1.5 Set language and notation
- Syllabus
- 2017
- Topic
- 1.5
- Level
- Higher
understand the definition of a set
use the set notation ∪, ∩, ∈ and ∉, with E for the universal set and ∅ for the empty set
understand the concept of the universal set and the empty set and the symbols for these sets
understand and use the complement of a set, using the notation A'
use Venn diagrams to represent sets
understand sets defined in algebraic terms, and understand and use subsets; if A is a subset of B, use A ⊂ B
use Venn diagrams to represent sets and the number of elements in sets
use the notation n(A) for the number of elements in the set A
use sets in practical situations