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Piecewise
Functions Book Description:
This
book is designed to allow a student to visualize the graphs
of functions, piecewise continuous or not, and to explore
limits, continuity, and derivability. This book can be used
to
- Graph
a function and determine a table of values of the function
at a pre-assigned interval.
- Obtain
limit graphically and numerically.
- Graph
derivative function along with the graph of the function,
and test the derivability of the function at a point.
- Find
the derivative algebraically.
This
book is appropriate for a first course in calculus, and
may be used for
Author:
Ravinder
Kumar Alcorn State University
E-mail:
rkumar@lorman.alcorn.edu
Topics:
Piecewise Function, Graph, Limit, Continuity, Derivative
Suggested Use: Exploring the graph, continuity and derivability
of functions (in particular piecewise functions), and finding
derivative algebraically.
Number
of Pages: 5
Animation:
No
Grade
Level: 12-13
Acknowledgements:
The author expresses his sincere thanks to James White for
suggesting how to define a piecewise function.
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