MMW

• Mathematical language - the system used to communicate mathematical ideas. It is precise, concise, powerful, clear and objective
• Variable - quantity that may change within the context of a mathematical problem
• Constant - a quantity with fixed value
• Term - consist of variable or constant or both
• Polynomial - mathematical expressions that consists of one or more term. It may be a monomial, binomial, trinomial.
• Mathematical expression - consists of terms separated by either plus or minus signs
• Mathematical sentence - combines two mathematical expressions using a comparison operator

  • maybe an equality or inequality
• Mathematical equation - two mathematical expressions that are equal
• Universal statement - says that a certain property is true for all elements in a set (every,each)
• Conditional statement - says that if one thing is true, then some other thing also has to be true (if-then)
• Existential statement - says that given a property that may or may not be true, there is at least one thing for which the property is true (there exist)
• Roster method - a={mercury, venus, earth….}
• Descriptive - a={x|x€ planets in the solar system}
• Finite - has an ending
• Infinite - never ending
• Empty/Null set - {}
• Universal - totality of the sets involve
• Equal - same amount, same elements
• Equivalent - same amount of elements
• Joint - common element
• Disjoint - non common element
• Subset - sets from universal set