Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
...hat help find the slope of a line or create a fun adventure game. You can start programming your current graphing calculator now without any special equipment by visiting education.ti.com/ticodes . TI provides free lessons that go over programming on the calculator. With TI-Basic, you’ll be able...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Introducing the TI-Nspire CX II
...try to calculus and can even help them learn to code. The TI-Nspire CX II graphing calculator is allowed on high-stakes exams, including the PSAT/NMSQT*, SAT* and ACT® college entrance exams as well as Advanced Placement* and IB® exams that allow or require a graphing calculator. The TI-Nspire C...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/nspire
Summer of STEM: Disappearing Cups
... Acetone Gloves and goggles What to do: Pour the acetone into the container to about ½” depth. With gloves on, add the cup to the liquid while applying a little downward pressure. Notice the polystyrene is dissolving into the acetone. How it works: Polystyrene is made ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/disappearing_cups
Three Pawsitively Fun TI-Nspire Math Activities
...troduction to Rates In this TI-Nspire CX activity from the Building Concepts series, students explore the concept of a unit-rate, and discover that equivalent ratios have the same unit rate, all while making sure that all the puppies are sharing food in a fair way. For more information, download...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/dog_blog
You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
...ke your first impression memorable. 1. Break the ice: Introduce yourself and make a connection with your students. Get to know each other with some questions like, “What’s a word that describes you, that starts with the first letter of your name?” I get answers like, Cool Caroline, which end up...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
#NCTMregionals Seattle 2018 Recap
...ies and supports to engage in productive struggle. How do we intentionally design instruction to include opportunities for all learners to notice and question? This session will focus on instructional strategies for using TI technology to promote productive struggle. Technology: TI-Nspire™ CX gra...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/nctm-seattle
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
...ught, and b) that some of the things on your list aren’t that big of a deal after all. Anxiety Tip #2: Take a Brain Vacay Getting worked up over that question that’s driving you nuts? Take a break. Seriously. Play with your cat. Wash your hair. Bake a cake. I don’t care. Just do something other t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
Let’s Get Back to the Basics
... family of graphing calculators. Download the calculator printout and answer key here. In the Back to the Basics Calculator Activity, students are required to challenge themselves with high-level problem-solving by graphing functions and equations, interpreting tables of values and evaluating ex...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtothebasicsactivity
Customize your TI calculator with a 3-D printed case
... it does give you some options if you lose your case or simply want to be the envy of everyone’s eye in algebra class.” Galu, who works as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer for Texas Instruments, created the prototypes in his free time and is sharing them on Thingiverse, a thriving design com...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/january/3d-slide-case
ICYMI: Top 10 Webinars of 2019
...range of functions in this second session of our “Algebra Through Calculus” series. Algebra Through Calculus: Seeing Structure in Expressions and Equations Hosted by Janice Mitchener and Dennis Wilson In this webinar, AP® Calculus Readers discuss seeing structure in expressions and equations...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019webinars
Graphing Calculators Are Now Approved for the AP® Biology Exam, but What Else Can I Do With Them?
...ulator permits. Most biology teachers may be wondering what can be done with graphing calculators other than graphing and calculating. To answer this question, let’s take a look at a few of the Science Practices for AP® science courses as published by the College Board®. Within each practice, the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
...over a certain number of spaces creates rhythmic patterns, as found in Elvis Presley’s American rockabilly standard, “Hound Dog.” And the Fibonacci sequence shows up in the keys of a piano, so the Italian mathematician “is not only on keyboards, he’s ‘in’ the keyboard,” Sword explained. Our imagi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/june/music-in-math
Give me Five
...ve produced by hand. Students will interpret their data analysis using the visual of a Box and Whisker diagram. Vocabulary Outlier Quartile Inter-Quartile Range Five Number Summary Box and Whisker Diagram About the lesson A univariate set of data is a li...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/analysis-approaches/84-give-me-five
Solution 35254: Functions & Settings That Can Be Disabled Using Press-to-Test On TI-Nspire™ Handheld Units.
...on and conic grab and move. • Disable vector functions, including eigenvectors and eigenvalues. • Disable “isPrime” function. • Disable differential equation graphing. • Disable inequality graphing. • Disable 3D graphing. • Disable implicit graphing, conic templates, conic analysis, and geometric...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/35254
Solution 11782: Performing Polar Complex Number Calculations in Degree Mode on Graphing Calculators.
