±minus - plus both minus and plus operations 3 ± 5 = -2 and 8*asterisk multiplication 2 * 3 = 6×times sign multiplication 2 × 3 = 6·multiplicationdotmultiplication 2 · 3 = 6÷division sign /obelusdivision 6 ÷ 2 = 3/division slash division 6 / 2 = 3–horizontallinedivision / fractionmod modulo remainder calculation7 mod 2 = 1.period decimal point, decimal separator 2.56 = 2+56/100 a b power exponent23= 8a^b caret exponent 2 ^ 3= 8√a square root√a ·√a = a√9= ±33√a cube root3√a ·3√a·3√a= a3√8= 24√a fourth root4√a ·4√a·4√a·4√a=a4√16= ±2n√a n-th root(radical)for n=3, n√8= 2 %percent1% = 1/10010% × 30 = 3‰per-mille1‰ = 1/1000 = 0.1%10‰ × 30 = 0.3 ppm per-million1ppm = 1/100000010ppm × 30 = 0.0003ppb per-billion1ppb = 1/100000000010ppb × 30 = 3×10-7 ppt per-trillion1ppt = 10-1210ppt × 30 = 3×10-10 Geometry symbolsSymbol Symbol Name Meaning / definition Example∠angle formed by two rays∠ABC = 30°measured angle ABC = 30°sphericalAOB = 30°angle∟right angle= 90°α = 90°°degree 1 turn = 360°α = 60°deg degree 1 turn = 360degα = 60deg′prime arcminute, 1° = 60′α = 60°59′″double prime arcsecond, 1′ = 60″α = 60°59′59″line infinite lineAB line segment line from point A to point Bray line that start from point Aarc arc from point A to point B= 60°⊥perpendicular perpendicular lines (90° angle)AC ⊥BC| |parallel parallel lines AB | | CD∆ABC≅∆XYZ≅congruent to equivalence of geometric shapes andsize∑∑sigma double summation∏capital pi product - product of allvalues in range of series∏x i=x1∙x2∙...∙x ne e constant/ Euler'snumbere= 2.718281828...e= lim (1+1/x)x, x→∞γEuler-Mascheroni constantγ = 0.527721566...φgolden ratio golden ratio constantπpi constant π= 3.141592654...is the ratio between thecircumference and diameterof a circlec= π·d= 2·π·rLinear Algebra SymbolsSymbol Symbol Name Meaning / definition Example ·dot scalar product a ·b ×cross vector product a ×b A⊗B tensor product tensor product of A and B A⊗B inner product[ ]brackets matrix of numbers( )parentheses matrix of numbers| A|determinant determinant of matrix Adet(A)determinant determinant of matrix A|| x||double vertical bars normE(X | Y)conditionalexpectation expected value of randomvariable X given YE(X | Y=2) = 5var(X)variance variance of random variableXvar(X) = 4σ2variance variance of populationvaluesσ2 = 4std(X)standarddeviation standard deviation ofrandom variable Xstd(X) = 2σX standarddeviation standard deviation value ofrandom variable XσX=2median middle value of random variable xcov(X,Y)covariance covariance of randomvariables X and Ycov(X,Y) = 4corr(X,Y)correlation correlation of randomvariables X and Ycorr(X,Y) = 0.6ρX,Y correlation correlation of randomvariables X and YρX,Y= 0.6∑summation summation - sum of allvalues in range of series∑∑doublesummationdouble summationMo mode value that occurs mostfrequently in populationMR mid-range MR= (x max+x min)/2Md sample median half the population is belowthis valueQ1lower / firstquartile 25% of population are below this valueQ2median / secondquartile 50% of population are below this value = median ofdistributionCombinatorics SymbolsSymbol Symbol Name Meaning / definition Examplen!factorial n! = 1·2·3·...·n5! = 1·2·3·4·5 = 120 n P k permutation5P3= 5! / (5-3)! = 60 n C kcombination5C3= 5!/[3!(5-3)!]