MCCCD Program Description

Functions I

Course: MAT056

First Term: 2015 Fall

Lecture 1 Credit(s) 1 Period(s) 1 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S- Standard

Description: Recognize patterns and organize data to represent situations where output is related to input. Understand the concept of function and be able to represent functions in multiple ways, including tables, algebraic rules, graphs and contextual situations, and make connections among these representations.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Read, construct and interpret quantitative information when presented numerically, analytically, graphically or verbally, while looking for patterns. (I) 2. Recognize and describe the meaning of each entry in an ordered pair. (I) 3. Recognize that on a graph an ordered pair represents a horizontal and vertical distance from the origin. (I) 4. Describe the distinction between continuous and discrete data. (I) 5. Demonstrate how each point or collection of points on a graph represents the solution to a relation. (I) 6. Identify and interpret horizontal and vertical intercepts when presented numerically, analytically, graphically or verbally. (I, II) 7. Describe how the change in one quantity (input) affects the other quantity (output). (I, II) 8. Model, solve and interpret solutions to contextual problems. (I, II) 9. Construct logical arguments about mathematical relationships and critique the reasoning of others in written and verbal form. (I, II) 10. Describe a mathematical relationship as a correspondence between two quantities and determine when a relationship is a function. (II) 11. Represent functions in multiple ways, including tables, algebraic rules, graphs and contextual situations, and make connections among these representations. (II) 12. Use and interpret function notation in terms of input and output, graphically and in contextual situations. (II)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Representations of Relationships A. Data/tables B. Graphs C. Verbal descriptions D. Formulas E. Connect representations II. Functions A. Definition B. Notation C. Input/output D. Domain/range E. Intercepts F. Contextual

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 24, 2014

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