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•Some basic terms and assumptions of numbers and sets
•The difference between rational and irrational numbers
•Properties of real numbers
•Order of operations
SECTIONS IN THIS CHAPTER
•Numbers and Sets
•Properties of Real Numbers
•Order of Operations
1.1 Numbers and Sets
In our daily lives we use numbers to count, compare, order, measure, and solve problems. Numbers are the concept of the amount or quantity in a collection. The numbers we use the most and are most familiar with are whole numbers, but let’s look at some different sets of numbers.
DEFINITIONS
Counting numbersAll whole numbers greater than zero; also called natural numbers: {1, 2, 3, 4, …}.
Whole numbersThe set of counting numbers plus zero: {0, 1, 2, 3, …}.
IntegersThe set of numbers consisting of the counting numbers {1, 2, 3, 4, …}, their opposites {–1, –2, –3, –4, …}, and zero.
Rational numbersAny number that can be expressed as a ratio in the form
where a and b are integers and b ≠ 0. Rational numbers include all counting, whole, and integer numbers. They also include all fractions and decimal numbers, which terminate or have a repeating string of digits.
Decimal numberA fractional number written using base-ten notation; a mixed decimal number has a whole number part as well (e.g., 0.32 is a decimal number and 3.5 is a mixed decimal number).
FractionA number that represents part of a whole, part of a set, or a quotient in the form
, which can be read as a divided by b.
Irrational numberA real number that cannot be represented as an exact ratio of two integers; the decimal form of the number never terminates and never has a repeating string of digits (e.g., π,
,
, 0.010010001…).
Real numbersThe set of numbers that includes all rational and irrational numbers.
