In Section 1 we formally define real functions and describe how they may arise when we try to solve equations. We remind you of some basic real functions and their graphs, and describe how some of the properties of these functions are featured in their graphs.
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View documentThis PDF contains an audio section in which we revise the properties of some familiar graphs, and introduce some concepts which form the basis of the graph-sketching strategy given in Section 2. Please listen to the audio clips below when you are instructed to do so. Do not worry if you do not fully understand all the details at this stage, but concentrate on the main ideas.
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