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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
    151 KB (25,679 words) - 17:09, 20 February 2019
  • ...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.
    142 KB (23,566 words) - 02:01, 23 February 2019
  • '''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
    143 KB (24,052 words) - 13:11, 23 February 2019
  • 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
    44 KB (7,951 words) - 02:21, 30 November 2015
  • ...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:
    103 KB (18,460 words) - 01:01, 13 February 2019
  • ...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:
    30 KB (5,172 words) - 21:52, 26 November 2015
  • ...ical issues, let's take care of the underlying ''sets''<!--\index{quotient set}-->. Now, '''notation''' for the quotient set is:
    26 KB (4,538 words) - 23:15, 26 November 2015
  • 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
    42 KB (7,138 words) - 19:08, 28 November 2015
  • '''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
    11 KB (2,025 words) - 14:57, 2 August 2014
  • 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 $a$:
    51 KB (8,919 words) - 01:58, 30 November 2015
  • '''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 $(x,y,f(x,y))$.
    97 KB (17,654 words) - 13:59, 24 November 2018
  • '''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
    46 KB (8,035 words) - 13:50, 15 March 2018
  • 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
    82 KB (14,116 words) - 19:50, 6 December 2018

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