David Sims' Self Nomination I took an algebra assignment and turned it into a satirical information booklet about functions, as if the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Functions had made a field guide for North American math students. For Acc. Algebra II/Trig last year, we had to make a "Function Toolkit," a packet of papers describing the characteristics of 10 or so basic families of math functions. It was due at the same time as other projects, and I knew I would hate to do it if I didn't have some fun. I sat down one night and made it a public service booklet against cruelty to functions (using exponentials as shoe-horns, for example. The creative juices flowing from me were about the only bright spot about Algebra II last year, a relatively dry course.

Functions of North America Title Page Contents Linear Polynomials Quartic Exponentials Logarithmic Sinusoidal Rational Power Function of the Year Conclusion