Meet the First Winner of the Spread the Math Love Contest Who Is Making Military Dreams Come True
...ople across the country to recognize the parents, teachers and mentors who inspired their passion for numbers for a chance to grant them a math wish. So far, we’ve received more than 600 entries in the Spread the Math Love Contest for a chance to make someone’s math dreams come true. This week, T...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/mathlove
Leveraging CAS to Explore and Teach Mathematics
...sure I was a “CAS fan” when first introduced to it. I didn't necessarily want my AP® Calculus students to find derivatives, or my algebra students to solve equations simply by pushing buttons. Thankfully over time, my vision for CAS and its utility has grown. CAS isn't only a way to find the a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas
Girl Scouts + Texas Instruments = A Winning Equation
...p students achieve in math and science. The girls in my troop really enjoy the STEM and coding activities, which got me thinking recently, “How can I combine my work experience with my passion for Girl Scouts?” This is my Girl Scout troop, Dublin Troop 408, on a zip line adventure in Col...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscoutsloanprogram
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
To STEM and Beyond!
...ur students are being trained and taught for jobs that haven’t even been created yet. The ever-changing technology field needs those that can problem solve, understand logic and persevere through a problem. This is what computer science and STEM offers our students. Being a chemistry teacher, m...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/stemday
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
...26 ... There’s more pi where that came from We have plenty of Pi Day activities using your TI graphing calculator. Here are two of our favorites: Comparing Pi and Roots In this middle school math activity, students explore how the Pythagorean (or, should it be “pi-thagorean”?) Theorem and the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/happypiday
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
Test your math strength against former pro-football player, John Urschel
...grid: each square is colored either green (if it knows a given piece of information) or red (if it does not). A red square learns this information (becomes green) if at least two of its neighbors (sharing an edge) already knows it. For example, in this situation the bottom middle square becomes g...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/challenge
Behind the Scenes of TI Summer Workshops | Texas Instruments
...and can save time or get extra problems right by using it. As the two days moved along, we had several teachers make many discoveries. It wasn’t uncommon to hear the occasional “No way!” or “Cool” accidentally escape from a teacher’s lips. (We love this!) Jacqueline summarized her feelings aft...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/summer-pd-behind-scenes
TI STEM Camps Open Doors for Students | Texas Instruments
... of the configuration where students wrote code on the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator was that they didn’t need to switch applications on their computers between listening to the instruction and writing their programs. They also did not need to install any applications on their home PCs. An...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/rural-ti-stem-camps-open-doors
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
...omeone who uses pi in the real world. Have students explain why they chose that person and how that person uses pi in their career. Some careers that come to mind include: astronaut, mechanical engineer and carpenter. .1415926…. There’s more Pi where that came from We also have many more pi day ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/march/waystocelebratepi
How to introduce your students to computational thinking in the math classroom
...dure – computing the slope of a line between two points – to demonstrate computational thinking and a few coding concepts. Expressing a problem and a solution in a way that a computer, or human, can carry it out is computational thinking. Coding on the calculator is one method to give students an...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
... when introducing and reinforcing new topics. Students don’t have to remember the exact syntax; they only need to recognize which 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. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
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
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
... and available on demand. Watch recordings on your schedule and at your own pace. After finishing a webinar, don’t forget to print a certificate of completion. This may be accepted at your school or district for continuing education credit. Introducing the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Ca...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
...ctices that support the implementation of high-quality tasks using TI technology. After finishing a webinar, don’t forget to print a certificate of completion. This may be accepted at your school or district for continuing education credit. If you enjoyed these on-demand webinars, you should a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
Amortization
... compound interest, amortization tables, saving money using annuities, and depreciation of assets. Amortization Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra .two-columns { display: grid; grid-templ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-amortization
Applications and Interpretation
...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 activi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation
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
Solution 35994: Using the Constraint "|" Operator with Defined Derivative Function Gives Unexpected Answer on the TI-Nspire™ CAS Family.
...owever the calculator will return an answer of positive 14. The reason for this is when entering the constraint of x=k, the TI-Nspire CAS is actually computing the expression below: derivative(derivative(1/k*k^3-9*k^2+15*k*k,k),k) To receive the expected answer, you must first simplify the expre...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/35994
Solution 34599: Solving Simultaneous Equations on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...[ENTER] on that option, which then pastes the function onto your home screen. 9) Press [2nd] [MATRIX] [ENTER], which pastes Matrix A into the rref command. 10) Close the parenthesis by pressing [ )]. 11) Press [ENTER] to display the answer. The screen will show: Therefore the solution is x...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34599
Solution 12059: Implicit Partial Differentiation on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family, or Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
...amily, TI-92 family, or Voyage 200 graphing calculators? The latest versions of the Voyage 200 and TI-89 Titanium operating system contain a impdif ( command. This command should be used when computing a implicit partial differentiation. To access the command, press [F3] [Up Arrow] [Enter] on ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/12059
Solution 11595: Displaying of a Numeric Answer Instead of a Symbolic Answer when Using the Integration Function on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family, or Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
...riable or use a different variable in the calculation. Variables can be deleted by pressing [F6][ENTER] from the home screen or by using the DelVar command. The calculator resorted to a numerical approach to find the solution for the problem. This could happen when the problem being solved is...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/11595
Solution 15929: Range of Binary, Octal, and Hexadecimal Numbers that can be Entered on the TI-36X Solar.
...: Positive binary numbers as large as 111111111 (9 digits) can be entered on the TI-36X Solar. Numbers beyond this are interpreted as negative (two's complement) numbers. • Octal Numbers: Positive octal numbers as large as 3777777777 can be entered. Numbers beyond this are interpreted as negative...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/scientific-elem-calculators/product-usage/15929
Solution 11591: Correcting the Circular Definition Error on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family, and Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
...nt function or program calls. Please avoid choosing variable names like x,y,z,a,b,c,... for argument names when defining a function or program. These common variable names are frequently used and could easily be included as an argument in a function or program call. Instead, choose variable names...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/11591