Profit Equations and Calculus
In this activity, students will discuss the graphical and algebraic relationships between a function and its first and second derivatives, namely a profit function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/profit-equations-and-calculus
Graphs of Antiderivatives
Students use their TI-Nspire to graph the anti-derivative of a function and investigate aspects of the this function and how it relates to the primitive function. For example, if a continuous derivative function changes from negative to positive, what does this produce on the primi...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/graphs-of-antiderivatives
Cell Structure & Function
In this lesson, students will use cell model diagrams to interact with both animal and plant cells and explore the structure and function of the organelles.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/cell-structure--function
Up and Down: Vertical Oscillations
Students explore vertical oscillations produced by a mass attached to an elastic spring and collect data on the force of the spring as a function of time.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/up-and-down-vertical-oscillations
Damped and Driven Harmonic Motion
Students explore the properties of waveforms representing damped and driven simple harmonic motion. First, they identify the functional form of the damping in a simple harmonic oscillator. Then, they discover the relationship between the driving frequency, the fundamental frequency, and the dampi...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/damped-and-driven-harmonic-motion
Solution 17170: Finding the Area Between Curves on the TI-83 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...e( to see the area graphically. This will return to the home screen. 8) Press [VARS] and use the right arrow key to select Y-VARS. 9) Select STRONG>1:Function, press [ENTER] and select 2:Y2. 10) Press [,] [VARS] select Y-VARS and select 1: Function then select 1:Y1. 11) Press [,][2nd][ANS][,][7][...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/17170
Solution 34475: Finding the Area Between Curves on the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
... Shade( to see the area graphically. This will return to the home screen. 8) Press [VARS] and use the right arrow key to select Y-VARS. 9) Select 1:Function, press [ENTER] and select 2:Y2. 10) Press [,] [VARS] select Y-VARS and select 1: Function then select 1:Y1. 11) Press [,][2nd][ANS][,][7...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34475
Solution 25790: Calculating Net Future Value (NFV) Using the BA II PLUS ™ Calculator.
... Is it possible to compute Net Future Value on the BAII PLUSs? How can I compute the Net Future Value on the BA II Plus? There is no built in function to directly calculate Net Future Value (NFV) on the BAII Plus. If you would like to have the ability to directly calculate NFV from the ca...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/financial-calculators/product-usage/25790
Plan To Attend 2023 Virtual T3IC | Texas Instruments
...Precalculus are: The Nuts and Bolts of the Course Including the AP® Exam, Technology Use and Resources” (Panel discussion) Polynomial and Rational Functions Exponential Functions, Logarithmic Functions and Regression Trigonometric and Polar Functions Get the AP® Precalculus session detai...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/plan-to-attend-2023-virtual-t3ic
3.1415… Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
... when students (or you) need a mental break or have some downtime. Even better if coloring with a slice of pie! Download the coloring pages .1415926 ... 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: ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/happypiday
Summer Reading List for Math Teachers | Texas Instruments
...culus in Phoenix. Thomas is passionate about integrating technology into the mathematics classroom for exploration, discovery and visualization. As a fun fact, Thomas has decided to have a personal goal of banning the word “over” in math class unless the intended meaning is physical placement. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/summer-reading-for-math-teachers
5 Educators Using Robotics To Teach Math | Texas Instruments
Calling all math teachers out there! April 8–16, 2023, is National Robotics Week (RoboWeek). Are you ready to join in on the fun and inspire your students? The mission of National Robotics Week is simple: to inspire students in robotics and STEM-related fields and to share the excitement ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/using-robotics-to-teach-math
3 Math Activities for Back to School | Texas Instruments
There’re always plenty of planning to do for back to school, but organizing math activities for the new school year doesn’t have to be a huge chore. Try out any of these fun and engaging activities to get the young minds in your class moving and ready to learn again after the long summe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/three-back-to-school-math-activities
5 Teacher Tips for Classroom Management | Texas Instruments
...Relationship building and engagement Hands down, the most popular approach our teacher community shared was relationship building. As a fun way of building relationships with students, LeAnn Neel Romine suggested having them pick a word that matches the first letter of their name. T...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/5-teacher-tips-classroom-management
Solutions To Keep Your Students Learning All Summer | TI
...ply sharing past entries with interested students, you may inspire some to work on their own designs over the summer. A coding challenge can be a fun way to motivate and encourage students to continue learning through summer and maybe even have some fun with friends! Encourage students to bui...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2023/keep-students-learning-all-summer
Solution 39176: Calculator donations in response to requests for relief from natural and other disasters
Solution 39176: Calculator donations in response to requests for relief from natural and other disasters Good360, disaster Solution 39176: Calculator donations in response to requests for relief from natural and other disasters global Solution 39176: Calculator donations in response to req...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/all-other-products/general-information/39176
Continuity and Differentiability of Functions
Students will manipulate piecewise functions to make them continuous. Once students create a continuous function, they will calculate derivatives to determine if the function is also differentiable.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/continuity-and-differentiability-of-functions
Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
Students will use the graph of the sine function to estimate the graph of the cosine function. They will do this by inspecting the slope of a tangent to the graph of the sine function at several points and using this information to construct a scatter plot for the derivative of the sine. Students...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/derivatives-of-trigonometric-functions
Applications of Critical Points
Students will examine the relationship between critical points and local extrema through real-world examples. Students will zoom in on the critical points to see if the curve becomes linear to determine if the function is differentiable at the critical point. They will then discover that the sign...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/applications-of-critical-points
Integration By Substitution
Students explore methods for computing integrals of functions that are not in one of the standard forms.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/integration-by-substitution_1
Inflection Points
Students investigate points of inflection on a function and its first and second derivatives, and discover how they relate to each other.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/inflection-points
Extrema
Students will learn how to find and label extrema using first and second derivatives, be able to inspect a graph and determine which extrema the function has, and be able to use Trace, fMin, and fMax to verify the computed answers and find critical values for parametric functions.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/extrema
Points on a Line
Develop an understanding of the slope of a line.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/points-on-a-line_1
Exploring Transformations
Explore transformations of an absolute value function.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/exploring-transformations
Understanding Slope
Make connections between the sign of the ratio of the vertical and horizontal change as they relate to the sign of the slope.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/understanding-slope