...ig and inverse trig functions. This scaling does not apply to the related exponential, logarithmic, hyperbolic, or inverse-hyperbolic functions. Consequently, radian-mode identities between these functions are not generally true for degree mode when the inputs or results are non-real. For example...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/11782
Solution 11748: Explanation of r^2 and R^2 on the TI-83 Family or TI-84 Family Graphing Calculator.
...ur sample is accounted for by a linear relationship with the values of X. R2 is used when independent variables are created from the regression. This quantity merely indicates what proportion of the total variation in the response Y is explained by the fitted model. (Probability and Statistics fo...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11748
Solution 11887: Locating the Equal Sign on the TI-83 Family, TI-84 Plus Family, or TI-Nspire™ Handheld in TI-84 Plus Mode.
Solution 11887: Locating the Equal Sign on the TI-83 Family, TI-84 Plus Family, or TI-Nspire™ Handheld in TI-84 Plus Mode. Solution 11887: Locating the Equal Sign on the TI-83 Family, TI-84 Plus Family, or TI-Nspire™ Handheld in TI-84 Plus Mode. global Solution 11887: Locating the Equal S...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11887
Solution 10424: Degree, Minutes, Seconds (DMS) Conversions with the TI-85 or TI-86.
...inutes, Seconds (DMS) conversions with the TI-85 and TI-86? The TI-85 and TI-86 recognize a number as DMS when that number is entered using a single quote after each value. For example, 15'12'8' would be interpreted as 15 degrees, 12 minutes and 8 seconds. The ' symbol can be accessed by press...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/10424
Solution 15464: Definition of Time, Web, and Custom Settings for Axes When Graphing Sequences on the TI-89 Titanium and Voyage™ 200.
Solution 15464: Definition of Time, Web, and Custom Settings for Axes When Graphing Sequences on the TI-89 Titanium and Voyage™ 200. Solution 15464: Definition of Time, Web, and Custom Settings for Axes When Graphing Sequences on the TI-89 Titanium and Voyage™ 200. global Solution 15464: ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/15464
Solution 11725: Computing the Cross Product on the TI-89 Family and Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
...e: Find the cross product of vectors and 1) Turn the calculator ON and on the TI-89 Family press [HOME] and on the Voyage 200 press [Green Diamond][Q] (CALC HOME). 2) Press [2nd] [5], select 4:Matrix and press the [right arrow] key 3) Press [ALPHA] [L] and select 2:crossP( and press [ENTER]. 4)...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/11725
Solution 10578: Degree, Minutes, Seconds (DMS) Conversions with the TI-82.
...s, seconds (DMS) conversions using the TI-82? The TI-82 recognizes a number in DMS when that number is entered using a single quote after each value. For example, to convert 15 degrees, 12 minutes and 8 seconds to decimal degrees, input 15'12'8' and press [ENTER]. The ' is...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/10578
Solution 10454: Equation Used to Create the 3D Graph on the Cover of the TI-92 Manual.
Solution 10454: Equation Used to Create the 3D Graph on the Cover of the TI-92 Manual. Solution 10454: Equation Used to Create the 3D Graph on the Cover of the TI-92 Manual. global Solution 10454: Equation Used to Create the 3D Graph on the Cover of the TI-92 Manual. website ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/10454
Solution 18689: Calculating the gcd() (Greatest Common Divisor) on the TI-73 Family Graphing Calculators.
...ument is a list and the other a non-list, the non-list is paired with each element of the list, and a list is returned. Note: This is function is frequently used with fractions to reduce them to lowest terms on the TI-73 family. The syntax is as follows: gcd(valueA,valueB) Examples: • ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/18689
Solution 34878: Explanation of r^2 and R^2 on the TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition Graphing Calculator.
...ur sample is accounted for by a linear relationship with the values of X. R2 is used when independent variables are created from the regression. This quantity merely indicates what proportion of the total variation in the response Y is explained by the fitted model. (Probability and Statistics fo...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/scientific-elem-calculators/product-usage/34878
Solution 15420: Correcting the Error "Equation Length" on the TI-30X IIS/B and TI-30XS/TI-30XB MultiView™ Scientific Calculators.
Solution 15420: Correcting the Error "Equation Length" on the TI-30X IIS/B and TI-30XS/TI-30XB MultiView™ Scientific Calculators. Solution 15420: Correcting the Error "Equation Length" on the TI-30X IIS/B and TI-30XS/TI-30XB MultiView™ Scientific Calculators. global Solution 15420: Correc...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/scientific-elem-calculators/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/15420