Computing - Sets

2021-01-07
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2021-01-07

What is a set??

A well-defined collection of objects.

What are the two terms for objects in a set??
  • Members
  • Elements
What’s the difference between a set and a list??

Sets are unordered.

What’s the symbol for an empty set??

$$ \varnothing $$

What does $$x \in S$$ mean??

$x$ is a member of the set $S$.

What does $$x \notin S$$ mean??

$x$ is not a member of the set $S$.

How could you write the set of even natural numbers using set comprehension??

$$ \{ x | x \in \mathbb{N} \wedge x ,\text{is even} \} $$

What would the compact form of $${ x | x \in \mathbb{N} \wedge $x$ ,\text{is even} }$$ be??

$$ \{ x \in \mathbb{N} | x ,\text{is even} \} $$

What set does $${10^n | n \le 1}$$ describe??

$$ \{ 10, 100, 1000, 10000 \} $$

How would you describe the set ${ 5, 10, 15, …}$??

$$ \{ x | x \in N \wedge x \mod 5 = 0 \} $$

What does $A \ B$ mean??

All the members that are in A but not in B.

What is the $A \ B$ operator called??

Difference.

What does the Venn diagram dor $A \ B$ look like??

PHOTO A DIFFERENCE B

What does it mean for $A$ to be a subset of $B$??

Every member of $A$ is also a member of $B$.

What is the notation for $A$ being a subset of $B$??

$$ A \subseteq B $$

What is the notation for $A$ being a proper subset of $B$??

$$ A \subset B $$

What’s the difference between a subset and a proper subset??

A proper subset means $A$ is a subset of $B$ and they are not equal.

What is the Cartesian product of two sets $A$ and $B$??

The set of all ordered pairs $(a, b)$ such thta $a \in A$ and $b \in B$.

What is the set comprehension notation for the Cartesian product of $A$ and $B$??

$$ A \times B = \{ (a, b) | a \in A \wedge b \in B \} $$

What is the notation for the Cartesian product of $A$ and $B$??

$$ A \times B $$

What is the cardinality of a set??

The number of members in the set.

What is the notation for the carinality of $A$??

$$ | A | $$

What is a countably infinite set??

A set whose members can be counted by using the infinite set $\mathbb{N}$.

What is the formula for the cardinality of the Cartesian product of two sets $A$ and $B$??

$$ |A|\times|B| $$


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title: Computing - Sets