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Functions:  A Connecting Thread for Mathematics

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Course Outline

Cooperative Group Activities

        Unit 1: The Function Concept
            Activity 1: From Patterns to Variables - An Introduction to Functions
            Activity 2: From Graphs to Functions and Back Again

        Unit 2: Algebraic Functions
            Prerequisites and Objectives
            Activity 1: Polynomials
            Activity 2: Power Functions
            Activity 3: Rational Functions
            Activity 4: Suzannah's Debt
            Activity 5: Your Income Tax
            File containing all unit activities

        Unit 3: Transcendental Functions
            Activity 1: Exponential Functions
            Activity 2: Logarithmic Functions
            Activity 3: Trigonometric Functions
                   Prerequisites and Objectives
                   Activity 3.1: Rectangular Graphs
                   Activity 3.2: Polar Graphs
                   File containing both of the above activities

        Unit 4: Scaling and Translating Graphs
            Prerequisites and Objectives
            Activity 1: Scalings
            Activity 2: Translations

 


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