This assignment will see students using tables of values to generate coordinate pairs in order to plot cubic functions on a variety of differently scaled axes. The functions that learners will be plotting increase in difficulty as the worksheet progresses from y = x^3 - 1 to y = x^3 + 2x^2 - 4, and there are six functions to plot in total. In each case, the x values range from -2 to 2, and the table of values is already constructed for students alongside a separate pair of axes.
We have included a section on use of a calculator, which will guide your students through getting the most from their scientific calculators and using them to generate tables of values.