Unit 1 · Strand: Characteristics of Functions

Unit 1 — Introduction to Functions

Meet functions: inputs and outputs, function notation, domain and range, and the different ways a function can be shown.

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What you'll learn

  • Tell the difference between a relation and a function
  • Recognize functions in ordered pairs, tables, mapping diagrams, graphs and equations
  • Use and explain the vertical-line test

Lessons

Lesson 1: Relations & Functions

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Press a button, get one item. That simple idea is what separates a relation from a function — and you will spot it in pairs, tables, diagrams and graphs.

About 40 minutes

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Lesson 2: Function Notation

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f(3) looks like multiplication, but it isn't. Learn the shorthand mathematicians use for “put this input in, get this output out”.

About 40 minutes

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Lesson 3: Parent Functions

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Six basic graphs are the building blocks of almost every function you will meet. Learn their equations, their shapes, and why each one looks the way it does.

About 45 minutes

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Lesson 4: Determining the Domain and Range of a Function

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Describe exactly which inputs and outputs a function allows.

About 40 minutes

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Lesson 5: The Inverse Function and Its Properties

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Undo a function and explore how its graph reflects in y = x.

About 40 minutes

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Lesson 6: Exploring Transformations of Parent Functions

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Stretch, flip and slide four parent graphs. One equation — g(x) = af(x − d) + c — tells you exactly how every graph moves.

About 40 minutes

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Lesson 7: Investigating Horizontal Stretches, Compressions, and Reflections

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When a number multiplies x inside a function, the graph squeezes or stretches sideways — and it works the opposite way you might expect.

About 40 minutes

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Lesson 8: Using Transformations to Graph Functions

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Put it all together: a, k, d and c in one equation. Stretch, flip and slide any parent graph — and find where every point lands.

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