1Exponential Functions: Goals

This section is an exploration of exponential functions, their uses and their mechanics.

1.1Terminology To Know

These are important terms and notations for this section.

1.2A Review of Exponential Functions

This section reviews the basics of exponential functions and how to compute numeric exponentials.

1.4Properties of Exponentials

This section gives the properties of exponential expressions. Most of these should be familiar, although we go into slightly more details as to how and why these properties hold in some cases.

1.7Properties of the Exponential Function

This section gives the properties of exponential functions. There is a subtlety between the function and the expression form which will be explored, as well as common errors made with exponential functions.

1.9Exponential Growth and Decay

This section discusses the two main modeling uses of exponentials; exponential growth, and exponential decay.

2Logarithmic Functions

This section is an exploration of logarithmic functions, their uses and their mechanics.

2.1Terminology To Know

These are important terms and notations for this section.

2.2Introduction and Notation of Logarithms

This section is a quick introduction to logarithms and notation (and ways to avoid the notation).

2.4Logs as Inverse Functions

We discuss logarithms as inverse functions, and how to understand logs from this perspective.

2.5Properties Of Logs

This is one of the most vital sections for logarithms. We cover primary and secondary properties of logs, which are pivotal in future math classes as these properties are often exploited in otherwise difficult mechanical situations.

2.7Common Mistakes Of Logs

This is one of the most vital sections for logarithms. We cover primary and secondary properties of logs, which are pivotal in future math classes as these properties are often exploited in otherwise difficult mechanical situations.

2.8Change of Base formula

This is one of the most vital sections for logarithms. We cover primary and secondary properties of logs, which are pivotal in future math classes as these properties are often exploited in otherwise difficult mechanical situations.

2.10Examples of Logs

This is a demonstration of several examples of using log rules to handle logs mechanically.

3Piecewise Functions

This section is an exploration of the piece-wise function; specifically how and why they are used and their mechanics.

3.1Piecewise Functions: The Geometric View

This section discusses the geometric view of piecewise functions.

3.2Piecewise Functions: The Analytic View

This section discusses the analytic view of piecewise functions.

3.4Domains of Piecewise Functions

We discuss the domains of piecewise functions - which must be explicitly given.

3.6Piecewise Functions: Computation

This section discusses how to compute values using a piecewise function

4Absolute Value Functions

This section is an exploration of the absolute value function; specifically how and why they are used and their mechanics.

4.1Absolute Value: Geometric View

This discusses Absolute Value as a geometric idea, in terms of lengths and distances.

4.3Absolute Value: Analytic View

This discusses the absolute value analytically, ie how to manipulate absolute values algebraically.

4.5Computing Absolute Values

We discuss how to compute absolute values, as well as some techniques to speed up the process.

4.7Graphing Absolute Values

We discuss how to graph absolute values, as well as some key features of the graph.

4.8Absolute Value: Solving Equalities

This section is on how to solve absolute value equalities.

5Rational Functions

This section is an exploration of rational functions; specifically those functions that are made by taking a ratio (ie fraction) of polynomials.

5.1Terminology To Know

These are important terms and notations for this section.

5.2What is a rational function?

We discuss what makes a rational function, and why they are useful.

5.3Domain of rational functions

We discuss one of the most important aspects of rational functions; the domain restrictions.

5.5Vertical Asymptotes

We discuss the circumstances that generate vertical asymptotes in rational functions.

5.6Holes in Domains of Rational Functions

We discuss the circumstances that generate holes in the domain of rational functions rather than vertical asymptotes.

5.8Horizontal Asymptotes

We discuss the circumstances that generate horizontal asymptotes and what they mean.

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