Gettin' the Swing
Math: Calculus: Transcendental Functions
Math: Calculus: Applications of the Derivative
Math: Calculus: Derivatives
Math: AP Calculus: AP Calculus
9-12
45 Minutes
TI Connect™
TI-89 / TI-89 Titanium
CBR™ 2 motion sensor
pendulum (smooth ball hanging from a string), meter stick, stop watch
Lessons
Gettin' the Swing
Activity Overview
Students investigate sinusoidal functions, collect data from a swinging pendulum, model the data with a cosine function, and take the derivative to find the velocity and acceleration.
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Math: Calculus: Transcendental Functions
Math: Calculus: Applications of the Derivative
Math: Calculus: Derivatives
Math: AP Calculus: AP Calculus
9-12
45 Minutes
TI Connect™
TI-89 / TI-89 Titanium
CBR™ 2 motion sensor
pendulum (smooth ball hanging from a string), meter stick, stop watch
Lessons
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