Mat 170 Spring 2002,            LIST OF CONCEPTS for TEST 2

 

CHAPTER 1

 

Section 1.10   - Arithmetic combination of functions

·         Find the sum, difference, quotient, product of two functions and their domain.

·         Graph of the reciprocal function

·         Vertical compression and elongation of a graph

 

Section 1.11  -  Composition of functions

·          Composition of functions, domain of the composition, decomposition of functions

·          Horizontal compression and elongation of graphs.

 

Section 1.12 - Inverse functions

·         Definition of inverse function, checking if a function is one-to-one (horizontal line test)

·         Finding inverse of one-to-one function, relationship between domain and range of a function and its inverse.

·         Graphing inverse function (reflection over y=x)

·         Algebraically check if two functions are inverses of each other.

 

 

 

CHAPTER 2  - ALGEBRAIC FUNCTIONS

 

Section 2.2 -  Polynomial functions

·         Definition of polynomial

·         Graphing polynomials using shifts

·         End behavior of polynomials

·         Zeros and multiplicity of zeros

·         Using the zeros (and their multiplicity) and the end behavior of the polynomial to sketch the graph and to find a possible formula for the polynomial.

·         Deriving a possible formula for the polynomial given the graph.

 

Section 2.3 - Finding factors and zeros of polynomials

·         Division algorithm (long division)

·         Factor theorem

·         Rational zero test

·         Factoring a polynomial completely.

 

Section 2.4 – Rational functions

·         Sketching graphs of rational function. Algebraically find:

(i)                   Vertical and horizontal asymptotes

(ii)                 x and y intercepts

(iii)                slant asymptotes

(iv)               end behavior

 

Section 2.6 - Complex roots of polynomials

·         Complex numbers, complex conjugate, complex arithmetic

·         Fundamental theorem of algebra

·         Conjugate pairs of zeros.

·         Finding a possible formula for a polynomial with real coefficients, given zeros (real and complex).