Microworld: Graphs
of Functions and Symmetry: (All-in-One)
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Author:
Kanchan
Manaktala
This delightful 6-page Microworld is a gentle introduction to the symmetries
of a graph. It approaches this idea through the metaphor of reflection, as
in reflection through a mirror. The basic reflections that it considers are:
reflections through the x-axis and y-axis, and through the line y=x.
Beginning
with reflections of points through these lines,
it moves on to let the reader experiment with the reflections of graphs
and curves through these lines, and gives a visual tour
of the various notions of symmetry associated with these geometric operations.
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