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Understanding Well-Defined Sets

The document discusses well-defined sets and provides examples, highlighting the importance of clarity in defining sets. It includes an activity for students to create their own well-defined and non-well-defined sets, along with instructions for group participation. Additionally, it explains different notations for representing sets, such as roster notation, verbal description, and set builder notation.

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Understanding Well-Defined Sets

The document discusses well-defined sets and provides examples, highlighting the importance of clarity in defining sets. It includes an activity for students to create their own well-defined and non-well-defined sets, along with instructions for group participation. Additionally, it explains different notations for representing sets, such as roster notation, verbal description, and set builder notation.

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Carlos’s
Farm
S et e cts
o f o b j
lle ct io n
- Ac o w n a s
ct s k n o r s
( o b je e m b e
t s o r m
el e m e n
s e t s)
of the
Well-Defined Set
- A set with an exact object or element
- Example:
The set of two-legged animals in
Carlos’s Farm
Let’s do this: Well-defined set
or not
well-
defined
1. The set of primary colors not

2. The set of all large numbersnot


3. The set of good politicians not
4. The set of honest studentswell-
defined
5. The set of all factors of 20
Activity #1

- Write one well-defined set and another set that is not


well-defined.

- The class will be divided into 10 groups. Student 1 - 5


for the first group, 6-10 for the second group, so on and
so forth.

- You will write your own sets in the table. Each sets
must be distinct to the other sets in your group.

- Student 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36 will write on the


first student. 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37 will write on
the second student, then so on and so forth,

- This activity is only good for 5mins.

- After 5 mins, the first student per group will turn in the
google docs.
Things to remember:
- Capital letters are used to denote a set.

- Elements are written in braces { } and


commas are used to separate them
Things to remember:
- The symbol is read as “is an element of”or
“is a member of”
- In listing the elements of the set, is listed once
and the order of the elements does not matter.
1. Roster Notation (Listing
Method)
- Listing each element of the set
- Ex:
A = {1 , 2 , 3, 4}
B = {red, yellow, blue, white}
2. Verbal Description Method
- Describing a set in words.
- Ex:
Set A is the set of counting numbers up to 4.
Set B is the set of colors in the Philippine Flag.
3. Set Builder Notation
- Indicating the properties that its members
must satisfy
- Ex:
A = {x | x is a counting number up to 4}
B = {x | x is a color in the Philippine Flag}
Let’s Try This: (Use the Chatbox to type in your answer)

n t s : S e t A is
a ll t h e e le me
List g n u mb ers
o un t in
the set of c t o 5 .
f ro m 1

A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
Let’s Try This: (Use the Chatbox to type in your answer)

Write in
Ve
rbal Des
A = {i, n cription:
, p , s}

Set A is the set of


letters in the word
spin (nips, pins, snip)

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