Leveraging CAS to Explore and Teach Mathematics
You can't spell Calculus without the letters C, A, and S, but a Computer Algebra System has unforeseen potential in any math class that requires algebraic thinking. (Try to find one that doesn't!) I'll be the first to admit that I wasn't sure I was a “CAS fan” when first introduced to it. I didn...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas
TI Calculators + Chromebook™ Computers = A Powerful Combo for Math Class
...calculator is connected: Take screenshots Download and transfer files Update the calculator operating system (OS) Following are some detailed ideas on how to get the most from a Chromebook™ notebook computer plus calculator mix in your classroom. Using screenshots As you crea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ti_calculators_and_chromebooks
Top Tips From a Math Teacher for Taking the Online AP® Exam
...udents. If it were in my classroom, there would be a number that we would tear down each day with a Calculus meme on it. Instead, I’m using Remind to communicate with my kids. Teach the structure of the test. No matter if the test is on papers (admin 1 and 2) or online (admin 3), this year th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/onlineapexam-math
Monday Night Calculus With Steve Kokoska and Tom Dick
... Monday, Sept. 14 at 7 pm Eastern time, and will continue every other Monday through the end of November. Score! Below, you can download a problem set or two for the upcoming session. We’ll continue to update these problems every week in advance of the next session. Sept. 14: Limits a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/monday_night_calculus
To STEM and Beyond!
As a chemistry teacher, I have always been intrigued on how to do what the engineering design and computer science teachers do in their classes. “Why,” do you ask? We are educating the future workforce. Our students are being trained and taught for jobs that haven’t even been created yet. The ev...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemday
Tips for Surviving the School Year, Whatever It May Look Like!
...ills for the future One of the things I missed most was hands-on learning when I was virtual and hybrid last year. I am hopeful that this year we can complete STEM Projects together. I want to foster collaboration, creativity and critical thinking with my students. Incorporating STEM projects int...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/5_backtoschool_tips
Puzzling Students to Push Their Understanding
... All of these lingering questions came into focus when the teachers in my school began work with Oklahoma Excel, a statewide networked improvement community dedicated to using the principles of improvement science to study that very goal. Can our students increase their mathematical reasoning ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/puzzleproblems
Computer Science Comes to Life With TI Technology | TI
...nce resources from Texas Instruments? Now is the perfect time to check it out! As one of the contributing authors, I’d love to help show you around. Let’s take a look at the highlights. The main page contains Python lessons by topics, links to 10 Minutes of Code (for TI‑Nspire™ CX II and TI-84...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/computer-science-resources-with-ti-technology
How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
In this post, we will go through a few introductory steps to help you get started writing simple TI-Basic programs on your TI-Nspire CX handheld. We will use a familiar mathematical procedure – computing the slope of a line between two points – to demonstrate computational thinking and a few cod...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/codinginmath
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
... one to select. It also avoids keyword typos. Notice, the templates below have the keywords in black and use blue placeholders to indicate where parameters belong. Python spacing can be frustrating and problematic — not anymore! Traditional Python can be tricky because it uses specifi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
BestofChemistry
...ee with your TI-Nspire™ CX Premium Teacher Software or TI-Nspire™ CX or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. Don’t have the software? Click here to get started. 1. Skills of Science: Tool — Periodic Table This is a great tool for chemistry students. The Texas Instruments periodic table is ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/bestofchemistry
TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
...tudents will build, code and test a working speaker. The speaker is built with a plastic or foam cup , a magnet, iron nail, soda straw and breadboard components. TI can loan you this project to try with your students if you’d like. Contact the TI STEM Team at STEM-Team@ti.com if you’d like to bor...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/pathtostem
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...perhaps teach you a thing or two about your class. But with many schools across the country starting virtually, getting to know your students, with a computer screen between you and them, has its challenges. For starters, a virtual setup makes it harder to read students’ facial expressions, and i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Monday Night Calculus: Your Questions, Our Answers
...udents. You must watch the session live to be a part of the drawing, and we will draw for one session each month. Below, you can download a problem set or two for upcoming sessions. We’ll continue to update these problems every week prior to the next session. Go here to join our upcoming session...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mondaynightcalculus
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
...oom. In this follow-up post (part 2), I intend to present ideas for how CAS can be utilized to benefit the algebra II classroom. Finding a lowest common denominator In my algebra I post, the Factor tool was employed as an approach to motivate students to recognize patterns between the prime ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
Using TI-Nspire™ Technology To Creatively Solve ACT® Math Problems
... CX graphing calculator, you can graph each answer choice without solving the equations for y (this saves a ton of time). How? By using the Relations command on a graphs page. Another great method is to use the Such That command on TI-Nspire™ technology to substitute numbers into the equat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/actmathproblems
Prime Summer Reading for Math Teachers | Texas Instruments
... Books for math and science teachers: “Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics” and “Modifying Your Thinking Classroom for Different Settings” “Routines for Reasoning” and “Teaching for Thinking” “Beyond the Bake Sale” “STEM Education NOW” “The Immo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/summer-reading-for-math-teachers
Solution 35934: Correcting a Domain Error When Using the lcm() or gcd() Command on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators?
... Home | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why do I get a Domain error when using the lcm() or gcd() command on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators? The input for lcm() and gc...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/35934
Solution 12005: Unexpected Complex Answer Results (i Imaginary) on the TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, and TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition.
... Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why does the TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus, and TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition not return -i when calculating i^7? The answer displayed when calculating i^7 is the complex number -3E-13-i. The real part, -3E-13, is an approximatio...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/12005
Solution 12509: TI Graphing Calculators and Computer Software Compatible with the New CBR 2™.
...Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search What TI calculators and computer software can be used with the new CBR 2 sonic motion detector? The following list of TI graphing calculators and computer software are compatible with the new CBR 2: • TI-73 Explorer™ • TI-83• TI-83 P...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/12509
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.
... Home | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why do I get a Data Type Error when using the normalcdf( ) command on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators? This error can occur whe...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34800
Solution 12185: Algorithm Used by TI Graphing Calculators for Computing Quartiles.
... Home | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search What method do TI graphing calculators use for computing quartiles? TI graphing calculators compute quartiles by simply averaging the values of adjacent ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/12185
Solution 10403: Symbolic Manipulation Capabilities of the TI-85 when Computing Derivatives.
... Home | Other Graphing Calculator products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Will the TI-85 return a symbolic answer when computing a derivative? Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/10403
Solution 12135: Error Invalid Polar Complex on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Plus and Voyage™ 200.
... Home | Other Graphing Calculator products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why do I get the error Invalid Polar Complex on my TI-89 family, TI-92 Plus or Voyage 200 graphing calculator? The Invalid Polar Complex error message is dis...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/12135
Solution 10375: Correcting a DOMAIN Error When Using the Seq() Command on the TI-82.
... Home | Other Graphing Calculator products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why do I get a DOMAIN Error when using seq() command on the TI-82? A DOMAIN Error is returned when a list generated by the seq() command has more than 99 ele...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/10375