Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
...sk that allows students to have a good time. It’s that connection between the student, the teacher and the curriculum that can be so exciting. What subjects have you enjoyed most, and why? I’ve always thought of geometry as an engaging and interesting subject. It’s like always working out differe...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?
.... AP® and College Board®are trademarks registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, TI products. Policies subject to change. Visit www.collegeboard.org. About the author: Erick Archer is the market strategy manager for science and stem education...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Stacy Thibodeaux
...stry TEACHES WHERE: Southside High 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 even...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/teacherofthemonth
Analysis and Approaches
...ace Area and Volume In this activity, students will discuss and use multiple ways to answer financial questions involving loans, compound interest, amortization tables, saving money using annuities, and depreciation of assets. Amortization In this activ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches
Application of Function Composition
...omposite function. Summarize the relationship between functions and their composite function. Application of Function Composition Objectives Given functions f and g, student will be able to determine the domain and range of each as well as the composite functions defined b...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-application-function-composition
Amortization
... Analysis and Approaches | Numbers and Algebra .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Amortization Objectives Students will discuss and use multiple ways to answer financial questions involving loans, compound interest, amortization tables, s...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-amortization
Trig Patterns
...alysis and Approaches | Geometry and Trigonometry .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Trig Patterns Objectives Students will use the unit circle and the handheld to estimate the six trig functions at certain angle measures. Students will th...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-trig-patterns
Amortization
... Analysis and Approaches | Numbers and Algebra .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Amortization Objectives Students will discuss and use multiple ways to answer financial questions involving loans, compound interest, amortization tables, s...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-amortization
Compound Interest
...y involves exploring the formula for compound interest as a function of the initial deposit, interest rate, and the number of pay periods per year. Objectives Students will interpret the variables in the formula for compound interest. Students will use the formula for compound interes...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-compound-interest
Vectors in Component Form
...learn how to express a vector in component form using the unit vectors i and j. Vectors in Component Form Planning and Resources Objectives Students will learn how to express a vector in component form using the unit vectors i and j. Vocabulary Vector Components Magnitude Dir...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-vectors-component-form
Best Class
...alysis and Approaches | Statistics and Probability .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Best Class Objectives Students will represent real-world data using a histogram and box and whisker diagram. Students will calculate measures of central tend...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-best-class
Compound Interest
Compound Interest apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Analysis and Approaches | Numbers and Algebra Objectives Students will interpret the variables i...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-compound-interest
Best Class
...Analysis and Approaches | Probability and Statistics .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Best Class Objectives Students will represent real-world data using a histogram and box and whisker diagram. Students will calculate measures of central tend...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-best-class
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
... will also use the table and graphing capabilities of your graphing handheld. Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions Objectives Students will: Develop the idea of the derivative as a function Gather evidence toward some common derivative formulas Use ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Bounded Areas | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family | Calculus
... Activity Overview In this lesson, students will compare the Riemann Sum area estimates with the exact bounded area of a curve and the x-axis. Objectives Students will practice and discuss applications of finding the area bounded by a curve and the x-axis. Students will apply this in...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-bounded-areas
Binomial Expansion
...lysis and Approaches | Numbers and Algebra .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Binomial Expansion Objectives Students will use their knowledge of patterns to aid in the expansion of binomials, by way of Pascal’s triangle. Students will us...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-binomial-expansion
Binomial Expansion
...lysis and Approaches | Numbers and Algebra .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Binomial Expansion Objectives Students will use their knowledge of patterns to aid in the expansion of binomials, by way of Pascal’s triangle. Students will us...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-binomial-expansion
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...lay, front and center. The example just described is not at all exotic, and is about as standard an example of a removable discontinuity as one could come up with. But, it took on new life when students saw it firsthand on their graphing calculators. Here are some other examples of discontinuitie...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...TEM principles that make space exploration possible. The challenges are organized in six categories, each containing questions and riddles of varying complexity, with points awarded based on the degree of difficulty. From cracking a code using TI’s basic programming language to calculating the tr...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration
Free Resources for AP® Calculus by @TICalculators
...anding needed for success on the exam and in further math courses. Former AP® Calculus Chief Reader Steve Kokoska and former AP® Calculus development committee member Tom Dick have partnered with Texas Instruments (TI) to make a set of resources geared to help you better prepare for teaching calc...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/january/free-resources-for-ap-calculus
Solution 26350: Recommendation for Disinfecting TI Handheld Products.
... dry cloth to remove any residue or film left by the alcohol pad. Please note: Avoid applying pressure to the screen/display. Keep foreign objects from penetrating the connectivity ports on the unit. Keep liquids from getting inside the calculator. Texas Instruments has performed ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/26350
Solution 38875: Asm84CEPrgm command is not accessible in catalog of the latest version of the TI-84 Plus CE Operating System.
...ommand was disabled with the latest update to the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator Operating System. I will be glad to provide information on this subject. There are classroom exams and other test scenarios where simple calculator clearing or calculator resets are used instead of test modes suc...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/38875
Solution 37038: Backup and restore TI-84 Plus family graphing calculator files to a computer using TI Connect CE™ software.
...d in the computer will not detect it. Then, turn the calculator on by pressing the [ON] button. 3) Select the TI Connect CE “Calculator Explorer” workspace from the workspace panel on the left. 4) Click on the file names you would like to select (To select all calculator files, click on [Edit] th...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/37038
Solution 11521: Installing New TI Key Fonts on a Windows® Computer.
...ore 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 file may be include...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11521
Solution 12161: String Commands on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family, and Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
...ates the characters in a string. The default is -1 (rotate right one character). shift - Shifts the characters in a string and replaces them with spaces. The default is -1 (shift right one character and replace with one space). string - Converts a numeric expression into a string. This it...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/12161