Crossing the Asymptote
This lesson involves determining when the graph of a rational function crosses its horizontal asymptote.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/crossing-the-asymptote
Rational Functions
In this activity, students will discover, or re-discover, the connection between a rational function, transformations, and both vertical and horizontal asymptotes.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rational-functions_1
Investigation of End Behavior
Students explore end behavior of rational functions graphically, algebraically, and by using tables. They will use multiple representations to look at values a given function approaches as the independent variable goes to positive or negative infinity. Tools are provided which support them in usi...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/investigation-of-end-behavior
Comparing Exponential and Power Functions
Students will be able to use various graphical representations to determine which of two functions is greater for large values of x.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/comparing-exponential-and-power-functions
Identifying Sinusoidal Graphs
This lesson involves examining graphs, or partial graphs, of sinusoidal functions to determine the values of their parameters and to express them in various ways involving sine and cosine functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/identifying-sinusoidal-graphs
Stay Tuned Lab Sound Waveform Models
In this activity, students' will record the sound waveform of a tuning fork and analyze the waveform to determine frequency, period and amplitude information. They will model the waveform using trigonometric functions. This activity has been modified for TI-Nspire with the data in the activity file.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/stay-tuned-lab-sound-waveform-models
Polar Coordinates
This lesson involves a brief introduction to the polar coordinate system.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/polar-coordinates
Transitions
Students will explore converting rectangular equations to polar form and vice versa. Familiar trigonometric identities and circle relationships are applied in making the conversions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transitions_1
Can You Hear Me Now?
Students will explore logarithmic equations relating to sound intensity and pH.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/can-you-hear-me-now
Let the Sun Shine
Students will explore daylights times of cities at different latitudes. They will create a scatterplot of the data and then find the cosine equation that matches the data. This should be worked in groups of 4, each student choosing a city of a different latitude. An extension at the end would ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/let-the-sun-shine
Trigonometric Patterns
Students use the unit circle to examine patterns in the six trigonometric functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/trigonometric-patterns@84
Products of Linear Functions
This lesson involves polynomial functions viewed as a product of linear functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/products-of-linear-functions
Story of e!
This activity is an exploration of how the value of e is derived. It includes graphs, questions, and some practice problems.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/story-of-e
Logarithmic Transformations of Data
This lesson involves three real-world data sets in which the relationship between each pair of variables is non-linear. Students will be asked to describe the original relationship between each pair of variables, and observe how each transformation is used to achieve a linear relationship.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/logarithmic-transformations-of-data
Trig Ratios - IB
Students will use the handheld to discover the relationship between the trigonometric functions: sine, cosine and tangent and the side length ratios of a right triangle.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/trig-ratios_1
Real World Math Made Easy: Tic Toc Lab
This activity has been modified for Nspire with the data entered into the file.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/real-world-math-made-easy-tic-toc-lab
Sinusoidal Modeling
This lesson involves writing an equation to predict the average monthly temperature for a certain location based on past data.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/sinusoidal-modeling
Parametrizing the Unit Circle
The purpose of this activity is to use parametric equations to "unwrap" the unit circle. This process will allow students to obtain the graph of the function y = sin(x).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/parametrizing-the-unit-circle
Nonlinear Systems of Equations
Students will be introduced to nonlinear systems of equations. It begins by allowing students to move figures around the screen to see ways certain types of graphs (linear/conic and conic/conic) can intersect each other and how many possible intersection points are possible. The activity conclude...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/nonlinear-systems-of-equations
Ride the Rollercoaster
Students use polynomial regression to develop and assess the fit of equations modeling data. The equation models are then evaluated for reasonableness in their use for extrapolating beyond the given data sets.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/ride-the-rollercoaster
Transitions
In this activity, students review some basic relationships relating to the unit circle and apply these relationships in the conversion of a rectangular circle equation to polar form.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transitions
Properties of an Ellipse
Students discover properties of an ellipse, such as the set of all points such that the sum of the distances from these points to two fixed points is constant.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/properties-of-an-ellipse_1
It's a Parallelogram, You Say?
Students represent complex numbers in the complex plane as points or vectors and display the sum and difference of two complex numbers as diagonals of the parallelograms they define.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/its-a-parallelogram-you-say
How Many? (Precalculus)
Students will be presented a situation in which they must use linear programming to determine the optimum production level to maximize profits.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/how-many-precalculus
Helicopter Bungee Jump
In this activity, students will observe a simulation of a record breaking bungee jump, consider a mathematical model of the height as a function of time, and take the derivative to determine points of interest like the minimum height, maximum velocity, acceleration, and maximum jerk. Students wil...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/helicopter-bungee-jump_1