In this first session, you will use a finite number system and number lines to begin to gain a deeper understanding of the elements and operations that make up our infinite number system.

Part A:	A Simpler Number System
Part B:	Comparing Number Systems
Part C:	Building the Number Line
Homework

In this session, you will do the following:

Analyze a finite mathematical system

Compare and contrast this system with the real number system

Build a number line, from counting numbers to real numbers

Find relationships between specific number sets on the number line and operations performed on other numbers on the number line

Extend the number line to a coordinate system to represent complex numbers

Throughout the session you will be prompted to view short video segments. In addition to these excerpts, you may choose to watch the full-length video of this session.

New in This Session:

algebraic numbers
closed set
complex numbers
counting numbers
dense set
e
even numbers
identity element
integers
inverse element

irrational numbers
odd numbers
perfect square
pi (or )
pure imaginary numbers
rational numbers
real numbers
transcendental numbers
whole numbers

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