Blended learning the Power Function:D

I suppose that blended learning should be a phrase that is familiar to all the cpu students as we just had it yesterday. Yea so basically on that day all of us do not have to attend to school but just complete the assignments teachers posted on BB7.(sounds easy huh:D)

Since Taylor's College CPU programme is advocating this system to providing the highest quality academic preparation for students, it means we are actually encouraged to search in the net for some useful videos or even games in order to help us succeed in a certain subject. So, let's begin with blended learning Advance Function through youtube which is the most common website we use to search for songs and mv! :)

Here is the first video on the general idea about what power function is: 

As what the man in this video said, the general form of power function is y=xn where n=any real numbers, regardless of the sign and value. 

Next, check out this video to look at how to find a domain and range of a function graph. 

So basically, domain=set of possible values of x , range=set of possible values of y. x is often known as independent variable where y is dependent variable. It means we are free to give any values to x, whereas the value of y will depends on the value of x. 

Besides range and domain, we are often asked to describe the end behaviour by analysing the graph.  There are two ways of writing the end behavior of a graph. 

(1) Describe the extension of graph from which quadrant to which. 

Exp1:

 This graph shows a 'Smile' graph, thus we know that the leading coefficient will be positive. So when we describe the end behaviour, we would say the graph extends from quadrant 2 to Quadrant 1. (as the graph starts from quadrant 2 and ends at quadrant 1). 

Exp 2: 

As the graph shows a 'frowning' sign, we will know that the leading coefficient is a negative value. So the end behavior of this graph is, the graph extends from quadrant 4 to Quadrant 3.

Check out the video of this awesome man to learn the second way of writing end behavior which is by using set notation:

That's all for today.Lastly I hope that we all have a nice time learning advance function.

Watch this video to release your stress. Funny video of super awesome maths teacher! 

                                                      Enjoy yourself, have fun all!:)

-Jessie-

Advance Functions@CPU ..

This is already the third week for me being in CPU and things are getting better each day. As most of them say, CPU is the best and awesome among all with all the experiences that we could hardly possible to get in the other programmes:)

So well, today is the exactly 10th lesson we have for Advance Functions( Nice figure though) since 19 July, and we are already halfway on Chapter 1, learning polynomial function. Supposedly functions should be something that is quite familiar for us since most of us studied that in Form 4. Nevertheless, this not just functions, but Advance Functions.

And therefore, the difficulties are there especially when we were introduced to some new terms for exp power function, end behavior, interval notation, finite difference and etc( I am sure that there will be more to come).

Things get tougher when we have to learn to operate Graphing Calculator since this is completely a new device for us and is very different from the calculator(570ms, 570es) we used last time. Especially when sometimes we follow all the steps correctly but the word

ERR:SYNTAX keep on appearing and can be pretty annoying. And later I found out that most of the time this problem occurs is because the cursor is not moved to the right place. Guess we all still have to take time familiarize with it.

There are definitely still a lot more for us to explore, discover and learn throughout this semester for Advance Functions. So Yeah, we are ready for it!:)

-Jessie-