Chapter 2

Question 1

System of words, signs, and symbols

Answer 1

Language

Question 2

System used to communicate mathematical ideas

Answer 2

Mathematical language

Question 3

Creating appropriate representation & relationship

Answer 3

Modelling & formulating

Question 4

Changing the mathematical form

Answer 4

Transforming & manipulating

Question 5

Interpreting & generalizing

Answer 5

Inferring

Question 6

Reporting what has been learned

Answer 6

Communicating

Question 7

Characteristics of mathematical language

Answer 7

1 is non-temporal
2 is devoid of emotional content
3 is precise

Question 8

Major contributor to overall comprehension

Answer 8

Vocabulary understanding

Question 9

Consist of terms

Answer 9

Mathematical expression

Question 10

Used to represent numbers

Answer 10

Variable

Question 11

Represent the unknown

Answer 11

Literal coefficient

Question 12

Any single number

Answer 12

Constant

Question 13

Combines 2 mathematical expressions

Answer 13

Mathematical sentence

Question 14

Not known if the mathematical sentence is true or false

Answer 14

Open sentence

Question 15

known if the mathematical sentence is true or false

Answer 15

Closed sentence

Question 16

Refers to the particular topics being studied

Answer 16

Context

Question 17

Each particular symbol has particular meaning

Answer 17

Convention

Question 18

Well defined collection of distinct object

Answer 18

Set

Question 19

Sets that are listed or enumerated

Answer 19

Roster/tabular method

Question 20

Sets are defined

Answer 20

Rule/descriptive method

Question 21

Has no element

Answer 21

Empty/null/void set

Question 22

Has countable number of elements

Answer 22

Finite set

Question 23

Has uncountable number of elements

Answer 23

Infinite set

Question 24

Totality of all elements

Answer 24

Universal set

Question 25

Have same elements

Answer 25

Equal set

Question 26

Has same number of elements

Answer 26

Equivalent set

Question 27

At least one common element

Answer 27

Joint set

Question 28

Has no common element

Answer 28

Disjoint set

Question 29

Set every element of which can be found on a bigger set

Answer 29

Subset

Question 30

The first set equals the second set

Answer 30

Improper subset

Question 31

Whose elements are found in both sets

Answer 31

Union set

Question 32

Whose element are common to both sets

Answer 32

Intersection set

Question 33

Who is elements are found in the first set, but not in the second set

Answer 33

Difference set

Question 34

Who elements are found in the universal set but not in a specific set

Answer 34

Complement set

Question 35

Are mathematical entities that give unique outputs to particular input

Answer 35

Function

Question 36

Three most important parts of function

Answer 36

Input Relationship Output

Question 37

Operation of function

Answer 37

Sum Difference Product Quotient

Question 38

Means consisting of 2 parts

Answer 38

Binary

Question 39

Means that it belongs to a number system with the base two and not base 10

Answer 39

Binary

Question 40

Made up of only zeros and ones

Answer 40

Binary number