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In this chapter we review some of the basic ideas about functions, and discuss properties of the common families of functions which we encounter in the study of calculus. We have included some of the algebra of functions needed elsewhere in calculus.
The chapter reinforces and extends topics on algebra and functions from pre-university mathematics, and so in some cases we shall simply present a brief revision by way of cementing the links between the contents of this book and readers’ previous mathematical studies.
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(2006). Functions and Graphs. In: Calculus of One Variable. Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-222-5_1
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