Amortization
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 apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-amortization
Compound Interest
...dents will interpret the variables in the formula for compound interest. Students will use the formula for compound interest and understand the effects of changes in the interest rate and the number of compounding periods. Students will understand the relationship between compound inter...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-compound-interest
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier We're celebrating teachers, like you, who make a difference in the classroom. This month, join us in getting to know Tim Collier, who likes to combine math and play to bring complex concepts to life for his students. Fast facts about Tim: TEACHES WH...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/february/teacherofthemonth
Graphing Calculators Are Now Approved for the AP® Biology Exam, but What Else Can I Do With Them?
...of a leaf would react based on wavelengths of light. This example shows how certain alleles are selected in various populations and in different environmental conditions. Science Practice: The student can use mathematics appropriately. TI graphing calculators are math tools...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Stacy Thibodeaux
...stry TEACHES WHERE: Southside High School in Youngsville, Louisiana TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 18 years Stacy in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? In college, I was a pre-med major who wanted to be a doctor. My anatomy and physiology teacher suggested that I help tutor and even...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/teacherofthemonth
Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
...intertwined — chords in all keys are numbered in a standard pattern, for instance — Sword went deeper into the topic by introducing an imaginary band comprised of historical mathematicians. Envision the Euclidean Fibonacci Pythagorean Sword-Play Band (or EFPSPB for short) … Pythagorean ratios not...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/june/music-in-math
Amortization
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 apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-amortization
Amortization
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 apcalculus website ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-amortization
Compound Interest
...dents will interpret the variables in the formula for compound interest. Students will use the formula for compound interest and understand the effects of changes in the interest rate and the number of compounding periods. Students will understand the relationship between compound inter...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-compound-interest
Compound Interest
...tudents will interpret the variables in the formula for compound interest. Students will use the formula for compound interest and understand the effects of changes in the interest rate and the number of compounding periods. Students will understand the relationship between compound interes...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-compound-interest
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
... this activity, students will investigate the derivatives of sine, cosine, natural log and natural exponential functions by examining the symmetric difference quotient at many points. They develop the idea of the derivative as a function. They gather evidence toward some common derivative formula...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
...this activity, you will investigate the derivatives of some common functions by approximating the instantaneous rate of change (using the symmetric difference quotient) at many inputs. You will also use the table and graphing capabilities of your graphing handheld. Investigating the Derivatives...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Binomial Expansion
... topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary Expansion Combinations Pascal’s Triangle Coefficient About the lesson Students will review their binomial expansion skills through hands on multiplication combined with the handheld to ch...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/nspire-binomial-expansion
Binomial Expansion
...topics in IB Mathematics courses and on their final assessments. Vocabulary Expansion Combinations Pascal’s Triangle Coefficient About the lesson Students will review their binomial expansion skills through hands on multiplication combined with the handheld to ch...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-binomial-expansion
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...lay, front and center. The example just described is not at all exotic, and is about as standard an example of a removable discontinuity as one could come up with. But, it took on new life when students saw it firsthand on their graphing calculators. Here are some other examples of discontinuitie...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Lisa Goddard
...y and STEM TEACHES WHERE: Wilburton High School, southeastern Oklahoma TEACHING FOR HOW LONG: 10 years Lisa in her own words: Why did you become a teacher? Growing up, I always wanted to help teach others. Whether this was through tutoring or coaching swim lessons, it has always felt na...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/march/teacherofthemonth
Solution 13561: Function Speed Differences in the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition and the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition.
...lleviated by removing some of the apps. Also, the USB port on the calculator requires several routines to check for devices, manage power, and manage communication. This comes at the expense of some processor power (since some of those resources go to those extra routines in the software). Unfort...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/13561
Solution 10619: Difficulties Running Third-Party Developed Programs on Texas Instruments Graphing Calculators.
...sing parenthesis [)] followed by [ENTER] Please Note: If the program does not run, make sure that the operating system version on your calculator is compatible with the program. Some assembly language programs require specific versions of the calculator operating system. Please consult the progr...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/10619
Solution 12206: Unable to Send a Backup ROM Image of a Texas Instruments' Graphing Calculator on a Macintosh® Computer.
...to my graphing calculator from my Macintosh® computer? When trying to send a backup ROM image to a Texas Instruments graphing calculator that has a different ROM version, the image backup will not be compatible. The ROM image will need to be sent to a calculator that supports that ROM version. O...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/12206
Solution 26350: Recommendation for Disinfecting TI Handheld Products.
...nts using personal and school-owned calculators and recommends cleaning methods that meet CDC and WHO guidelines. To disinfect a TI calculator in an effort to help prevent the transmission of a virus or other illness: 1. Use an alcohol wipe or “prep pad” of 70% or greater isopropyl alcohol (avail...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/26350
Solution 24631: The Computer Algebra System (CAS) and Texas Instruments Graphing Calculators.
...AS stands for "Computer Algebra System" and it is software that allows the manipulation of mathematical expressions in symbolic form. The principal difference between a calculator with CAS and one without CAS is the ability to deal with equations symbolically rather than numerically. Texas Instr...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/24631
Solution 23530: Examples and Differences Between Expressions, Equations and Inequalities.
... How to tell the difference between an expression, equation, and inequality? In mathematics, an expression is a general term for any well formed combination of mathematical symbols. It may consist of just one or more numbers, variables, operators, functions, and their arguments that evaluate...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/23530
Solution 34391: Troubleshooting Difficulties updating TI-Nspire™ Family Handheld Units With Older Operating Systems.
...I-Nspire family 3.1 OS. 4) If the current OS is 3.0 or later download the latest TI-Nspire family OS. 5) Once downloaded, connect the handheld to the computer using the USB cable and verify the cable is completely pushed into the TI-Nspire and is a tight fit. If it is not completely pushed in the...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/34391
Solution 35935: Computing the Average Rate of Change of an expression on the TI-Nspire™ CAS Family Products.
...and matrix. This function is found under [catalog]. The syntax is avgRC(Exp, Var[=Value][,Step]). An Average rate of change returns the forward-difference quotient. Expression 1 can be a user-defined function. 1) Press [catalog] and scroll down to avgRC( and key in the following: AvgRC(F(X)...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/35935
Solution 24631: The Computer Algebra System (CAS) and Texas Instruments Graphing Calculators.
...AS stands for "Computer Algebra System" and it is software that allows the manipulation of mathematical expressions in symbolic form. The principal difference between a calculator with CAS and one without CAS is the ability to deal with equations symbolically rather than numerically. Texas Instr...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/24632