From f3de4b22d0f88912963d20568864988089778007 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Levi Pearson Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 14:23:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] More notes --- math/proof/notes.page | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/math/proof/notes.page b/math/proof/notes.page index 914f349..b78ebf3 100644 --- a/math/proof/notes.page +++ b/math/proof/notes.page @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ To express membership, we use $\in$, as in $2 \in A$. To express non-membership, we use $\notin$, as in $5,6 \notin A$. +* * * * + **Special Sets** $\Bbb{N}$ @@ -46,8 +48,8 @@ $\Bbb{Z}$ : *integers*, $\{\dots, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,\dots\}$ $\Bbb{Q}$ -: *rational numbers*, $\Bbb{Q} = \{x : x = \frac mn, m,n \in \Bbb{Z} -and n \neq 0\}$. +: *rational numbers*, $\Bbb{Q} = \{x : x = \frac mn; m,n \in \Bbb{Z}; +n \neq 0\}$. $\Bbb{R}$ : *real numbers*, the set of all real numbers on the number line. @@ -66,3 +68,46 @@ the set, which is the number of elements it has. E.g. $|A| = 4$. $$ This can be read as "E is the set of all things of form $2n$, such that $n$ is an element of $\Bbb{Z}$." + +*intervals* +: For two numbers $a,b \in \Bbb{R}$ with $a < b$, we can form various +intervals on the number line by listing them as a bracketed pair. A +parenthesis indicates that side of the interval is *open*, while a +square bracket indicates that side of the interval is *closed*. A +closed interval *includes* the element of the pair on the closed side, +while an open interval does not. Infinite intervals are denoted by +including $\inf$ as one member of the pair on the open side. + +* * * * + +**Exercises 1.1** + +1. $\{4x-1 : x \in \Bbb{Z}\}$ is + $\{\dots, -21, -16, -11, -6, -1, 4, 9, 14, 19,\dots \}$ + +* * * * + +With two sets $A$ and $B$, one can "multiply" them to form the set $A +\times B$ which is called the *Cartesian product*. + +**Definition 1.1** +: An *ordered pair* is a list $(x,y)$ of two things $x$ and $y$, +enclosed in parentheses and separated by a comma. They are +distinguished by order; e.g. $(3,4) \neq (4,3)$. + +**Definition 1.2** +: The *Cartesian product* of two sets $A$ and $B$ is another set, $A +\times B$, defined as $A \times B = \{(a,b):a \in A, b \in B\}$. + +E.g. $\{0,1\} \times \{2,1\} = \{(0,2),(0,1),(1,2),(1,1)\}$ + +**Fact 1.1** +: If $A$ and $B$ are finite sets, then $|A \times B| = |A| \cdot |B|$. + +The set $\Bbb{R} \times \Bbb{R}$ can represent the points on the +Cartesian plane. + +The idea extends to a 3-list, or *ordered triple*. In general: +$$ A_1 \times A_2 \times \dots \times A_n = \{ + (x_1,x_2,\dots,x_n) : x_i \in A_i, i \in \Bbb{N} \} +$$