Optimization - IB
Students learn how to use the second derivative test to find maxima and minima in word problems and solve optimization in parametric functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/optimization_ns_ib
Solution 34432: Solving a System of Linear Equations Using a Graph on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
Solution 34432: Solving a System of Linear Equations Using a Graph on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. Solution 34432: Solving a System of Linear Equations Using a Graph on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. global Solution 34432: ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34432
Earth Day Engineering | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...o reflect on our own actions that may be harmful to human health and diminish our resources. Our students will be the next generation of problem-solvers. We need to instill the knowledge and the skills to adapt to change and find the solutions in an ever-changing world. Building STEM skills is...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/earthday_engineering
Forensics Case 2 - Bouncing Back: Using ground-penetrating radar to locate buried objects
In this activity, students gather data to explore the use of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) to find buried materials. They use a range finder to detect the presence of an object and to distinguish between different-shaped objects. They find the buried car and help solve a case.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/forensics-case-2--bouncing-back-using-groundpenetrating-radar-to-locate-buried-objects
Matrices Using CAS
This Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity encourages students to perform basic arithmetic operations on matrices, and solving a set of equations using CAS.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/matrices-using-cas
Rose Curve
This lesson involves clicking on sliders to observe the effect of changing the values of a and n in the equation r = asin(nθ).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rose-curve_1
Rose Curve- 84
In this activity, students will observe the effect of changing the values of a and n in the equation r = asin(nθ).https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/rose-curve
Solution 34507: Performing Polar and Rectangular Conversions on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
... Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators. global Solution 34507: Performing Polar and Rectangular Conversions Using a TI-84 PLUS C Silver Edition Graphing Calculator. website Home | TI-83 Plus a...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34507
Solution 11989: Solving a Quadratic Equation Using Numeric Solver on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus.
Solution 11989: Solving a Quadratic Equation Using Numeric Solver on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus. Solution 11989: Solving a Quadratic Equation Using Numeric Solver on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus. global Solution 11989: Solving a Quadratic Equation Using Numeric Solver on the TI-83 P...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11989
Solution 11936: Changing the Language to English on the TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, and TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition.
Solution 11936: Changing the Language to English on the TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, and TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition. Solution 11936: Changing the Language to English on the TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, and TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition. global Solution 11936: Changing the Language to English on th...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11936
Segment Addition Postulate
The purpose of this handout is to provide students an opportunity to learn the keystrokes involved using the TI-Nspire and to verify the Segment Addition Postulate.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/segment-addition-postulate
The Sprinkler and the Lawn
Students will apply the concepts of angle bisector, incenter of a triangle, and percentages to solve a real-world problem involving a circular sprinkler and a triangular-shaped lawn.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-sprinkler-and-the-lawn
Shortest Distances
Students will explore three situations involving distances between points and lines. First, the minimum distance between two points leads to the Triangle Inequality Theorem. Then, the shortest distance from a point to a line is investigated. Finally, students find the smallest total distan...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/shortest-distances
Triangle Midsegment Exploration
The activity has the students investigate the relationship of the midsegment to the third side of the triangle. In addition the students investigate the area of the smaller triangles compared to the larger one and uses the results to solve the "campground" problem. There is a set of follow-up q...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/triangle-midsegment-exploration
Implicit Differentiation
Students find the derivative of a relation, F(x,y), that is not solved for y.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/implicit-differentiation_4
Implicit Differentiation Tangent Line Problem
How to solve Implicit Differentiation Tangent Line Problem in a Ti-Nspire Cas CXhttps://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/implicit-differentiation-tangent-line-problem
Exploring the Geometric Means of a Right Triangle - When the Altitude to the Hypotenuse Is Drawn
Students will explore the concept of geometric mean and solve right triangle problems using geometric mean proportions. A TI-Nspire activity demonstrates interactively the geometric mean relationship, and an activity sheet applies the relationship to solve triangle problem. Most discussions of g...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-the-geometric-means-of-a-right-triangle--when-the-altitude-to-the-hypotenuse-is-drawn
Exponential Functions and the Natural Logarithm
Discover a surprising property involving the relative growth rate of an exponential function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exponential-functions-and-the-natural-logarithm
Applications of Similar Figures
Students will identify corresponding parts of figures and use the definition of similar figures to solve real-world applications involving rectangles and triangles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/applications-of-similar-figures
A Sprinkler System Activity for the TI-Nspire TouchPad
This lesson involves the student in constructing and then creating their own designs using circles to indicate water spray from sprinklers set to full, half, and quarter circle patterns. The students learn to appreciate the ART of Math in the designs created with the Nspire TouchPad. The students...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/a-sprinkler-system-activity-for-the-tinspire-touchpad
The Hinge Theorems
Students will explore the inequality relationships that arise when some of the triangle congruence conditions are in place but others are not. The SAS Inequality Theorem and the SSS Inequality Theorem are often referred to as the Hinge Theorem and its converse. These two theorems concern inequali...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-hinge-theorems_1
The Lunes of Hippocrates
In this activity, students will explore a figure that involves lunes - the area enclosed between arcs of intersecting circles. When lunes are constructed on the sides of a right triangle, an interesting result occurs.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-lunes-of-hippocrates_1
Solving for Sides in a Right Triangle
This activity was designed for the Grade 11 College Math course in the Ontario curriculum. Students are expected to solve problems, including those that arise from real-world applications, by determining the measures of the sides and angles of right triangles using the primary trigonometric ratio...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/solving-for-sides-in-a-right-triangle
Balancing Equations
This lesson involves understanding what it means for an equation to be balanced in the process of solving linear equations with one variable.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/balancing-equations
Interrogating Data by Random Sampling
This lesson involves using random sampling to make predictions about a population.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/interrogating-data-by-random-sampling