MATH 1111 - College Algebra: 1.1 Sets and Set Operations

At the end of this section students will be able to:

• Describe sets using either the verbal method or the roster method or the set-builder method
• Perform operations with sets
• Identify and classify the subsets of real numbers
• Express sets using interval notation

0.1 Basic Set Theory and Interval Notation

Stitz-Zeager Prerequisites - pages 3-12

Stitz-Zeager Prerequisites - pages 13-14

Answers to practice exercises can be found on pages 15-17.

Sets of Numbers (tutorial): West Texas A&M University Virtual Math Lab (Intermediate Algebra Tutorial 3)

Identifying Sets of Real Numbers:

Operations with Sets:

Interval and Set Notation: