Fall in Love with Polar Graphs: Top 4 Ways to Turn Heads with the TI-84 Plus
We get this question a lot from students and teachers: How do you draw things like hearts and flowers on your TI graphing calculator? In honor of Valentine’s Day, we are here to share the love and teach you how to turn your TI calculator into a love note. You’ll have your classmates swooning wit...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/polargraphlove
Field Goal vs. Ice Cream: The Ultimate Game Day Matchup
... how you like to celebrate, the big game is quickly approaching, and it can be a great opportunity to get your students talking math and sports. And even food, if that’s more your thing. TI has engaging math and science lessons to bring a win to your classroom and set the stage for the big game c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/thebiggame
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
... These custom “support” files are easily shared among my many Python programs and can be shared with others. When developing a Python programming project, I find it helpful to divide the project into pieces and tackle them in smaller chunks. Python is designed for this approach from the ground ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
...udents think of slope as a rate of change. As a result, students will be prepared to move to applications of linear functions where the change in one quantity is proportional to the change in another quantity. For more information, download the Teacher Notes (PDF). You can view and download t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
...are not provided, and sharing is not an option Practice for the test using the same calculator you will use on test day The math test includes some questions where it’s better not to use a calculator, even though you’re allowed to You are only allowed to use calculators on the math portion of ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Virtual-Ice-Breakers
...s’ facial expressions, and it limits the conversation that naturally happens in a traditional classroom. But, have no fear! We’ve created a list of quick and easy icebreakers that can be done virtually to help build human connection and a sense of community among your classes. Try one, or try a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/virtual-ice-breakers
Leveraging CAS To Explore & Teach Mathematics, Part 2
.... In this case, because 2 and 3 are factors of 6, and 2 and 5 are factors of 10, the least common denominator can be determined by multiplying the unique factors that make up each number, 2*3*5 = 30. More examples should be explored for students to confirm the observed pattern. Now, let’s obse...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/leveragecas_pt2
Get Out and #SpreadMathLove
Whether you’re ready to dive into outdoor activities or just want to dip your toes in the water, geocaching is a great, safe way to spring into this post-quarantine summer. If you’re not familiar with geocaching, it’s essentially the world’s largest, constantly running treasure hunt. To play,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/geocaching
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
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...ely because their math education relied heavily on memorization to learn facts and procedures. Fortunately, that’s no longer true. Teaching techniques have evolved, and more and more kids today are learning something much more valuable and useful: algebraic thinking, number sense, and how to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
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
Using TI-Nspire™ Technology To Creatively Solve ACT® Math Problems
...ipse (which many students don’t have memorized), the traditional method of solving this problem is not possible. Adding to the difficulty of the test question, the form the answers are in is not what students would expect (with the exception of answer choice “E”). One powerful method of solvin...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/actmathproblems
Can You Hear the Ball Bounce?
...utive bounces? And can we then use our model to predict how long our ball would (theoretically) bounce? To get started, you’ll need the following equipment and materials (Figure 2): TI-Nspire™ CX or TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator or a computer with TI-Nspire™ software TI-Nspire™ Lab ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/ball-bounce-activity
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
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Silver global Silver Color me Silver - which back-to-school hue are you? Take the @TICalculators Calculate your Color Quiz! website https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/calculate-your-color/silver Silver ...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/calculate-your-color/silver
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Achiever global You are a STEM Achiever! I found out my #GenSTEM personality, what’s yours? Find out with @TICalculators at: website https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/gen-stem-quiz/achiever Achiever ...https://education.ti.com/en/snapapp/gen-stem-quiz/achiever
Pre-service Discount - How to Order | Texas Instruments
Pre-service Discount - How to Order | Texas Instruments global website How to Order 1. Please complete and provide the following form and letter: Pre-service Discount Pricing Materials 2022.pdf ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/preservice_discount/how_to_order
Technology Loan Service
...ould be made 4 weeks priore to the event, the TI-Nspire™ CX Navigator™ System, Non-graphing calculators, Data collection devices and Apps. Borrowing equipment is free and it's easy! In order to make your online reservation, please click the option that applies to you: What next? ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/technology-loan-service
Solution 34591: Using the Numeric Solver on the TI-84 Plus CE and TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition.
... Home | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I solve equations on the TI-84 Plus CE and TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition? The example below will demonstrate how to use the Numeric Solver feature. Example: ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/34591
Solution 12006: Using the Numeric Solver on the TI-84 Plus and TI-83 Plus.
... Home | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I solve equations on the TI-84 Plus and TI-83 Plus? The numeric "Solver" is used to solve equations in the form 0=; therefore, any equation that is entered ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/12006
Solution 11694: Algorithm Used for Calculating the Inverse of a Matrix on a Texas Instruments Graphing Calculator.
...actorization algorithm when calculating the inverse of a matrix (reference "Numerical Methods and Software" by Kahaner, Moler, and Nash).If A is a square matrix and is the product of a lower triangular matrix (named L), and an upper triangular matrix (named U), this can be written as:A = L * ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11694
Solution 10446: Storing and Solving Formulas on the TI-86 Graphing Calculator.
...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 formula P= K^2*Q/2 Solutio...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/10446
Solution 12176: Using the Numeric Solver on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family, and Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
... Home | Other Graphing Calculator products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How can I solve an equation on the TI-89 family, TI-92 family, and Voyage 200 graphing calculators? The instructions below detail how to store an equation or formula u...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/12176
Solution 10410: Algorithm for the Solver Function on the TI-85 and TI-86.
...tions needed to reduce the range around this "minimum" that (to it) may or may not be a root. In fact, for the calculator to call this a root, it requires a function evaluation of opposite sign or exactly zero. For this equation, in exact arithmetic we should not get a change of sign in the n...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/10410
Solution 11695: Algorithm Used to Compute a Cubic Polynomial on a TI-85, TI-86, TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family, and Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
... 32100} The TI-89 family, TI-92 family, Voyage 200, TI-85, and TI-86 will try to determine a cubic polynomial that best fits this data in the least squares sense by attempting to solve a linear system that is defined by the normal equations. It turns out that the normal equations for this data s...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/11695