The Architecture of Numbers · Number and Operations
The Real Number System
Classifying numbers into rational and irrational sets and understanding the density of the number line.
Key Questions
- 1How can we prove that a number cannot be expressed as a simple fraction?
- 2What does it mean for the number line to be continuous and infinitely dense?
- 3In what ways do irrational numbers like Pi manifest in the physical world?
MOE Syllabus Outcomes
MOE: Real Numbers - S1MOE: Numbers and Algebra - S1
Level: Secondary 1
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: The Architecture of Numbers
Period: Number and Operations
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