Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
...comment struck a chord: “You don’t seem nearly as mean in person as you do online.” Snow realized that by just focusing on teaching the curriculum, without paying attention to his tone, he was not coming across in an approachable manner. Since then, he has made an effort to infuse humor into his ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
...t a certificate of completion. This may be accepted at your school or district for continuing education credit. Introducing the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator Presented by Becky Byer and John Hanna Spend an hour getting acquainted with writing, running and editing Python progra...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
... concept, you don’t even have to see the graph to know the answer. No calculations are necessary. Of course, I would be pretty happy if a student thought to use the value of the discriminant in order to find which values for b would yield no solutions for the quadratic. I’m convinced too many...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
... the small circle show a time of .293 s, which corresponds to the first entry in cell B2 in the Lists & Spreadsheet (L&S) page (Figure 6). Record all those times, for as many bounces as possible, in the second column. Using these entries allows us to compute the difference in time between bounces...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...ur students. There’s no need to leave planet Earth to enjoy the anniversary. Grab your calculators, and let’s take a look at some out-of-this-world activities to help students mark this milestone on the moon using math. Boom! On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were on approach to Tr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration
Solution 13980: OS Restore in TI Connect™ for Macintosh® not Detecting Calculators Without the Operating System.
...ectivity cable? Follow the below steps to get the device recognized by TI OS Restore: • Unplug the TI Connectivity Cable from the device and from the computer• Turn off then turn on the calculator• Plug the cable into the calculator• Plug the cable into the computer• Wait about 20 seconds to see ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/13980
Solution 26350: Recommendation for Disinfecting TI Handheld Products.
...roducts? Texas Instruments is concerned about the health and safety of students using personal and school-owned calculators and recommends cleaning methods that meet CDC and WHO guidelines. To disinfect a TI calculator in an effort to help prevent the transmission of a virus or other illness: 1. ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/26350
Solution 24631: The Computer Algebra System (CAS) and Texas Instruments Graphing Calculators.
... software that allows the manipulation of mathematical expressions in symbolic form. The principal difference between a calculator with CAS and one without CAS is the ability to deal with equations symbolically rather than numerically. Texas Instruments products that have the Computer Algebra Sy...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/24631
Solution 33812: Algorithm Used for the cZeros() (Complex Zeros) Function on the TI-Nspire™ CAS Family.
...( function returns a list of candidate real and non-real values of var that make expression = 0 by using the lexical Gröbner/Buchberger elimination method to attempt to determine all complex zeros. The cZeros(expr, var) function does this by computing exp►list(cSolve(expression = 0, var, var). Pl...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/33812
Solution 24631: The Computer Algebra System (CAS) and Texas Instruments Graphing Calculators.
... software that allows the manipulation of mathematical expressions in symbolic form. The principal difference between a calculator with CAS and one without CAS is the ability to deal with equations symbolically rather than numerically. Texas Instruments products that have the Computer Algebra Sy...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/24632
Solution 11365: Compatibility of Programs Written for the TI-83 Family Running on the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...83 Plus should be compatible and work with the TI-84 Plus. However, any assembly programs made for the TI-83 will NOT work on the TI-84 Plus family without modification of the code. Solution 11365: Compatibility of Programs Written for the TI-83 Family Running on the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphin...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/11365
Solution 27430: Troubleshooting Connectivity Issues Between TI Graphing Calculators and Computers.
... TI-84 Plus TI-84 Plus Silver Edition TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition TI-84 Plus CE TI-84 Plus CE Python TI-Connect CE TI-73 Explorer TI-83 Plus TI-86 TI-89 ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/27430
Solution 12681: Requesting A Returned Material Authorization (RMA) Number For A Product Replacement.
...that is not functioning properly, it may be necessary to return this product to Texas Instruments. This should be done after troubleshooting has been completed and you have contacted TI-Cares. If a return is necessary, you will be issued a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number by Customer Se...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/warranty-replacement-options/12681
Solution 34839: Method for Calculating i^i on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...ase Search Why does the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators display a result of .2078795764 for i^i? The result can be computed using Euler's formula: Taking the square root of both sides of the above equation yields the result: Raising both sides to the ith p...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34839
Solution 34800: Cause of the "Error: Data Type" Message When Using the Normalcdf Command on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
... the Data Type error. Some of the distribution functions are not designed to accept list as a valid parameter. Normalpdf() and normalcdf() are two of those. They are designed to accept floating number or integer only. This is done by design and not a software or calculator malfunction. Please see...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34800
Solution 38875: Asm84CEPrgm command is not accessible in catalog of the latest version of the TI-84 Plus CE Operating System.
...lator clearing or calculator resets are used instead of test modes such as Press-to-Test. This restriction strengthens calculator security to support those exam scenarios. Solution 38875: Asm84CEPrgm command is not accessible in catalog of the latest version of the TI-84 Plus CE Operating System...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/38875
Solution 11521: Installing New TI Key Fonts on a Windows® Computer.
...ion.• To select more than one font to add, hold down the CTRL key, and then click each of the fonts to be added.• To add fonts from a network drive without using disk space on the computer, make sure that the Copy fonts to Fonts folder check box, in the Add Fonts dialog box, is clear. • A .TXT fi...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11521
Solution 13344: Calculating lcm() (Least Common Multiple) of Two Arguments on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family and Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
...) can also be accessed in the CATALOG. Please Note: On a TI-92 family or Voyage 200 calculator, just press [B] (since there is no [ALPHA] key due to those units' QWERTY keypad. The following examples demonstrate how to use lcm(): Example: Find the LCM of 6 and 9. 1) Press [2ND] [MATH] [1], us...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/13344
Solution 13062: Solving a System of Equations on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage™ 200 Using the Gauss-Jordan method.
...Plus, and Voyage 200 graphing calculators do not have a one-key Gauss-Jordan method function. However, if you know what transformations you want to accomplish on a matrix, there are several commands available that allow the user to add or swap rows as it is done when using the Gauss-Jordan method...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/13062
Solution 11820: Algorithm Used for the cZeros() (Complex Zeros) Function on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family, and Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
...( function returns a list of candidate real and non-real values of var that make expression = 0 by using the lexical Gröbner/Buchberger elimination method to attempt to determine all complex zeros.. The cZeros(expr, var) function does this by computing exp►list(cSolve(expression = 0, var, var). P...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/11820
Solution 10349: Calculation Method Used by the Polynomial Root Finder on the TI-85 and TI-86.
...The TI-85 polynomial root finder makes use of the built-in eigenvalue solver. The coefficients of the polynomial are used to create what is called a "companion matrix". Basically, the coefficients appear across a row or column (there are variations) and the rest of the matrix is all zeros except ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/10349
Solution 10403: Symbolic Manipulation Capabilities of the TI-85 when Computing Derivatives.
...an"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} There are no symbolic manipulation capabilities on the TI-85. The der1() and der2() functions use an exact method internally, they will not give a symbolic output. The TI-85 has been discontinued. When upgrading, consider the TI-89 Titanium or the TI-Nspi...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/10403
Predicting White Blood Counts
Students find equations, which best-fit the data, using different regression models built into their calculators. The best method of handling this data, is to break the data into sections and fit different periods of time with different equations. Using their models, they predict when the patie...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/predicting-white-blood-counts
Murder in the First Degree - The Death of Mr. Spud
Students model the process of cooling and use a cooling curve to simulate a forensic scenario to predict the time of death. They use technology to find an exponential plot.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/murder-in-the-first-degree--the-death-of-mr--spud--ti83