Putting objects into groups

B
H
A J

F
A set is a collection of objects that are:
● well defined G
C ● distinct.

D
E C

⚫ Example: the set of teachers who teach math in your school

Can a flock of geese be called a SET ?

Why ?

⚫ No: A flock of birds,

even though they form
a group and they are
well defined, they are
not distinct. [ cannot
be differentiated from
each other]

Sets are groups with a difference-

Each member must be distinct from the other
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 REPRESENTING A SET
A= { 1,2,3,4,………} OR A={ counting numbers }

B= { 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13,- - } OR B={ prime numbers}

C={ Sarah, Anne, Jayne, Yasmin- -} OR C={Girls names}

Listing Describing

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Universal Set = { The letters of the English alphabet written as Capitals }

L = {The capital letter with just one line of symmetry }

M = { The capital letters with 2 lines of symmetry }

S = { The capital letters with rotational symmetry order 2 }

 The Universal Set
To Include the universal set in venn diagrams
To list elements:
- in each set
- in the intersection of sets
- in the union of sets
- In the complement of a set

To show the information in venn diagrams

 Set A is the set of letters in your first name
Set B is the set of vowels

Draw a venn diagram including the universal set

Set P = {prime numbers}
Set M = {multiples of 3}
 The Number of Elements in a Set and Subsets

A
B
9 10
6
C
14 7
12 16
11 13

8 15
 EXTENSION
The universal set is the counting numbers from 1 to 20

A = the set of odd numbers

B = the multiples of 3
C = the factors of 24

Draw a venn diagram to show this information