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ZIMSEC O-Level Mathematics

2Sets

Sets in ZIMSEC O-Level Mathematics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 2.0.1Describe sets by listing their elements, in words and in set-builder notation.
  2. 2.0.2Use set notation for elements, the number of elements, the universal set, the empty set, complements, subsets, unions and intersections.
  3. 2.0.3Use Venn diagrams with up to three sets to represent sets and solve problems.

Lessons

  • Set language and notation

    30 min

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  • Venn diagrams

    35 min

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Sets: sample question

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A={1,2,3,4}A = \{1, 2, 3, 4\} and B={3,4,5}B = \{3, 4, 5\}. Find A∩BA \cap B.

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