of the elements so that one is able to decide whether a given object is an element of the set

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Singleton Set (Or Unit Set)

A set that contains only one element is called __________

Missing
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Singleton set example

Let A = { x|x + 5 = 5 }

set A =

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{0}
{1}
{-1}
{}
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All null sets in different contexts are considered the same null set

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Singleton null set

Assign the right term for each expression

  1. A = ∅
  2. A = {∅}
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null set
singleton with null set
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The cardinal number of a set

If a set A contains finite number of elements n, we denote the cardinal number of set A by n(A).  In other words, n(A) stands for the number of elements in a finite set.

What are the cardinal number for each of the following sets?

  1. A = {1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}
  2. B = {a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h}
  3. C = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}
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Cardinal number of countable and uncountable infinite set

The cardinal number of infinite set, N = {1, 2, 3, 4, ...} (or any other set that is equivalent to N), is denoted by the symbol ℵ0 (read aleph-null). The symbol “c” is used to denote the cardinal number of an infinite set, like the set of all real numbers or the set of points in an open interval or the set of points in a plane.

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Cardinal number of the empty set

What is the cardinal number of the empty set

n(∅) =

Please type a number

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Subset of a set

Given A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}, B = {1, 2, 3}, C = {2, 3, 1}, D = {6, 7, 8}.  Mark true or false for the following

  1. A ⊆ B
  2. B ⊆ A
  3. B
  4. ⊆ C
  5. D ⊈ A
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False
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What does the following symbolic form mean?

BA

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Set A is a subset of set B

The set is called the of A

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Equality of sets

x ∊ A ⇔ x ∊ B 

The above statement means

  1. Set A equals set B
  2. Setis subset of set B
  3. Setis a super set of A
  4. Set A does not equals set B
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Every set has two subsets. The set itself and the null set

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Not a proper subset

Consider A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {1, 2, 4, 5, 6}. Here, 3 ∈ A but 3 ∉ B. Hence, A ⊄ B.

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Two sets are said to be comparable if both are equal to each other

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Identify comparable and incomparable sets

The sets A = {1, 2} and B = {1, 2, 3} are as AB. On the other hand, the sets C = {1, 2, 3} and D = {2, 3, 4} are .

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incomparable
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What do you call the below set?

A = {∅, {1, 2}, {3}, {4, 5}}

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What is the power set of S?

Let = {1, 2, 3}, Then P(S) is

  1. {{1}, {2}, {3}}
  2. {{1}, {2}, {3}, {1, 2}, {1, 3}, {2, 3}}
  3. {{1}, {2}, {3}, {1, 2}, {1, 3}, {2, 3}, {1, 2, 3}}
  4. {∅, {1}, {2}, {3}, {1, 2}, {1, 3}, {2, 3}, {1, 2, 3}}
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What is the number of elements in the power set of S P(S)?

S = {1, 2, 3}

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What is the number of elements in the power set of null set?

∅ has elements

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What is the set denoted by U?

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Assign the right universal set to one of the following sets

 
set of odd numbers set of rational numbers
set of even numbers set of irrational numbers
set of prime numbers  
set of composite numbers  
set of factors  
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The set of natural numbers
The set of real numbers
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Arithmetic operations (e.g. addition, subtraction) are used in elementary set theory

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The union of two sets

A ∪ B = {x|x B both}

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or
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not in
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What is the union of two sets A and B?

= {1, 2, 3}, B = { 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

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Th union set A with empty set is A

A ∪ ∅ = A

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If A is a subset of B, then A union B is B

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The intersection of two sets

It is the set of all those elements that belong to both A  B

A ∩ B = {x|xA xB}

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An example of an intersection operation

Let A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {2, 3, 5, 6}, and C = {5, 7, 8}. 

Complete the following intersection operations with the right values

  • A ∩ B =
  • B ∩ C =
  • A ∩ = ∅
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{2,3}
{5}
{5, 6}
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C
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No elements in common between sets

Let A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {5, 6, 7}, then A ∩ B = ∅ 

The two sets are called 1($) sets

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A - B reads as

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A - B = B - A?

If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {1, 3, 5, 6} THEN

ABBA

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A - B rule

  1. AB = {x|x ∈ A, but x ∉ B}
  2. AB = {x|x ∉ A, but x ∈ B}
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Complement of a set

Let U be the universal set and A is a proper subset of U, Then

A' =

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A - U
U - A
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Complement of a set - special cases

Let U the universal set, a proper subset of U

  • (A')'UA'U - () = A
  • ∅' = - ∅ =
  • U' = = ∅
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U - A
U
U - U
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Complement of a set - example

Let N = {1, 2, 3, 4, ...} = U and A' = {2, 4, 6, 8, ...}, then A = 

 

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