Curated OER
What is a Parent Function?
This video defines the term parent function. It shows how to find the parent function of a set of quadratic functions and a separate set of linear functions.
Northeast Arkansas Education Cooperative
Function Families and Their Connections Including Vertical Shift of an Absolute Value Function
One of the strongest tools an algebra learner develops is the ability to quickly and accurately graph almost any given function. Often doing this quickly and accurately requires rigid transformations to a parent function,...
Brightstorm
Power Functions - Concept
Exponents are number 34897 to the power of 0! The short video explains what a power function is. It also demonstrates how to identify the n portion in a standard, fraction, and square root example.
Curated OER
How Do You Graph the Parent Quadratic Function y=x2?
Watch this video to learn about the parent quadratic function. The instructor walks learners through this step-by-step process.
FuseSchool
Other Graphs—Sin, Cos, Tan, and Exponential
Explore the graphs of the trigonometric functions. Learners see the graphs of the sine, cosine, tangent, and exponential functions. Focusing on the parent function, the video instructor discusses key features and how to identify each...
Northeast Arkansas Education Cooperative
Function Families: Translations and Reflections
This comprehensive introduction to rigid transformation of functions does a fabulous job of breaking down translations and reflections into manageable concept chunks. Care is taken with horizontal translations, vertical translations,...
Brightstorm
Dilations of Quadratic Graphs - Concept
Help learners recognize the characteristics of a quadratic graph and how changes affect them. An informative video uses a graphing calculator in order to find out what happens when the leading coefficient of a quadratic...
Calculus Expert
Using Transformations to Sketch a Graph
Watch as a function becomes transformed one step at a time. The instructor begins with a parent function and analyzes the transformations applied to it. She methodically applies each one with a new graph until reaching the complete...
Krista King Math
Graphing Parabolas
Explore graphing quadratic functions by writing them in vertex form. Learners use their skills of completing the square to rewrite standard form in vertex form. They recognize key features in the equation and transfer them to the graph,...
Curated OER
What Does the Constant 'k' do in y = |x|+k?
How do you translate absolute value equations vertically? What's a parent equation? What is a constant k in an equation? How does the value of the constant k change the graph of the equation vertically? So many questions. Watch as the...
Educator.com
Derivatives Example: f(x)=√x
Introduce your classes to the derivative formula using a video lesson. The instructor works through an example using the parent square root function. He then shows how to write the equation of the tangent line at a given x value.
Scholastic
Study Jams! Transformations
Flip, spin, and shift with this vocabulary-rich video on transformations. Learners watch different movements and see how to move an object without affecting its size. The video follows with a multiple choice assessment that...
Calculus Expert
Sketch the Graph of a Parabola
How many ways can you graph a quadratic? The video shows two approaches to graphing a quadratic expression that is initially in standard form. The first method finds the vertex using -b/2a. The second approach is to find (h,k).
Curated OER
What Does the Constant 'h' do in y = |x-h|?
Translating the graph of an absolute value equation horizontally based on the value of a constant, seems to be a big task. That sentence was a mouthful. So what does it all mean? Click on this video to observe the instructor illustrate...