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  • ...to any loose collection of objects or entities -- of any nature -- as a ''set''. ...lly, whether the items are arranged in a box or piled up on the counter. A set of encyclopedia consists of books that can be arranged alphabetically or ch
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  • ...ack to our the example of five boys that form a set and another set is the set of these four balls: We can form a new set that contains all the elements of the two sets.
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  • '''Definition.''' Given an arbitrary set $X$, a collection $\tau$ of subsets of $X$ is called a ''topology<!--\index Of course, instead, we can, and did, start with the set of all neighborhoods $\gamma$ in $X$ and then define open sets as ones wher
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  • '''Theorem 1.4.3''' The solution set of a homogeneous linear equation ...''a''<sub>3</sub> = 0, the the equation turn into 0 = 0, and the solution set is '''R<sup>3</sup>'''.
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  • '''Theorem 1.4.3''' The solution set of a homogeneous linear equation If $a_1=a_2=a_3=0$, the the equation turns into $0 = 0$, and the solution set is ${\bf R}^3$.
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  • '''Definition.''' Suppose $X$ is any set. A collection $\gamma$ of subsets of $X$ satisfying the properties of: ...r any neighborhoods $U, V\in \gamma$ and any point $x\in U\cap V$ in their intersection, there is a neighborhood $W\in \gamma$ of $x$ such that $W \subset U \cap V
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  • ...s produce intervals and, conversely, every interval in the $x$-axis is its intersection with a disk: ...$X$ with basis $\gamma$ will acquire its own collection $\gamma _A$ as the set of all of its intersections with the elements of $\gamma$:
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  • This set is called a ''realization''<!--\index{realization}--> of the graph which is This data set is called a ''simplicial complex''<!--\index{simplicial complex}--> (or som
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  • ...s a ''constant function'', i.e., for some specified element $b$ of $Y$, we set: So, for our set $X$ of boys, we have a special function $G$ from $X$ to $X$ (and another fr
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  • Generally, for any two sets $X$ and $Y$, their product set is defined as the set of ordered pairs taken from $X$ and $Y$: ...s to demonstrate how we can define the algebraic operations on the product set ${\bf R} \times {\bf R}$ in terms of the operations on either copy of ${\bf
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  • ...on of two intervals is the sum of the two lengths minus the lengths of the intersection: ...the union of two regions is the sum of the two areas minus the area of the intersection:
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  • ...if we don't even have a cell complex but only a topological space, i.e., a set with a collection of open subsets? What topological spaces are polyhedra? ...pen sets have non-empty ''pairwise'' intersections but the only ''triple'' intersection is empty. Why is this important? Notice the pattern:
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  • ...ical issues, let's take care of the underlying ''sets''<!--\index{quotient set}-->. Now, '''notation''' for the quotient set is:
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  • This set is defined explicitly and is independent from the existence of the inverse ...appear implicitly in many areas of mathematics. For example, the solution set of the equation $f(x) = b$ is $f^{-1}(\{b\})$. In particular, the kernel of
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  • '''Definition.''' Suppose $X$ is any set. Any collection $\gamma$ of subsets of $X$ satisfying properties: ...r any neighborhoods $U, V\in \gamma$ and any point $x\in U\cap V$ in their intersection, there is a neighborhood $W\in \gamma$ of $x$ such that $W \subset U \cap V
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  • Suppose the set of all [[Neighborhoods and topologies|neighborhoods]] $\gamma$ in $X$ is gi [[Image:open set definition.png|500px|center]]
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  • ...dex{locally Euclidean space}--> $n$ if for every $x\in X$ there is an open set $U$ such that $x\in U$ and there is a homeomorphism $h:{\bf R}^n \to U$. Th ...n we would simply consider the standard “local” basis at $a$, which is the set of all open $\epsilon$-balls around $a$:
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  • '''Definition.''' The ''graph'' of a function of one variable $z=f(x)$ is the set of all points in ${\bf R}^{2}$ of the form $(x,f(x))$. ...inition.''' The ''graph'' of a function of two variables $z=f(x,y)$ is the set of all points in ${\bf R}^{3}$ of the form $(x,y,f(x,y))$.
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  • '''Example.''' Suppose $A$ and $B$ are path-connected and $a$ is in the intersection. If $P$ and $Q$ belong to the union, find a path from $P$ to $a$, from $a$ *Set up, but do not solve, a system of linear equations for the following proble
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  • We set up two functions, for the location and the altitude. Then their composition ...t_1$ your car is the same distance from the intersection as it is past the intersection at time $t_2$. Then the $\Delta S=0$! So, the reading ''can'' be off by a l
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  • The idea is to use this set-up to produce a correspondence: The idea is to use this set-up to produce a correspondence:
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  • A function defined on a ray in the set of integers, $\{p,p+1,...\}$, is called an ''infinite sequence'', or simply The last option is used when we treat the sequence as a ''set''.
