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IM1 Chapter 1
Quantities and Relationships
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dependent Quantity | when one quantity depends on another in a problem situation |
| Independent Quantity | the quantity that the dependent quantity depends on |
| Relation | the mapping between a set of input values and a set of output values |
| Domain | input values, x values |
| Range | output values, y values |
| Function | a relation such that for each element in the domain there exists exactly one element in the range |
| Vertical Line Test | a visual method used to determine whether a relation represented as a graph is a function |
| Discrete Graph | a graph of isolated points |
| Continuous Graph | a graph of points that are connected by a line or smooth curve on the graph, no breaks |
| Function Notation | a way of representing functions algebraically |
| Increasing Function | a function that increases across the entire domain |
| Decreasing Function | a function that decreases across the entire domain |
| Constant Function | when the dependent variable of a function does not change |
| Function Family | a group of functions that share certain characteristics |
| Linear Functions | functions of the form f(x)=mx+b |
| Exponential Functions | functions of the form f(x)=ab^x |
| Absolute Minimum | a point that has a y-coordinate that is less than the y-coordinate of every other point |
| Absolute Maximum | a point that has a y-coordinate that is greater than the y-coordinate of every other point |
| Quadratic Functions | functions of the form f(x)=ax^2 + bx + c |
| Linear Absolute Value Functions | functions of the form f(x)=a|x+b|+c |
| Linear Piecewise Functions | functions that have equation changes for different parts, or pieces, of the domain |