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Welcome to our introduction to Set Theory! Today we'll learn about the fundamental concept of sets.A set is a well-defined collection of distinct objects. Let's understand what this means.Sets are typically written using curly braces. Let's look at some examples of set notation.The natural numbers form an infinite set, which we denote using an ellipsis.The empty set is a special set that contains no elements.Now let's learn about set membership - how we determine if an element belongs to a set.We use the symbol 'in' to show that an element belongs to a set.And 'not in' to show that an element does not belong to a set.For example, zero is not a member of the natural numbers.Let's practice with a simple example. Consider the set A containing even numbers from 2 to 10.Let's check some elements: 4 is in the set, 3 is not in the set, and 8 is in the set.Now that we understand the basics of sets and membership, we're ready to explore relationships between sets.Let's explore how sets can be related to each other through subset relationships.When every element of set B is also in set A, we say B is a subset of A, written as B subset A.Here's a concrete example with numbers. Set B containing 2 and 3 is a proper subset of A, which contains 1, 2, 3, and 4.When two sets contain exactly the same elements, we say they are equal.Let's look at a real-world example. All dogs are mammals, making dogs a subset of mammals.Let's review some important properties of subsets. Every set is a subset of itself. The empty set is a subset of all sets. And if two sets are subsets of each other, they must be equal.Let's explore the three basic set operations: union, intersection, and difference.The union of two sets A and B includes all elements that are in either A or B or both.The intersection contains only the elements that appear in both sets A and B.The set difference A minus B includes all elements that are in A but not in B.Let's look at some practical examples of how these operations are used.Now, let's try a practice exercise combining these operations.