Monthly Archives: September 2017

(After Test 1) Topics: • Even and odd functions Even and odd functions are classified by their symmetries. • A function is even if , in other words, if the value of the function is the same at x as it is … Continue reading →

Topics: • More on functions defined by graphs (Example 3.12) • Basic graphs and transformations: here is the handout (outline notes to be filled in, plus the basic graphs) MAT1375BasicsFunctionsTransformationsOutlineSummary You can see how I filled out the Outline Summary here: … Continue reading →

This is the schedule for the math specialist tutoring this semester: Perkins 2017B   The schedule will also be posted on the Resources page on this website.

Test 1 is scheduled for the first hour or so of class on Wednesday 27 September. Please make sure that you have read the course policies on tests. Review self-tests: MAT1375Test1ReviewFall2017 UPDATE: Answers and references with corrected answer to problem 5c … Continue reading →

• Old business:  If you haven’t already seen this from PatrickJMT, a nice video on finding domain and range for a function defined by a graph. Topics of today: • More practice with the graphing calculator: changing the window size, … Continue reading →

Topics: • Difference quotients: more practice (Exercise 3.4(a) and (f)) • Functions defined by a graph: reading off function values, find domain and range. (Examples 3.7  and 3.8, on handout) • Introduction to graphing calculator (to be continued next time) … Continue reading →

Here are the solutions to the first quiz: MAT1375QuizIntevalsAbsoluteValueEquationsSolutions Here are the solutions to the second quiz: MAT1375QuizAbsoluteValueInequalitiesFunctionsSolutions Please let us know if you find any typos or other errors in these!

Topics: • More on functions defined by formulas: Difference quotients (Example 3.3) Finding domains of the four types of functions we have studied so far (Example 3.5) I strongly recommend computing the difference quotients by breaking the process down into … Continue reading →

Apologies for the late post!   Topics: • Functions defined by formulas and function notation • Finding domains for four different types of functions (see the MAT1375-FunctionsByFormulas-slideshow) • Finding a difference quotient step-by-step: see example 3.2(i-l) Important:   is not … Continue reading →