Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
Most students instinctively know already that for each consecutive bounce, a ball will reach slightly less height than in the bounce before. They may have even explored the mathematical model that describes how the height decreases for a series of bounces, like the one shown in Figure 1. In p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
AP® Calculus Resources
...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 activity, students will discuss the graphical ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities
Applications and Interpretation
...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 activity, students will discuss the graphical a...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Tim Collier
...EACHING FOR HOW LONG: 31 years Tim in his own words: Why did you become a teacher? The short answer is that teachers are the people in my life who have made the biggest impact on me. They’re the ones who ultimately made me realize that I’d like to give back and teach others, just like they did ...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?
Earlier this year, the College Board® allowed students to use a graphing calculator on the AP® Biology exam. As mathematical thinking and data analysis have become a bigger part of the AP® biology curriculum, it makes sense to enable students to take advantage of the learning that a graphing cal...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Stacy Thibodeaux
... I wanted to. But, when recruiters came to the university looking to fill a teaching position, I thought, “Why don’t I try this?” So I got hired and have stayed since. It was hard the first year. However, once I started getting more excited about what I was teaching, I recognized my passion and l...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/teacherofthemonth
Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
"There is geometry in the humming of the strings; there is music in the spacing of the spheres." — Pythagoras In honor of #WorldMusicDay, let’s explore some musical connections in math, as shared by math consultant and musicologist David Sword, during his “Seven for Seven” presentation at the 20...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/june/music-in-math
Analysis and Approaches
...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 activity, students will discuss the graphical ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
... same example I had used in all my previous calculus courses — a look at the graph of a simple rational function, namely f(x) = \frac{x^{2}-1}{x-1}, having a removable discontinuity. Normally, I would have drawn the graph myself on the blackboard — a line with a prominent “hole” circled at coordi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin taking human's first steps on the moon, we want to help you honor this historic mission with your students. There’s no need to leave planet Earth to enjoy the anniversary. Grab your calculators, and let’s take a look at some ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration
Free Resources for AP® Calculus by @TICalculators
...n the exam and in further math courses. Former AP® Calculus Chief Reader Steve Kokoska and former AP® Calculus development committee member Tom Dick have partnered with Texas Instruments (TI) to make a set of resources geared to help you better prepare for teaching calculus. The TI in Focus: AP® ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/january/free-resources-for-ap-calculus
Madness in March Underscores the “M” in STEM
...ongratulating Connie Schrock, outgoing president of NCSM, on her bold leadership in math education during the NCSM conference that focused on making waves of positive change for students. The state of STEM education today is a good-news/bad-news story that requires immediate attention to turn it ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/mathmadness
Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Lisa Goddard
... you love most about teaching? I absolutely love seeing that aha! moment from students. It lets me know that I’m getting through to my students who have been struggling with math. It’s an amazing feeling when they say, “wow, I understand that” about advanced mathematical concepts — often brought...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/march/teacherofthemonth
Solution 10619: Difficulties Running Third-Party Developed Programs on Texas Instruments Graphing Calculators.
... Home | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why am I having trouble with the program I downloaded from the internet (any third party site)? 1. To run a program on the TI-83 Plus...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/10619
Solution 34192: Using the Program Catalog on the TI-Nspire™ Family Products.
... Home | TI-Nspire™ family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I save and access a program using the program catalog on my TI-Nspire Family Product? The TI-Nspire family products have functions for creating and sa...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/34192
Solution 11139: Purchasing Battery Doors for Graphing Calculators.
... Home | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Are battery doors available for purchase? Battery doors are available for purchase from the TI online store. The battery doors can also purchased by calling TI-Care...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/11139
Solution 22951: Translating, Rotating, or Stretching a Graphed Function Using the TI-Nspire™ Family Products.
... | TI-Nspire™ family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I translate, rotate, or stretch a function I have graphed using the TI-Nspire Family Products? To translate, rotate, or stretch a graphed function using the TI-Nspire family products, follow t...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/22951
Solution 34924: Dots or Lines Appearing on a Graph When Using 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 does my graph have lines or dots through the display on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of graphing calculators? After graphing a series of dots or lines ma...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/34924
Solution 12197: Theft Preventative Solutions for TI Graphing Calculators.
... and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search What theft preventative measures are available for TI calculators? CCS Educational Inc., a third party dealer, has a product called Bat'ry Guard™. Bat'ry Guard™ is a locking battery do...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/warranty-replacement-options/12197
Solution 34846: Graphing a Normal PDF Function and Displaying the Normal Distribution Curve on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I graph a Normal PDF function and have the Normal Distribution curve display correctly on the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators? To graph a Normal PDF function...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34846
Solution 37363: TI-84 Plus CE TestGuard App when Connected to a Student Device does not Display Confirmation Code when RAM is Full.
...us and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Is the TI-84 Plus CE TestGuard App Available? The TI-84 Plus CE TestGuard App is no longer available and has been discontinued. We recommend instead you use the Press-to-Test funct...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/37363
Solution 11773: Implied Multiplication Versus Explicit Multiplication on TI Graphing Calculators.
...ly of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Does implied multiplication and explicit multiplication have the same precedence on TI graphing calculators? Implied multiplication has a higher priority than explicit multiplication to allow users to ent...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11773
Solution 36983: Problems when sending invalid files accompanied with valid files at one time in TI-Connect CE™ on Windows®.
... Home | Computer Software, iPad and Chrome Apps Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search What problems will I have when sending invalid files accompanied with valid files in TI-Connect CE™ to my supported calculator on Windows®? Attempts to transfer files th...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/36983
Solution 28370: Redeeming Technology Rewards Points For Professional Development Courses
... Home | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search What options are available for redeeming TI Technology Rewards Program(TRP) points for Professional Development, and what is the process to redeem them? Educators ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/28370
Solution 10446: Storing and Solving Formulas on the TI-86 Graphing Calculator.
... Home | Other Graphing Calculator products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How can I create and save a formula in the equation solver on a TI-86? The example below shows how to solve an equation on the TI-86: Example: Solve for K in the formu...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/10446