Construction of Number Systems

Peano's Axiom 1 (for a set N)

N has a distinguished element which we call '1'

Peano's Axiom 2 (for a set N)

There exists a distinguished set map o- : N -> N

Peano's Axiom 3 (for a set N)

o- is one to one

Peano's Axiom 4 (for a set N)

There does not exist an element n E N s.t. o-(n) = 1

Peano's Axiom 5 (for a set N)

(Principle of Induction) If S ( N s.t. a) 1 E S and b) for every n E S, o-(n) E S, then S = N

addition on N

1. For all n E N, n + 1 = o-(n); 2. For any n, m E N, n + o-(m) = o-(n+m)

associativity on N

If x, y, z E N, then x + (y + z) = (x + y) + z

commutativity of addition on N

For any x, y E N, x + y = y + x

cancellative law on N

for any x, y, z E N, if x + z = y + z, then x = y

distributive law on N

for any x, y, z E N, then x (y + z) = x y + x z and (y + z) x = y x + z x

associative law for multiplication

For any x, y, z E N, x(yz) = (xy)z

property of 1 (rule 4)

For any x E N, 1 * x = x

commutative law for multiplication

For any x,y E N, xy = yx

n less than m (ordering on N) (n < m)

If n, m E N, we say that _________________ if there exists a k E N s.t. m = n + k

n less than or equal to m (ordering on N)

either n = m or n < m

least element in N

Let S ( N. Then an element n E S s.t. for all m E S, n </= m

cancellative law for multiplicaiton

for any x, y, z E N, if x z = yz, then x = y

uniqueness of identity

for some x, y E N, xy = x, then y =1

relation R on a set S

a subset of S x S; R ( S x S

equivalence relation R on set S

a relation that satisfies the following conditions: 1. For all a ES, a ~ a (Reflexivity); 2. If a ~ b, then b ~ a (Symmetry); 3. If a ~b and b ~ c, then a ~ c (Transitivity)

equivalence relation associated to the function f

If f: A -> B is a function, then the relation s.t. a ~ a' if f (a) = f(a')

addition on Z

If A, B E Z, then (since A, B are subsets of S), we pick elements (a, b) E A, and (c,d) E B and A + B = [(a + c, b + d)]

multiplication on Z

A, B E Z = [(ac + bd, ad + bc)]

associativity, commutativity, and cancellative properties of addition

same as N

zero

For any two natural numbers a, b E N, (a, a) ~ (b, b) and [(a, a)] = [(b, b)], denoted by 0; For any A E Z, A + 0 = A = 0 + A

additive inverse in Z

If A = [(a,b)], we denote -A = [(b, a)]; A + (-A) = 0; unique

distributivity, associative, and commutative laws of multiplication in Z

same as N

one

For a, b E N, (o-(a), a) ~ (o-(b), b); the equivalence class [(o-(a), a)] for any a E N; For all A E Z, A x 1 = A = 1 x A

cancellative law for multiplication

If A, B, c E Z and A x C = B x C with B nonzero, then A = B

positive integer

If A E Z it is _____ if 0 < A

nonnegative integer

If A E Z, it is ____ if 0 </= A.

negative integer

If A E Z, it is ______ if A < 0

absolute value of n E Z

IaI = a if a is non-negative and IaI = -a if a is negative

subtraction on Z

If a, b E Z then a - b = a + (-b)

addition on Q

If a,c E Z and b, d E Z- {0}, then [(a, b)] + [(c,d)] = [ad + bc, bd],

multiplication on Q

If a,c E Z and b, d E Z- {0}, then [(a, b)] x [(c,d)] = [ac, bd]

properties of multiplication, addition, and subtraction on Q

Same as on Z

division in Q

For a, b E Q and b nonzero, then If A = [(a,b)] and B = [(c,d)], then A/B = [(ad, bc)]; c also nonzero

sequence of rational numbers

a set map f: N -> Q; we are given rational numbers xn for every natural number n {xn}

Cauchy Sequence

a sequence where, if given any 0< e E Q, there exists a natural number N (which will depend on e) s.t. for all n, m >/= N, natural numbers, we have Ixn - xmI < e

real numbers

the set of equivalence classes of Q

addition in R

If A = [{xn} and B = [{yn}] then A + B = [{xn + yn}]

multiplication in R

If A = [{xn} and B = [{yn}] then A x B = [{xn *yn}]

A less than B in R (ordering on R)

If {xn} and {yn} are CS and A = [{xn} and B = [{yn}] then A < B if there exists an e > 0, rational number and an N E N s.t. for all n, m >/= N, ym - xn > e

A less than or equal to B in R (ordering on R)

A < B or A = B

lower bound a for S

If S ( R and a E R then a is ______ if a </= s for all s E S.

upper bound b for S

If S ( R and b E R then b is a ________ if s </=b for all s E S

infimum of S

If S ( R is a nonempty subset and has a lower bound M then the real number & (called the _________ of S) s.t. for any s E S, s >/= & ; greatest lower bound for S;

supremum of S

For any s E S, s </= { ; least upper bound for S

Cauchy Sequence in R

A sequence of real numbers {An} is a CS if for any positive real number e there exists an N E N s.t. for all n, m >/= N, IAn - AmI < e

Cauchy Sequence in R (II)

A sequence of real numbers {An} is a ________ if for any positive rational number e there exists an N E N s.t. for all n, m >/= N, IAn - AmI < e

Limit of the sequence {xn}

If {xn} is a CS of real numbers and x is the unique real number from theorem 4.3, then x is the _______ written x = limxn

continuous at a point x E R

A function f: R -> R is called ________ if for any CS, with lim xn = x, the sequence {f(xn)} is a CS