Mathematical Systems

Summary

 

types of operations; unary and binary.

properties of mathematical systems.

types of mathematical systems and groups.

modular arithmetic.

Key Skills

  • recognise the properties of closure, commutativity, associativity and the distributive property.
  • establish the identity element and inverses of elements.
  • show that a mathematical system is a group.
  • work in modular arithmetic.

 

Vocabulary

unary, binary, closure, identity element, inverse element, commutative, associative, distributive, group, modulo