An Introduction to

SETS
 t i s a It is a collection of
ha
W SET ? well-defined objects,
things, or symbols.
i n g a
e d u s
N am e tt e r
i t al l
C a p A group of objects is well-
defined if everyone agrees that
an object belongs to that group.
Examples: ed
in
f the English alphabet.
A is the set of vowels ein
ldl -
We
e d
fi n

y
e
d
B is the set of intelligentl-people.

h
el

W
t w
No

?
No one can argue with the elements of A
while the elements of B depend on one’s
perception.
 ELEMENTS and CARDINALITY
A is the set of vowels in the
Elements are the English alphabet.
objects included in A = {a, e, i, o, u}
each set while The vowels a, e, i, o, and u
cardinality is the are the elements of A. Since
number of elements A has 5 elements, therefore
of a set. the cardinality of A is 5. The
cardinality is represented by
K is the set of letters in the
word MATHEMATICS.

K= {M,A,T,H,E,I,C,S}

n(K) = 8
WAYS ON REPRESENTING A SET
DESCRIPTIVE ROSTER
FORM FORM
verbal listing method
representation of
a set SET-BUILDER
NOTATION list the rule of
the set
 DESCRIPTIVE ROSTER SET-BUILDER
SET
FORM FORM NOTATION
Set A are vowels
Set A contains in the English
A = {x|x is a
vowels in Alphabet.
A = {a, e, i, o, u} vowel in the
English or
English alphabet}
A = vowels in the
alphabet.
English alphabet
Set B are letters
Set B contains in the word
B = {x|x is a
the letters in Mathematics. B = {M, A, T, H,
letter in the word
the word or E, I, C, S}
Mathematics}
B = letters in the
Mathematics.
word Mathematics