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Set Theory & Logic

What mathematics is built on. Sets and the operations on them, relations and functions defined precisely, the sizes of infinity, and the logic that turns an argument into a proof.

לקחים

Introductory Sets and operations Membership, subsets, union, intersection, complement, and Venn diagrams. {1,2,3,4} union {3,4,5,6} Core Relations, functions and equivalence Relations as sets of pairs; reflexive, symmetric, transitive; functions and bijections. truth table of p implies q Advanced Cardinality and infinity Countable and uncountable sets, Cantor's diagonal argument, the continuum. sum of 1/2^n for n = 0 to oo Core Logic and methods of proof Connectives, quantifiers, direct proof, contrapositive, contradiction, induction. truth table of (p implies q) iff (not p or q)

Chapters from OpenStax Contemporary Mathematics

Every section of the book, condensed into a lesson with its own practice problems.

1. Sets

Basic Set ConceptsSubsetsUnderstanding Venn DiagramsSet Operations with Two SetsSet Operations with Three Sets

Symbols used here

\neq
not equal
The two sides are different.
\infty
infinity
Not a number: "grows without bound" in limits and intervals.
\mathbb{N},\ \mathbb{Z},\ \mathbb{Q},\ \mathbb{R},\ \mathbb{C}
number sets
Naturals, integers, rationals, reals, complex numbers.
x \in A,\ A \subseteq B
element of, subset
x belongs to A; every element of A is in B.
A \cup B,\ A \cap B,\ A \setminus B
union, intersection, difference
In either; in both; in A but not B.
\emptyset,\ |A|
empty set, cardinality
The set with no elements; the number of elements of A.
\forall,\ \exists
for all, there exists
Quantifiers: every x; at least one x.
\neg,\ \wedge,\ \vee,\ \Rightarrow,\ \Leftrightarrow
not, and, or, implies, iff
Logical connectives.
\blacksquare\ \text{or}\ \square
end of proof (halmos)
Marks the point where the statement has been established.

Questions people ask

Are some infinities bigger than others?

Yes. The integers and the rationals can be listed; the real numbers cannot (Cantor's diagonal argument), so there are strictly more reals than integers.

What is the difference between a relation and a function?

A relation pairs inputs with outputs freely; a function is a relation in which every input gets exactly one output.

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