This textbook is designed to provide you with a basic reference for the topics within. That said, it cannot learn for you, nor can your instructor; ultimately, the responsibility for learning the material lies with you. Before beginning the mathematics, I would like to tell you a little about what research tells us are the best strategies for learning. Here are some of the principles you should adhere to for the greatest success:

This course is an in-depth introduction to functions. Our study will be guided by some goals, and related essential questions that are designed to get at the essence of the idea of a function. 

Course Goals 

The overall goal of this course is to understand the concept of a function. This is a multi-faceted task, to be accomplished by developing several more specific understandings related to functions: