Unit 1

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DISCRETE MATHEMATICS FOR ENGINEERS

18MAB302T
Unit-1
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Department of Mathematics
J.SASIKUMAR
Assistant Professor (S.G)
Department of Mathematics,
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
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Contents
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• Set theory
• Relations
• Poset
• Closures of Relations
• Functions
Dr.J.Uma and Dr.E.Sujatha, Assistant Professors, Department of Mathematics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology,
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Introduction :
Most of mathematics is based upon the theory of sets that was originated in 1895
by the German mathematician G. Cantor who introduced the concept of sets and
defined a set as a collection of definite and distinguishable objects selected by
means of certain rules or description.
Definition
A set is a well-defined collection of objects, called the elements or members of
the set.
The adjective “well-defined” means that we should be able to determine if a given
element is contained in the set under scrutiny.
Example of Sets:
❑ The set of all states in India.
❑ A pair of shoes
❑ The set of all canadians
❑ The collection of all self-financing colleges in a state.
❑ A collection of rocks
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Representation of a Set:
Capital letters A, B, C,… are generally used to denote sets and lower
case letters a, b, c… to denote elements. If an element x is a member
of any set A, it is denoted by x∈A and if an element y is not a member
of set A, it is denoted by y∉A
Sets can be represented in two ways :-
❑ Roster Notation
❑ Set Builder Notation
Roster Notation:
The set is represented by listing all the elements comprising it. The
elements are enclosed within braces and separated by commas.
Examples:
❑ The Set V of all vowels in English alphabet, V={a,e,i,o,u}
❑ The set E of even positive integers less than or equal to 10:
E={2,4,6,8,10}
❑ The set P of positive integers less than100: P={1,2,3,…,99}
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Some more definitions
Cardinality of a Set:
Cardinality of a set A, denoted by |A|, is the number of elements of the set.
The number is also referred as the cardinal number. If a set has an infinite
number of elements, its cardinality is ∞.
Example:
❑ If A={1,4,9,16,25} then the cardinality of A, i.e |A|=5 and
❑ If A={1,2,3,….} then |A|=∞
Types of Sets
Sets can be classified into many types. Some of which are universal, empty,
singleton, finite, infinite, subset, proper set, etc.
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Universal Set:
The set which contains all the elements under consideration is called the
Universal set and denoted as U.
Empty set :
The empty (or void, or null) set, symbolized by { } or Ø, contains no elements
at all.
Example
❑ A={x|x is an odd integer and 3<x<5}={ }
Singleton Set or Unit Set:

Singleton set or unit set contains only one element. A singleton set is
denoted by {x}.
Example
❑ A={x|x∈N and 3<x<5} = {4}
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The Algebraic laws of Set Theory

The binary operation of set “union” and “intersection” satisfy
many identities. Several of these identities or "laws" have well established
names. The pairs of laws are listed below:
For any subset A of universal set U, the following identities hold:
1. Identity laws:
a)A ∪ ∅ = A
b)A ∩ U = A
2. Domination laws:
a) A ∪ U = U
b) A ∩∅ = ∅
3. Idempotent laws
a) A ∪ A = A
b) A ∩A = A
4. Inverse laws or complement laws:
a)A ∪ A′ = U
b)A ∩ A′ = ∅
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Example: 1
Let the set be A={1, 2}Then the Partition of the set A= { {1}, {2} } { {1, 2} }
Example:2
Let the set be A ={1, 2, 3} Then the Partition of the set A are as follows:
❑ {{1}, {2}, {3}}
❑ {{1}, {2, 3}}
❑ {{2}, {1, 3}}
❑ {{3}, {1, 2}}
❑ {{1, 2, 3}}.
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The following are not partitions of {1, 2, 3}:
❑ {{}, {1, 3}, {2}} is not a partition because one of its elements is the empty set.
❑ {{1, 2}, {2, 3}} is not a partition because the element 2 is contained in more than
one block.
❑ {{1}, {2}} is not a partition of {1, 2, 3} because none of its blocks contains 3;
however, it is a partition of {1, 2}.
(Note: The number of ways to Partition of a set is called a Bell number. In
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Bell number is 5.)
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Representation of Relations By Graphs:

Let R be a relation on a set A .To represent R graphically, each
element of A is represented by a point. These points are called nodes or
vertices. Whenever the element a is related to b an arc is drawn from the point
‘a’ to the point ‘b’. These arcs are called arcs or edges. The arcs start from
the first element of the related pair and go to the second element. The
direction is indicated by an arrow. The resulting diagram is called the directed
graph or digraph of R. The edge of the form (a,a) represented by using an
arc from the vertex a back to itself, is called a loop.
Example:
If A={2,3,4,6} and R is defined by aRb if a divides b, then
R={(2,2),(2,4),(2,6),(3,3),(3,6),(4,4),(6,6)}. The digraph representing the relation R is
given in fig.
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Hasse Diagrams For Partial Orderings:

The simplified form of the digraph of a partial ordering
on a finite set that contains sufficient information about the partial
ordering is called a Hasse diagram, named after the Twentieth
–century mathematician Helmut Hasse.
The simplification of the digraph as a Hasse diagram is achieved in
three ways:
❑ Since the partial ordering is a reflexive relation, its digraph has
loops at all vertices. We need not show these loops since they
must be present.
❑ Since the partial ordering is transitive, we need not show those
edges that must be present due to transitivity.
❑ If we assume that all edges are directed upward, we need not
show the directions of the edges.
Thus the Hasse diagram representing a partial ordering can be

obtained from its digraph, by removing all the loops, by removing
all edges that are present due to transitivity and by drawing each
edge without arrow so that its initial vertex is below its terminal
vertex.
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Practice Problems:
1.Draw the Hasse diagram representing the Partial ordering P={(a,b)|a
divides b} on the set{1,2,3,4,6,8,12} starting form the digraph of P
2.Draw the Hasse diagram for the divisibility relation on
{2,4,5,10,12,20,25}starting from the digraph.
3.Draw the Hasse diagram for the less than or equal to relation on
{0,2,5,10,11,15}starting from the digraph.
4.For the poset[{3,5,9,15,24,45};divisor of],find (a) the maximal and
minimal elements (b)the greatest and the least element (c) the upper
bounds and LUB of {3,5} (d) the lower bounds and GLB of {15,45}.
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Closures of Relations
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DISCRETE MATHEMATICS FOR ENGINEERS

Set theory 8/7/2020

Some more definitions

Singleton Set or Unit Set:

The Algebraic laws of Set Theory

Representation of Relations By Graphs:

Hasse Diagrams For Partial Orderings:

Thus the Hasse diagram representing a partial ordering can be

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