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2.1 Sets Sets Common Universal Sets Subsets 2.2 Set Operations 2.3 Functions

2.1 Sets Sets Common Universal Sets Subsets 2.2 Set Operations 2.3 Functions 2.4 Sequences and Summations. A set is a collection or group of objects or elements or members . (Cantor 1895) A set is said to contain its elements.

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2.1 Sets Sets Common Universal Sets Subsets 2.2 Set Operations 2.3 Functions

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  1. 2.1 Sets • Sets • Common Universal Sets • Subsets • 2.2 Set Operations • 2.3 Functions • 2.4 Sequences and Summations

  2. A set is a collection or group of objects or elements ormembers. (Cantor 1895) A set is said to contain its elements. There must be an underlying universal set U, eitherspecifically stated or understood. Sets

  3. Sets • Notation: • list the elements between braces: S = {a, b, c, d}={b, c, a, d, d} (Note: listing an object more than once does not changethe set. Ordering means nothing.) • specification by predicates: S= {x| P(x)} • S contains all the elements from U which make thepredicate P true. • brace notation with ellipses: S = { . . . , -3, -2, -1}, the negative integers.

  4. R = reals N = natural numbers = {0,1, 2, 3, . . . }, the counting numbers. Z = all integers = {. . , -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3,4, . .}. Z+={1,2,3,…},the set of positive integers. Q={P/q | p Z,q Zand q≠0},the set of rational numbers. Q+={x R| x=p/q, for some positive integers p and q} Common Universal Sets

  5. Notation: x is a member of S or x is an element of S: x S x is not an element of S: x  S Common Universal Sets

  6. Definition: The set A is a subset of the set B, denoted A B, iffx[xA→xB] Definition: The void set, the null set, the empty set,denoted Ø, is the set with no members. Note: the assertion x Ø is always false. Hence x[x Ø → x B]is always true. Therefore, Ø is a subset ofevery set. Note: Set B is always a subset of itself. Subsets

  7. Definition: If A  B but A  B the we say A is a propersubset of B, denoted A B. Definition: The set of all subset of set A, denoted P(A),is called the power set of A. Subsets

  8. Example: If A = {a, b} then P(A) = {Ø, {a}, {b}, {a,b}} Subsets

  9. Definition: The number of (distinct) elements in A,denoted |A|, is called the cardinality of A. If the cardinality is a natural number (in N), then the set iscalled finite, else infinite. Subsets

  10. Example: A = {a, b}, |{a, b}| = 2, |P({a, b})| = 4. A is finite and so is P(A). Useful Fact: |A|=n implies |P(A)| = 2n N is infinite since |N| is not a natural number. It is called atransfinite cardinal number. Note: Sets can be both members and subsets of other sets. Subsets

  11. Example: A = {Ø,{Ø}}. A has two elements and hence four subsets: Ø , {Ø} , {{Ø}} , {Ø,{Ø}} Note that Ø is both a member of A and a subset of A! Subsets P. 1

  12. Example: A = {Ø}. Which one of the follow is incorrect: (a) ØA (b) ØA (c) {Ø} A (d) {Ø} A Subsets P. 1

  13. Russell's paradox: Let S be the set of all sets which are not members of themselves. Is S a member of itself? Another paradox: Henry is a barber who shaves all people who do not shave themselves. Does Henry shave himself? Subsets P. 1

  14. Definition: The Cartesian product of A with B, denoted AB, is the set of ordered pairs {<a, b> | a A Λb B} Notation: Ai={<a1,a2,...,an>|aiAi} Note: The Cartesian product of anything with Ø is Ø. (why?) Subsets P. 1

  15. Example: A = {a,b} , B = {1, 2, 3} AxB = {<a, 1>, <a, 2>, <a, 3>, <b, 1>, <b, 2>, <b,3>} What is BxA? AxBxA? If |A| = m and |B| = n, what is |AxB|? Subsets P. 1

  16. Sets Subset Terms P. 1

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