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微積分 MA1001-A 上課筆記（精簡版）

2018.09.11.

Ching-hsiao Arthur Cheng 鄭經斅


Chapter 0

Preliminary

0.1 Functions and Their Graphs


Definition 0.1: Real-Valued Functions of a Real Variable
Let X, Y Ď R be subsets of real numbers. A real-valued function f of a real variable
x from X to Y is a correspondence that assigns to each element x in X exactly one
number y in Y . Here X is called the domain of f and is usually denoted by Dom(f ),
Y is called “the” co-domain of f , the number y is called the image of x under f and is
usually denoted by f (x), which is called the value of f at x. The range of f , denoted
by Ran(f ), is a subset of Y consisting of all images of numbers in X. In other words,
␣ ˇ (
Ran(f ) ” the range of f ” f (x) ˇ x P X .

Remark 0.2. Given a way of assignment x ÞÑ f (x) without specifying where x is chosen
from, we still treat f as a function and Dom(f ) is considered as the collection of all x P R
x2 ´ 1
such that f (x) is well-defined. For example, f (x) = x + 1 and g(x) = are both
x´1
considered as functions with

Dom(f ) = R and Dom(g) = Rzt1u .

Since Dom(f ) ‰ Dom(g), f and g are considered as different functions even though f (x) =
g(x) for all x ‰ 1.

Terminologies:

1. Explicit form of a function: y = f (x);

1
2. Implicit form of a function: F (x, y) = 0.（參考影片）

Definition 0.3
A function f is a polynomial function if f takes the form

f (x) = an xn + an´1 xn´1 + ¨ ¨ ¨ + a1 x + a0 ,

where a0 , a1 , a2 , ¨ ¨ ¨ , an are real numbers, called coefficients of the polynomial, and


n is a non-negative integer. If an ‰ 0, then an is called the leading coefficient, and
n is called the degree of the polynomial. A rational function is the quotient of two
polynomials.

Definition 0.4
( )
The graph of the function y = f (x) consists of all points x, f (x) , where x is in the
domain of f . In other words,
!( ) ˇˇ )
G(f ) ” the graph of f ” x, f (x) ˇ x P Dom(f ) .

Definition 0.5: Composite Functions


Let f and g be functions. The function f ˝ g, read f circle g, is the function defined
( )
by (f ˝ g)(x) = f g(x) . The domain of f ˝ g is the set of all x in the domain of g
such that g(x) is in the domain of f . In other words,
␣ ˇ (
Dom(f ˝ g) = x P Dom(g) ˇ g(x) P Dom(f ) .
Chapter 1

Limits and Continuity

1.1 Limits of Functions


Goal: Given a function f defined “near c”, find the value of f at x when x is “arbitrarily
close” to c.

x2 ´ 1
Example 1.1. Consider the function g(x) = given in Remark 0.2, and
x´1
$ 2
& x ´1
if x ‰ 1 ,
h(x) = x´1
% 0 if x = 1 .

Then the limit of g at 1 should be the same as the limit of h at 1. Therefore, to consider
the limit of a function at a point c, the value of the function at c is not important at all.

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