Mathematics 7

First Quarter
Lesson 1
Introducing
Sets
Set – is a well – defined collection of distinct object.
Well – Defined means that you can determine
exactly whether an object belongs to a set or not.
Element – the objects in the set.
Braces– used to denote a set separated by commas.

Example:
1. What is the set of all fingers in the hand ?
set elements

P = { thumb, index, middle, ring, little }

braces
Example:

2. Let Q be the set of the first five letters

the in English alphabet.

Q = { a, b, c, d, e }

3. Let M be the set of prime numbers

between 5 and 20.

M = { 7, 11, 13, 17, 19 }

Ways on how to describe a set:

1. Descriptive Form – uses verbal description

of its elements.
2. Set builder or Rule Form –
indicates the properties that its members
must satisfy.

3. Roster or Tabular Form – the elements are

listed, enumerated, separated by commas
and enclosed with braces.
 Ways on how to describe a set:
Examples:
Descriptive Form Set – Builder Form Roster Form

The set of all vowels in { x|x is a vowel in the

{ a, e, i, o, u }
English alphabet English alphabet }

The set of all odd { x|x is an odd number

{ 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,
positive integers and 0<x<17 }
11, 13, 15 }
less than 17

The set of all perfect { x|x is a perfect cube

cube numbers number and 0<x<50 } { 1, 8, 27 }
between 0 and 50