devotion & mathematics

                        In set theory,  there are two methods of representing a set :  1. Roaster or Tabular form  2. Set- Builder form Roaster Form :           In roaster form , all the elements of a set are listed, the elements are being                         separated by commas  and are enclosed within braces { } .  For example  1. The set of all even positive integers lessthan 7 is described in roaster form as{ 2,4,6 }.  2. The set of all natural numbers which divide 42 is { 1,2,3,6,7,14,21,42 }  3. The set of all vowels in the English alphabet is { a,e,i,o,u } etc. Note :   In roaster form , the order in which the elements are listed is immaterial. i.e. in the        example 2, the  set in the example 2 can also be written as { 1,7,2,3,14,21,42,6 }  S...

                                    A well- defined collection of objects in the sense that we can definitely  decide   whether a given  particular object belongs to a given collection  or not.  For example :   * The collection of numbers 2,4,6,8,... is  well-defined because these numbers are formed      by     multiply natural numbers with 2.   * The collection of five most renowed mathematicians of the world is not well-defined ,       because   the criterion for determining a mathematician as most renowed may vary from      person to person.   If you have a question in your mind is that  " Is  " Collection "  a synonym to " Set " " then    answer is " not " .  Now we see the difference between a collection and a set.   " Collec...

  Problem :           Show that the set Q + of all +ve rational numbers forms an abelian group under the composition           defined by aob = (ab) / 3 for a,b 𝞊  Q + Solution :          Suppose Q +   is the set of all +ve rational numbers.               Define the operation ' o ' on  Q +   by  aob = (ab) / 3 for a,b 𝞊  Q + .           Now we are going to prove (  Q +  , o ) is abelian.           Closure property :                 Let a , b 𝞊  Q +       i.e a and b are positive rational numbers.                                            ⇒ ab/3 is also a positive rational number     ...

Small Set Vs Finite Set :          In mathematics, from so many years there is a confusion to few members who are interested  in  learning mathematics about small and and finite set. Most of people thought that small set and  finite set  are same. Basically small  and finite sets are not same.           We know a set is called finite set if the length of set is finite. Then  what about small set. In  mathematics, a small set does not have one universally fixed meaning. But with a small example,  we can found that what is a small set and how it differs from finite set.                   Example :                Consider the real line ℛ. We all know that  ℛ is an infinite set. Hence it is clear that  ℛ  is not a finite  set.  Even though ℛ is not a finite set , we can not conclude ...

  Problem :        If G is the set of even integers i.e. G = { ...,-4,-2,0,2,4,...} then prove that G is an abelian group      with  usual addition .                                               Or      Show that the set of all even integers forms an abelian group under ordinary '+' . Solution :            Suppose G is the set of even integers i.e. G = { ...,-4,-2,0,2,4,...}.           Now we prove (G,+) is abelian. Closure Property :             Let a, b 𝞊 G.            Suppose a = 2x and b = 2y for x , y 𝞊 Z.             Now a + b = 2x+2y                              =  2( x+y) | sinc...

    what heppened when   ∞/∞ =1?  " Infinity " , In my earlier post , we have discussed about infinity and its properties. Come to our question " what happened when ∞ / ∞ = 1 ? " Assume   ∞/∞ = 1 that implies ∞ = ∞. Let the ∞ in the L.H.S. is the number of water drops in a riverand the ∞ in the R.H.S. is the  number of  water drops in a sea. It is impossible to count the number of water drops in a sea as  well as in the river.  That why we  consider both having infinite water drops. Now as our  assumption  if ∞ = ∞ then the  number of water drops in a river must equal to the number of  water  drops in a sea it results  the river  and sea must be of equal in size.  Is it true? No. Hence ∞  ≠ ∞ i.e. ∞/∞ ≠ 1. First of all this question may arise only if ∞ is a number.  Now my question " Is ∞ a mumber ? "  Answer is  ∞ is not a number. It is a symbolic representation of n...