One step at a time! A seemingly linear relationship becomes an entirely new type of function. Young scholars build their understanding of step functions by completing a three-stage activity that incorporates multiple representations of...

In this activity, students' will use a motion detector to collect position data showing evenly-spaced jumps in value. They will then model this data using the greatest integer function.

This site provides a short tutorial on greatest integer function.

Definition of greatest integer function. Includes a visualization animation that requires LiveMath Notebook plugin.

A short tutorial from the Math Forum on the greatest integer function. The site includes an on-line practice set.

Twenty-five problems present a variety of practice identifying and graphing various functions. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...

Students will learn how step functions apply to real-world situations, about the notation associated with the greatest integer and least integer functions, and how to transform the greatest integer function.

Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the Art Gallery Problem, in which cameras must be placed so that the entire area of a floor can be seen. Students use their graphing calculators extensively...

This site from the Richland Community College provides graphs of Functions offers loose definitions of many terms relative to the graphing of functions.