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Families of Functions Modular Course

This modular course is a series of video-based lessons providing instruction on how to graph, explore and transform parent functions.
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Absolute Value

This lesson involves the family of absolute value functions of the form f(x) = a |x + c| + b.
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Dynagraphs

This lesson involves using a dynagraph to explore the relationship between the input and the output of a given function.
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Particle Motion 2

This lesson involves the motion of a particle along a straight, horizontal line associated with a general position function.
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Particle Motion1

This lesson involves the motion of a particle along a straight, horizontal line.
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Perfect Shuffles

This lesson involves creating and using a composite function to describe certain ways of shuffling a deck of cards.
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Position and Piecewise Velocity

This lesson involves creating and comparing graphical representations of velocity and position based on real-life scenarios.
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Slider Template

In this activity, students learn to create a slider to use in various applications.
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The Classic Box Problem - Exploration

This lesson takes a classic optimization problem and uses the dynamic linking capabilities to visualize the problem in multiple representations: diagramatic, geometric, graphic, numeric.
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The Function Elevator

This lesson involves creating and comparing graphical representations of position and velocity functions from a scenario.
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