FUNCTION Set

 Function is said to be the central idea in  A set is a well-defined collection of

the study of mathematics. In very
situation, there is always a mathematical
function in which one quantity
corresponds to another quantity
according to some definite rule.
 A function from x into y is a rule or a
correspondence that associates with each
element of x a unique element of y.
 In the definition of function, set X is called
the domain of the function; that is, for
every element x in set X, there exists a
corresponding element y in set Y called
the value or image of the function x. This
set of values or images of the elements in
the domain is called the range.
 FUNCTIONS A function is a relation for
which each input has exactly one output.
If any input of a relation has more than
one output, the relation is not a function.
objects. Georg Cantor, the founder of set
theory.
 A set is a gathering together into a whole
of definite, distinct objects of our
perception and of our thought- which are
called elements of the set.
Classification of functions
 One to one function
 Many to one function
VERTICAL LINE TEST You can use the graph of a
relation to determine whether it
is a function by applying the vertical line test.
Note: The parentheses in f(x) do not indicate
multiplication. The symbol f(x) does not mean “f
times x.”

RELATION

 A relation is a correspondence between

two variables, x and y, which can be
written as set of ordered pairs (x, y).
 A relation is a mapping, or pairing, of
input values with output values. The set
of input values is the domain, and the set
of output values is the range.
Note: REPRESENT FUNCTIONS Letters other
Piecewise Function than f, such as g or h, can also
name functions.
 is a function that is defined on a sequence
of intervals.

The function as a machine…

 We will try to represent mathematical

relations as machines with an input and
an output, and that the output is related
to the input by some rule.