Section 3.2 More set operations
More operations Sometimes an operation forms a new set with a different type of objects than in the original sets. Examples. A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {3, 5} are sets of numbers. A × B = { (1,3), (1,5), (2,3), (2,5), (3,3), (3,5) } is a set of ordered pairs. P(B) = { {3, 5}, {3}, {5}, { } } is a set of sets
Definitions A × B = { (a,b) : a A and b B}. This is called the Cartesian product of A and B. P(A) = { S : S A }. This is called the power set of A.
Practice Let A = {2, 3, 4} and B = {3, 5}. Determine: A × B B × A (A B) × (A B) P(B) P(A B)
Practice Let A = {a,b,c,d} and B = {b,c,e}. How many elements are in each of the following sets? A × B B × A (A B) × (A B) P(A) P(B) P(A B)
Practice List the elements which belong to the following set:
Practice List five elements that belong to the set:
Practice List five elements that belong to the set:
Definition A partition of a set A is a set S of non- empty subsets of A satisfying the following: If P1 and P2 are two different members of S, then P1 P2 = Ø. (That is, distinct parts are disjoint.) The union of all of the members of S is the entire set A.
Examples and practice Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. {{1, 2}, {4, 3}, {5}, {6}} is a partition of A with 4 parts. {{1, 5, 3, 4, 2, 6}} is a partition of A with just 1 part. {{1, 3}, {4, 2}, {3, 5, 6}} is not a partition of A. Why not? {1, 2, {3, 4}, {5, 6}} is not a partition of A. Why not? {{ }, {1, 4, 2}, {3, 5, 6}} is not a partition of A. Why not?
More practice Which of the following are partitions of Z, the set of all integers? For each that is not, say why not. { {3n + 1 : n Z}, {3n + 2 : n Z}, {3n : n Z} } { {2n + 1 : n Z}, {3n + 2 : n Z}, {6n : n Z} } { {3n + 1 : n Z}, {6n + 2 : n Z}, {9n : n Z} } { {4n + 1 : n Z}, {4n + 3 : n Z}, {2n : n Z} }