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  • For the background see [[Introduction to point-set topology]]. Given a set $A$ in $X$,
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  • '''Dimension 1:''' When is a level set of $f \colon {\bf R} \rightarrow {\bf R}$ a $0$-manifold? Then we are looking at the intersection of the graph of $f$ and the plane $z=A$, around the point $(a,A)$. Since $f
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  • In other words, we find the intersection of the tangent line with the $x$-axis: The equation, which is ''linear'', is easy to solve. The point of intersection is
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  • ...a line on the plane. Then the solution $(x,y)=(4,2)$ is the point of their intersection: ...equations represent two planes in ${\bf R}^3$. The solution is then their intersection:
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  • #redirect[[Introduction to point-set topology]] Our interest is mainly is algebraic topology. Consequently, point-set topology will be limited to that of the [[euclidean space]], "nice" subsets
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  • A '''simplicial complex''' <math>\mathcal{K}</math> is a set of [[Simplex|simplices]] that satisfies the following conditions: :2. The non-empty [[Set intersection|intersection]] of any two simplices <math>\sigma_1, \sigma_2 \in \mathcal{K}</math> is a
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  • ...s. The height at the end of the flight is $y_1=0$, so to find the time, we set $y=200-16t^2=0$ and solve for $t$: ...ordinates have make sense. Then, we can choose the domain of $F$ to be the intersection of the domains of $f$ and $g$.
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  • Prove that the [[intersection]] of a finite collection of [[open set]]s is open. ...e intersection of these neighborhoods. It will lie inside the intersection set.
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  • *a ''circle'' on the plane is defined to be the set of all point a given distance away from its center; *a ''sphere'' in the space is defined to be the set of all point a given distance away from its center.
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  • *[[Can a set to be both open and closed? ]] *[[Intersection of any collection of closed sets is closed ]]
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  • ...persistence and can be removed when the threshold for acceptable noise is set. ...$ defined on a rectangle $R$. Then, given a threshold $r$, its lower level set $f^{-1}((-\infty,r))$ can be thought of as a binary image on $R$. Each blac
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  • Now, an example of an especially “nice” set is ...ion $1$, this is simply a closed interval, yet functions defined on such a set won't fit into the last definition of continuity.
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  • [[Image:path-connected set.jpg|right]] '''Exercise.''' Apply the same proof to show that any [[convex set]] is path-connected (think of a box, a square, a 3d cylinder, etc).
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  • ...R}^n {\rightarrow} {\bf R}$, then for each $c {\in} {\bf R}$ the ''[[level set]]'' relative to $c$ of $f$ is What would be a level set that is not a curve, but that isn't a maximum or a minimum?
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  • ...\bf R}^n \rightarrow {\bf R}$, then for each $c \in {\bf R}$ the ''[[level set]]'' relative to $c$ of $f$ is What would be a level set that is not a curve, but that isn't a maximum or a minimum?
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  • *$x\in X\quad$ “$x$ belongs to set $X$” or “$x$ is an element of $X$”; *$x\not\in X\quad$ “$x$ does not belongs to set $X$” or “$x$ is not an element of $X$”;
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  • *[http://users.marshall.edu/~saveliev/Teaching/Fall17/math231/set01.pdf Set 1] *[http://users.marshall.edu/~saveliev/Teaching/Fall17/math231/set2.pdf Set 2]
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  • #Prove that the set of all non-zero rational numbers, $\mathbf{Q}\backslash \{0\},$ is closed u #Prove that the intersection of two subspaces is always a subspace.
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  • ...rics of polytopes, triangulations, combinatorial fixed point theorems, set intersection theorems, combinatorial convexity, lattice point counting, and tropical geo ...essible to beginning math majors. Such a course should have a very limited set of prerequisites, mostly an appropriate level of "mathematical maturity". I
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  • Because it's not independent from the rest (and we want to make the set of axioms as short as possible). Indeed we derive it: '''Definition:''' A ''vector space'' is a set $V$, where two operations are defined:
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  • Let $V$ be the set of all functions $f \colon {\bf R} \rightarrow {\bf R}$. But, we have to ask: is the set [[closed under operations|closed]] under these operations?
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  • *$U={\bf R}^N$ with basis being the set of all vectors and *$W={\bf R}^n$ with basis being the set of all edges.
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  • The open sets have non-empty pairwise intersections but the intersection of all three is empty. So what? Observe: *$n$-simplices corresponding to non-empty intersection of $n$ elements of the cover.
