Tower of Hanoi
...IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Tower of Hanoi Legend has it that the world will end when the puzzle is complete. Well, the original puzzle consisted of 64 disks, and the monks in the legendary civilization only moved one disk per day. With this in mi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-tower-hanoi
Too Many Choices
...plications and Interpretation | Statistics and Probability Too Many Choices Students investigate the fundamental counting principle, permutations and combinations. Key Steps Students will explore the fundamental counting principle and discover its formula. They will use th...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-too-many-choices
It’s a Two-Way Street
... further develop the understanding of how conditional distributions relate to the data. Step 2 Students are given a problem that they can complete for homework. They are to use what they’ve learned in the activity to calculate the marginal and conditional distributions on their own. S...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-two-way-street
Chi-Square Test
...dence About the Lesson This lesson involves investigating chi-squared tests and distributions. Students will compare different scenarios and determine which chi-square test is appropriate. They will look at chi-square test results and make the correct deci...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-chi-square-tests
Does a Correlation Exist?
... Does a Correlation Exist? Key Steps Students explore correlation coefficients and linear regression lines. Each problem contains a different data set and each problem has students investigate something different. They will create a scatter plot and use the calculator to f...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-plus-correlation
Exploring Geometric Sequences
...s and Algebra Activity Overview Students graphically analyze geometric series using graphs, and consider the effect of the value for the common ratio and first term using sliders. Exploring Geometric Sequences Key Steps For the first part of this activity, stu...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-exploring-geometric-sequences
Properties of Logs
...Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Objectives Students will be able to state and apply the properties of logarithms. Students will make comparisons between the properties of exponents and the properties of lo...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-properties-of-logs
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
Cool in the Pool
...for spacewalks, astronauts train at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL). NASA also uses the NBL to develop flight procedures and verify hardware compatibility, all of which are necessary to achieve mission success. In this problem, students are presented with a power outage, in which the poo...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-nasa
Analyzing Country Data
...terpret conditional probabilities from a two-way table. Students will be able to interpret expected values from a simulation as an estimate of outcomes. Students will be able to interpret expected values as an indication of association. Vocabulary association conditional probabi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-analyzing-country-data
Chi-Squared Tests
... About the Lesson This lesson involves investigating chi-squared tests and distributions. As a result, students will: Compare different scenarios and determine which chi-square test is appropriate. Write the appropriate null and alternative hypotheses for the g...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-chi-square-tests
Families of Functions
...ts will fill in the table on the student activity sheet as they investigate the effects of parameters a, h and k on each graph. Students will use the completed table to make generalizations about the effects of a, h and k on the graphs of any function. As a result, students will: Describe th...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-families-of-functions
Arithmetic Sequences and Series
...view Students use formulas to find the differences of the consecutive terms, plot a scatter 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 ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-arithmetic-sequences
Biorhythms
... the equation for their physical, emotional and intellectual cycles according to the study of biorhythms. Whilst the study of biorhythms is generally completed with Astrology – “a self-fulfilling prophetic vagueness” and “Where to find the Pixies, Gnomes and Fairies in your Garden”, the mathemati...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-biorhythms
Exploring Geometric Sequences
...while viewing a split screen of a graph and a spreadsheet makes this a dynamic activity. Step 1 Changing the values of both of the variables, first term and common ratio, of a geometric sequence gives students a deeper understanding of their behavior. A spreadsheet of the terms is a...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-exploring-geometric-sequences
Exponential Dice
This activity is done with the use of the TI-84 family as an aid to the problems, specifically using Lists and the Probability Simulation App. Exponential Dice apcalculus website Mathematics lessons f...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-exponential-dice
Too Many Choices
...lications and Interpretation | Statistics and Probability Too Many Choices Students investigate the fundamental counting principle, permutations, and combinations. Key Steps Students will explore the fundamental counting principle and discover its formula. They will use di...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-too-many-choices
Gradient of a Function
...e features of TI-Nspire to explore gradient via a tangent line determining if the gradient is negative, zero or positive. This information is used to complete a sign table as a lead in to stage two where the gradient is quantified and subsequently graphed by consideration of a set of points. In t...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-gradient
Discrimination of Parabolas
...e parabola to transformations where the coefficient of x-square is positive one. In the next stage this is changed to negative one then finally, it becomes a variable so students can dilate and transform the parabola. Students are required to constantly refine their conjecture(s) with regards to ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-discrimination-parabola
Binomial PDF Eye Color
... As a result, students will: For a binomial distribution with a given sample size and probability of success find the probability of specific outcomes from a spreadsheet of values. find the probability of specific outcomes from the graph. Find the probability of mutually exclusive events fro...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-binomial
Tower of Hanoi
...? Solve the puzzle, determine the rule for the Geometric recursion relationship, and calculate the number of days required to complete the 64-disk problem. Objectives Generation of a geometric recursion using a spreadsheet Use the calculator to generate the formula and graph ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-tower-hanoi
Exploring Geometric Sequences
...s and Algebra Activity Overview Students graphically analyze geometric series using graphs, and consider the effect of the value for the common ratio and first term using sliders. Exploring Geometric Sequences Key Steps For the first part of this activity, stu...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-exploring-geometric-sequences
Biorhythms
... the equation for their physical, emotional and intellectual cycles according to the study of biorhythms. Whilst the study of biorhythms is generally completed with Astrology – “a self-fulfilling prophetic vagueness” and “Where to find the Pixies, Gnomes and Fairies in your Garden”, the mathemati...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-biorhythms
Discrimination of Parabolas
...e parabola to transformations where the coefficient of x-square is positive one. In the next stage this is changed to negative one then finally, it becomes a variable so students can dilate and transform the parabola. Students are required to constantly refine their conjecture(s) with regards to ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-discrimination-parabola