Chapter 1
Preliminaries
Dr P Pillay
School of Mathematical Sciences
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Westville
,This chapter deals with topics that
you may require later is this module
or even in your later mathematics
studies. The following topics are
covered:
REAL NUMBERS
Natural Numbers
Integers
Rational Numbers
Irrational numbers
Inequalities
Mathematical Induction
FUNCTIONS
Definitions
Domains
Range
Even/odd functions
Composite of Functions
Library of functions
New functions from old
Split functions
Absolute values
Trigonometry
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