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  • i.e., the set of equivalence classes: ...relation $~$ on it, the corresponding ''quotient set'' $X/_{\sim}$ is the set of its equivalence classes:
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  • Furthermore, we connect the centers of the adjacent rods using an extra set of rods (and hinges) that form a new, Hodge-dual, complex $K^{\star}$. ...closed under the operations of complement, countable union, and countable intersection. If, furthermore, $K$ has a volume function, the function $\mu :\Sigma \to
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  • Furthermore, we connect the centers of the adjacent rods using an extra set of rods (and hinges) that form a new, Hodge-dual, complex $K^{\star}$. ...closed under the operations of complement, countable union, and countable intersection. If, furthermore, $K$ has a volume function, the function $\mu :\Sigma \to
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  • We use the following '''notation''' for the quotient set: As we know, it is simply the set of all equivalence classes of this equivalence relation:
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  • Q: Is the [[intersection]] of any collection of [[open set]]s always open? Under what circumstances ''is'' it open? [[intersection of a finite collection of open sets is open|Answer]].
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  • ...rdan theorem.''' ''The [[complement]] of a [[closed curve]] with no self-[[intersection]]s ("simple curve") in the [[plane]] has two [[connected components]].'' ...ion]] of a cubical complex in the plane is a [[open and closed sets|closed set]], hence its [[complement]] is open, so it's not a cubical complex.
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  • ##The intersection of two linear subspaces is a linear subspace. ##The empty set is a linear subspace.
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  • ...lead, for any two sets $X$ and $Y$ their [[product set]] is defined as the set of ordered pairs taken from $X$ and $Y$: ...X \times Y$ of $X$ and $Y$ is a topological space defined on the [[product set]] $X \times Y$ with the following [[Neighborhoods and topologies|basis]]:
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  • **the [[power set]], **[[union]]s, [[intersection]]s, [[complement]]s
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  • ...the main diagonal are equal to zero ($a_{ij}=0$ for $i>j$). Prove that the set of all upper-triangular $n\times n$ matrices form a vector space. #Prove that the intersection of two subspaces is always a subspace.
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  • ...''' If every point $a \in C$ has an [[open and closed sets|open]] (in $C$) set $U$, $a \in U$, [[homeomorphic]] to ${\bf R}^1$, then $C$ is called a ''$1$ ...$S$ is a subset of ${\bf R}^N$ such that every point $a \in S$ has an open set $U$ such that $a \in U$ and $U$ is homeomorphic to ${\bf R}^2$.
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  • ...nctions|continuous]]. The proof of that below relies on the relevant point-set topology. However, it's unnecessary if only subsets of the Euclidean space As the intersection an open, in $X$, set with $A$, this set is open in $A$. Hence $f_A$ is continuous. $\blacksquare$
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  • *Set up the Riemann sum for the area of the circle of radius $R$ as the area bet *Suppose the parametric curve is given by \[x=\cos3t,\ y=2\sin t.\] Set up, but do not evaluate, the integrals that represent (a) the arc-length of
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  • '''Problem.''' Give the set of all [[affine function]]s passing through $(a,f(a))$ '''Definition.''' Given a set of real numbers $S$, an ''upper bound'' $n$ of $S$ is a number $n < \infty$
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  • #Give an example of a set $S$ and a point $p\in S$ such that $p$ is a limit point of $S$ and but not ##The intersection of two linear subspaces is a linear subspace.
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  • <center>given $x \in X$, draw a line through $x$ and $N$, find its intersection $y$ with $Y$, then $y = f(x)$.</center> ...ates an [[equivalence relation]]<!--\index{equivalence relation}--> on the set of all [[topological space]]s<!--\index{ topological space}-->.
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  • '''Definition.''' The $k$-th ''homology'' $H_k(K)$ of complex $K$ is the set of all $k$-homology classes of $K$. ...cells as parking lots, $0$-homology as a turn-by-turn instructions from an intersection to another. Solution: [[Image:0-hom and path-con.jpg SOLUTION.jpg|15px]]
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  • ...lines on the plane. Then the solution $(x,y)=(4,2)$ is the point of their intersection: ...he ''integrand'' (and the output is another parametric curve) but a way to set up the ''domain of integration'' (and the output is a number).
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  • Prove that the [[union]] of a finite collection of [[closed set]]s is closed. It follows from the fact that [[intersection of a finite collection of open sets is open]]. Closed sets are [[complement
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  • Prove that the [[intersection]] of any collection of [[closed set]]s is closed.
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  • '''Definition.''' The $k$-th ''homology'' $H_k(K)$ of complex $K$ is the set of all $k$-homology classes of $K$. ...cells as parking lots, $0$-homology as a turn-by-turn instructions from an intersection to another. Solution: [[Image:0-hom and path-con.jpg SOLUTION.jpg|15px]]
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  • ** [[Convex]] set systems 57 ** [[Intersection theory]] 114
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  • Suppose a set $X$ is given. Any collection $\gamma$ of subsets of $X$ is called a ''basis [[Image:intersection of nbhds.jpg|right]]
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