=10Set theory symbolsSymbol Symbol Name Meaning / definition Example{ }set a collection of elements A = {3,7,9,14},B = {9,14,28}A ∩B intersection objects that belong to set A and set B A ∩ B = {9,14} A ∪ B union objects that belong to set A or set BA ∪B ={3,7,9,14,28}A ⊆B subsetsubset has fewer elements or equal tothe set{9,14,28} ⊆{9,14,28}A ⊂ Bproper subset /strict subsetsubset has fewer elements than the set{9,14} ⊂{9,14,28}A ⊄B not subset left set not a subset of right set{9,66} ⊄{9,14,28}A ⊇B supersetset A has more elements or equal to theset B{9,14,28} ⊇{9,14,28}A ⊃ Bproper superset /strict supersetset A has more elements than set B{9,14,28} ⊃{9,14}A ⊅B not superset set A is not a superset of set B{9,66} 2A power set all subsets of Apower set all subsets of AA =B equality both sets have the same members A={3,9,14}, B={3,9,14}, A=BA c complement all the objects that do not belong to set AA \B relativecomplementobjects that belong to A and not to BA = {3,9,14},B = {1,2,3},A-B = {9,14}A -B relativecomplementobjects that belong to A and not to BA = {3,9,14},B = {1,2,3},A-B = {9,14}A ∆B symmetricdifferenceobjects that belong to A or B but notto their intersectionA = {3,9,14},B = {1,2,3},A ∆B ={1,2,9,14}A ⊖B symmetricdifferenceobjects that belong to A or B but notto their intersectionA = {3,9,14},B = {1,2,3},A ⊖B ={1,2,9,14}a∈A element of set membership A={3,9,14}, 3∈ Ax∉A not element of no set membership A={3,9,14}, 1∉ A(a,b)ordered pair collection of 2 elementsA×B cartesian product set of all ordered pairs from A and B|A|cardinality the number of elements of set A A={3,9,14},|A|=3#A cardinality the number of elements of set A#A=3aleph-null infinite cardinality of natural numbers setaleph-one cardinality of countable ordinal numbers setØempty setØ = { } C = {Ø} universal set set of all possible values0natural numbers /wholenumbers set(with zero)0= {0,1,2,3,4,...}0 ∈01natural numbers /wholenumbers set(without zero)1= {1,2,3,4,5,...} 6 ∈1integer numbersset= {...-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,...}-6 ∈rational numbersset= {x |x=a/b, a,b∈}2/6 ∈real numbers set= {x| -∞ <x <∞} 6.343434∈complex numbersset= {z |z=a+bi,-∞<a<∞, -∞<b<∞}6+2i∈Logic symbolsSymbol Symbol Name Meaning / definition Example ·and and x·y ^caret / circumflex and x^ y &ampersand and x& yCalculus & analysis symbolsSymbol Symbol Name Meaning / definition Example limit limit value of a functionεepsilon represents a very small number,near zeroε→0e econstant/Euler'snumbere= 2.718281828...e= lim(1+1/x)x,x→∞y'derivative derivative - Lagrange's notation(3x3)' = 9x2y''secondderivativederivative of derivative(3x3)'' = 18xy(n)nthderivativen times derivation(3x3)(3)= 18derivative derivative - Leibniz's notation d(3x3)/dx= 9x2secondderivativederivative of derivative d2(3x3)/dx2= 18xnthderivativen times derivationtime derivative derivative by time - Newton's notationtime secondderivativederivative of derivativeD x y derivative derivative - Euler's notationD x2y secondderivativederivative of derivativepartialderivative∂(x2+y2)/∂x= 2x ∫integral opposite to derivation∫f(x)dx∫∫doubleintegral integration of function of 2variables∫∫f(x,y)dxdy∫∫∫tripleintegral integration of function of 3variables∫∫∫f(x,y,z)dxdydz∮closed contour / line integral∯closed surface integral∰closed volume integral[a,b]closedinterval [a,b] ={x | a ≤x ≤b}(a,b)openinterval (a,b) ={x | a <x <b}i imaginaryuniti≡ √-1z= 3 + 2iz*complexconjugatez =a+bi→z*=a-bi z*= 3 - 2iz complexconjugatez =a+bi→z =a-bi z= 3 - 2i ∇nabla / del gradient / divergence operator∇f(x,y,z) vectorunit vectorx *y convolution y(t) = x(t) * h(t)LaplaceF(s) = {f (t)}transformFourierX(ω) = {f (t)}transformδdeltafunction∞lemniscate infinity symbol。