1. Pre-Calculus Analyzing a Function

2. Information  Every function has many characteristics:

3. Characteristics  Domain  Range  Increasing-decreasing behavior  Symmetry  Continuity  Boundedness  Local extrema,Maximums and/or minimums  Asymptotes.

4. Your mission (should you decide to accept it ) Create a RAFT R – Real world role A – Audience F – Format T -- Topic

5. Your Role You are a mathematical analyst for your company. It is your job to analyze the previous year’s production graph.

6. Audience The board of directors

7. Format: Presentation Paper  You will prepare a presentation paper to the board of directors which addresses the company’s performance by using a model (graph) of the company.

8. Topic: Graph Analysis  After locating your company’s graph on the internet, in a newspaper or in a magazine:  1. Address each of the 8 characteristics of the graph  2. Based on the graph explain the company’s past performance  3. Prepare a paper presentation of your findings.

9. Example of a company graph Newspapers Questar

10. How to earn points? Work in a group of 3 In your paper you will need to address each of the 8 characteristics of your graph.

11. How to earn points? Your presentation must be typed, double spaced, 12 font, at least one page but no more than two pages. (Use the 6 traits of writing.) The final product is worth 40 points. (2 points for each characteristic and 4 points per trait in the writing content.

12. Questions?