Lesson Plan: Types of Sets
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to determine whether a set is finite or infinite.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- define finite and infinite sets,
- identify whether a set is finite or infinite,
- count the elements of finite sets.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- using the listing method and the description method to express sets,
- the role of elements in a set, including the notations and .
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- the null set and the notation ,
- intersections or unions of sets with the notation or ,
- subsets of sets with the notation or ,
- the difference between sets,
- the complement of a set,
- the universal set,
- the sets , , , and ,
- negative numbers, fractions, or decimals.
