The Long Road to My STEM Career
...earning activity was the opposite of fun; it wasn’t accessible, and it penalized risk-taking. I still remember how helpless I felt because I couldn’t commit that little table to memory. I didn’t do well in that class. I failed miserably with a low F! Eventually, I recovered, and in high school I ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/adawoo
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
...s Readers discuss domain and range of functions in this second session of our “Algebra Through Calculus” series. Algebra Through Calculus: Seeing Structure in Expressions and Equations Hosted by Janice Mitchener and Dennis Wilson In this webinar, AP® Calculus Readers discuss seeing structure...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...s “Googling” for the correct answer, it’s also about them taking pictures of test questions or sharing answers via text. Studies show teachers aren’t comfortable letting students use their mobile devices on an exam, citing test security as their number one concern. Internet access on personal dev...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Binomial PDF Eye Color | TI-Nspire Family
This activity involves binomial trials, distributions, and probabilities. Students can create the binomial distribution following the steps in Binomial_Pdf_Eye_Color_Create-84 document Binomial PDF Eye Color | TI-Nspire Family apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-binomial
Voronoi Diagrams | TI-Nspire™ family | Geometry and Trigonometry
Students will create Voronoi Diagrams and apply them to real world scenarios. Voronoi Diagrams | TI-Nspire™ family | Geometry and Trigonometry apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma P...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-voronoi-diagrams
Trig Ratios
Trig Ratios apcalculus website Students will use the graphing calculator to discover the relationship between the trigonometric functions of sine, cosine and tangent and the side length ratios of a r...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-trig-ratios
TJ Warren Donates TI Calculators
... Vulputate Adipiscing Dapibus Aenean eu leo quam. Pellentesque ornare sem lacinia quam venenatis vestibulum. Maecenas faucibus mollis interdum. Pharetra Ornare Mattis Magna Commodo Professional basketball star donates TI calculators to his former high school Juniors at Riverside High...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/tj-warren-donates
Optimization
In this activity, students will learn how to use the second derivative test to find maxima and minima in word problems and solve optimization in functions and parametric functions. Optimization apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-optimization
Rational Functions
In this activity, students will discover, or re-discover, the connection between a rational function, transformations, and both vertical and horizontal asymptotes. Rational Functions apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-rational-functions
Application of Function Composition
Application of Function Composition apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Functions Activity Overview This lesson explores ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-application-function-composition
Is it normal?
In this activity, students will use the idea of a normal distribution to pull together multiple areas of probability and statistics. Is it normal? apcalculus website In this activity, students will u...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-is-it-normal
Rational Functions
In this activity, students will discover, or re-discover, the connection between a rational function, transformations, and both vertical and horizontal asymptotes. Rational Functions apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-rational-functions
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
... person and what they know. What do you love most about teaching? It's fun to get a class engaged in an activity that they find both enjoyable and intriguing. There's a fine line between learning mathematics and play, and I like to ride that line. Sure, sometimes it’s important for students to s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Graphing Calculators Are Now Approved for the AP® Biology Exam, but What Else Can I Do With Them?
...a few of the Science Practices for AP® science courses as published by the College Board®. Within each practice, there are examples of how a Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculator can help students achieve the outcomes outlined. Science Practice: The student can use representations and models...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Stacy Thibodeaux
...gh School in Youngsville, Louisiana TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 18 years Stacy in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? In college, I was a pre-med major who wanted to be a doctor. My anatomy and physiology teacher suggested that I help tutor and eventually told me she thought I should ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/teacherofthemonth
Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
...intertwined — chords in all keys are numbered in a standard pattern, for instance — Sword went deeper into the topic by introducing an imaginary band comprised of historical mathematicians. Envision the Euclidean Fibonacci Pythagorean Sword-Play Band (or EFPSPB for short) … Pythagorean ratios not...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/june/music-in-math
Analysis and Approaches
...ter plot of each sequence, and determine that sequences with common differences (called arithmetic sequences) have scatter plots whose points form a straight line. Arithmetic Sequences and Series Students will explore the definition of a function through use of a graph, a s...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches
Trig Ratios
Trig Ratios apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Geometry and Trigonometry Trig Ratios Students will use the graphing calculator to discover t...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-trig-ratios
Application of Function Composition
Application of Function Composition apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Functions Activity Overview This lesson explores the comp...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-application-function-composition
Is it normal?
In this activity, students will use the idea of a normal distribution to pull together multiple areas of probability and statistics. Is it normal? apcalculus website In this activity, students will u...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-is-it-normal
Optimization
In this activity, students will learn how to use the second derivative test to find maxima and minima in word problems and solve optimization in functions and parametric functions. Optimization apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-optimization
Rational Functions
In this activity, students will discover, or re-discover, the connection between a rational function, transformations, and both vertical and horizontal asymptotes. Rational Functions apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-rational-functions
Rational Functions
In this activity, students will discover, or re-discover, the connection between a rational function, transformations, and both vertical and horizontal asymptotes. Rational Functions apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-rational-functions-updated
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
...ed. In this activity, you will investigate the derivatives of some common functions by approximating the instantaneous rate of change (using the symmetric difference quotient) at many inputs. You will also use the table and graphing capabilities of your graphing handheld. Investigating the Deri...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Binomial PDF Eye Color | TI-Nspire Family
This activity involves binomial trials, distributions, and probabilities. Students can create the binomial distribution following the steps in Binomial_Pdf_Eye_Color_Create-84 document Binomial PDF Eye Color | TI-Nspire Family apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-binomial