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1.1 Functions » What is a function? (7:55) Download Video Subtitles & Transcripts

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Here are links to a few other videos introducing the idea of a function:

• A description of functions by Bart Snapp.  Uses the relationship between cat-years and human-years as the main example.

• What is a function? by Jim Fowler.  This video is part of his MOOC on Calculus from The Ohio State University.

 

I think both of these videos are quite good. 

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