MTH1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Random Variable, Copyright Law Of Australia, Empty Set
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Appendix B: Common notation
Sets - let and be sets
is a member of, is an element of, belongs to, or is in the set A
A is a subset of B, includes A = B
the union of sets A and B
the intersection of sets A and B
the difference of sets A and B
the Cartesian product of sets A and B; also written as A2 if A = B
the set of such that is true
For example, is the set of all which lie strictly between 0 and 1.
the empty set
N
the set of all natural numbers. Caution: sometimes 0 is included - check which
convention is being used.
Z
the set of all integers
Q
the set of all rational numbers
R
the set of all real numbers
C
the set of all complex numbers
Logic – let P and Q be logical statements
P Q
Q P
P implies Q ; P is sufficient for Q
Q is necessary for P
P Q
P holds if and only if Q holds ; P and Q are logically equivalent
¬ P
the negation of P
P Q
P and Q
P Q
P or Q (or both)
the quantifier “exists”
the quantifier ”for all”
Functions – let A and B be sets, let be a function
a function with domain A, range (co-domain) B and image
the inverse of (if it exists)
the image of under f
the preimage of under f
the composition of two functions (first then f)
the set of all functions from A to B
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