Rational Functions
...ns and both vertical and horizontal asymptotes. They will examine these relationships graphically and algebraically. Students will be asked to create sliders on the handheld to help in their exploration and discussions. Vocabulary Sliders Vertical Asymptotes Input ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-rational-functions
Exploring Geometric Sequences
... by varying the values of the common ratio. Clicking on the up or down arrow of the minimized slider 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 geomet...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-exploring-geometric-sequences
Compound Interest
...activity 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 ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-compound-interest
Summing Up Geometric Series
...wnloads ZIP Summing Up Geometric Series.ZIP PDF Summing_Up_Geometric_Series_Student.PDF Summing_Up_Geometric_Series_Teacher.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC Summing_Up_Geometric_Series_Student.DOC Summing_Up_Geometric_Series_Teacher.DOC IB Question.DOC ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-summing-up-geometric-series
Exponential Dice
...ntial growth in given situations. Step 3 Downloads ZIP Exponential-dice.ZIP PDF Student Activity.PDF Teacher Notes.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC Student Activity.DOC Teacher Notes.DOC IB Question.DOC Students will fi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-exponential-dice
Too Many Choices
...ning and Resources Downloads ZIP TooManyChoices.ZIP PDF TooManyChoices_Student.PDF TooManyChoices_Teacher.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC TooManyChoices_Student.DOC IB Question.DOC Two Columns Container Column...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-too-many-choices
Back in Time
...nts will explore the definition of a function and how it can be represented using a graph, a table, and an equation. Students will be asked to create their own functions given input/output values and discuss how they discovered these functions. Students will try to make a connection wit...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-back-in-time
Pebbling the Chessboard
...nts challenge whether or not the problem has a solution. Rather than continuing with trial and error attempts, numbers are used to record the moves, leading to the discovery that a geometric sequence is produced. The sum of the terms in the sequence holds the answer to the problem. A PowerPoint ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-pebbling-chessboard
Law of Sines and Cosines
...ves Students will derive, discuss and apply the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines. Students will practice applying these laws, and the area of a triangle using trigonometry, to real world situations. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-law-of-sin-cos
Gradient of a Function
... Gradient Slope Steepness Tangent Sign Gradient of a Function In stage one of this activity students use the interactive 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 ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-gradient
Concavity
...The students will move a point on a given function and observe the sign of the first and second derivative as well as a description of the graph (increasing, decreasing, concave up, concave down). From their observations, students will make conjectures about the shape of the graph based on the si...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-calculus-concavity
Binomial PDF Eye Color
...l distribution expected value probability About the Lesson This lesson involves binomial trials, distributions, and probabilities. Students can create the tns file following the steps in Binomial_Pdf_Create_Eye_Color, or they can use the premade file Binomial_Pdf_Eye_Color.tns Statistics:...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-binomial
Distance vs Displacement - A Particle's Journey
... relationships between derivatives, integration and particle motion while using kinematics. Students will then apply this particle knowledge to real world situations. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-distance-v-displacement
Scientific Notation
...ut the lesson Scientific notation is a way of writing very large and very small numbers. Numbers in scientific notation include two parts, a number greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10, and a power of 10. Downloads ZIP Scientific Notation.ZIP ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-scientific-notation
Trig Ratios
...ios Planning and Resources Downloads ZIP Trig Ratios.ZIP PDF TrigRatios_Student.PDF TrigRatios_Teacher.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC TrigRatios_Student.DOC TrigRatios_Teacher.DOC IB Question.DOC TNS TrigRatios...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-trig-ratios
Back in Time
...nts will explore the definition of a function and how it can be represented using a graph, a table, and an equation. Students will be asked to create their own functions given input/output values and discuss how they discovered these functions. Students will try to make a connection wit...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-back-in-time
Maximums, Minimums and Zeros
... a function and its derivative. About the Lesson Downloads ZIP Maximums Minimums and Zeroes.ZIP PDF Teacher Notes.PDF Student Activity.PDF IB Question.PDF DOC Student Activity.DOC IB Question.DOC TNS TI-Nspire Ac...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-calculus-min-max
Distance vs Displacement - A Particle's Journey
... relationships between derivatives, integration and particle motion while using kinematics. Students will then apply this particle knowledge to real world situations. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-distance-v-displacement
Application of Function Composition
...s and Approaches | Functions Activity Overview This lesson explores the composition of functions, their graphs and their application to real-world situations. As a result, students will: Interpret relationships between domain and range of two functions that produce a composite f...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-application-function-composition
Triangle Trigonometry and Circles
...ches | Geometry and Trigonometry Triangle Trigonometry and Circles This lesson involves the ratios of side lengths of triangles with invariant angle measures and the relationships to trigonometric functions of an angle. Objectives Students will understand that trigonometric fun...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-triangle-trig
Amortization
...ound interest, amortization tables, saving money using annuities, and depreciation of assets. Students will then apply this finance knowledge to real world situations. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final a...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-amortization
To Infinity and Beyond
To Infinity and Beyond apcalculus website Students' develop an understanding of what it means to take a limit at infinity. They learn to estimate limits from graphs and tables of values. To Infinity...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-to-infinity-beyond
Proof of Identities
...roving trigonometric identities. Objectives Students will be able to interpret reciprocal, negative angle, cofunction, and Pythagorean identities in terms of the graphs of the trigonometric functions involved. Students will be able to prove trigonometric identities algebraic...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-proof-of-identities
Tower of Hanoi
...nd 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 a Geometric Sequence Use accurate mathematical notation. Vocabulary Geome...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-tower-hanoi
Law of Sines and Cosines
...ves Students will derive, discuss and apply the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines. Students will practice applying these laws, and the area of a triangle using trigonometry, to real world situations. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-law-of-sin-cos