Learning pack · IGCSE handout

Sets

What's in this pack: printable worksheet PDF, matching answers PDF (IGCSE / Secure–Stretch practice). Set notation — $\in$ , $\cup$ , $\cap$ , $'$ , $\xi$ — describes collections of objects. Venn diagrams make intersections visible.

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Files: 37_sets_handout.pdf · 37_sets_handout_answers.pdf

Full topic summary

Set notation — $\in$ , $\cup$ , $\cap$ , $'$ , $\xi$ — describes collections of objects. Venn diagrams make intersections visible.

Key learning points

Union $\cup$ = either set; intersection $\cap$ = both.
Complement $A'$ = not in A (within the universal set).
Shading and two-way counting problems are common exam tasks.

Worked example 1 — Intersection

$A=\{1,2,3\}$ , $B=\{2,3,4\}$ . $A\cap B$ ?

Working

\{2,3\}

In both sets.

Worked example 2 — Union

$A\cup B$ ?

Working

\{1,2,3,4\}

In either set.

Worked example 3 — Complement

$\mathcal{E}=\{1..5\}$ , $A=\{1,2\}$ . $A'$ ?

Working

\{3,4,5\}

Not in $A$ .

🎬 Topic videos

Sets and Venn Diagrams (AQA) - GCSE Maths
1st Class Maths · 23 min
Classroom-ready explain of probability. Use when teaching this topic in Lower Secondary / IGCSE.
Sets and Venn Diagrams (Edexcel) - GCSE Maths
1st Class Maths · 20 min
Classroom-ready explain of probability. Use when teaching this topic in Lower Secondary / IGCSE.

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