World-Emoji-Day
...ot too much of a surprise, but is that your go-to emoji as well? If not, do you see your favorite here? Fun fact: World Emoji Day is July 17. Why that date? Image courtesy of Emoji Timeline. Th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/world-emoji-day
Automatic Showers Bring May Flowers | Texas Instruments
... that might happen) between watering cycles. Through explorations, students came to understand the architecture of the code (construction, syntax and functionality) through this project and by working hard to meet the customer’s needs. At the end of the project, students had a chance to present t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/smartwater
TI STEM Camps Open Doors for Students | Texas Instruments
...le to participate in person in the summer of 2022, Bishop organized another camp with TI technology. This camp was focused more on strengthening math fundamentals like ratios, rates and proportions. We wanted to learn more about both these camps and how other educators could conduct similar ca...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/rural-ti-stem-camps-open-doors
Jingle Bells, Falling Snow and Python Lists | Texas Instruments
... To make a copy of a list use the special list method .copy(): a = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] b = a.copy( ) Using the .copy() function creates two separate lists containing the same values. Here’s another Shell demo: Example: Make a list of prime numbers The follo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-lists
Building Bridges with Math + Engineering
...created a lesson that “builds bridges” between math and science concepts. To help get you started, we’ve outlined some tips that will help you plan a fun – and meaningful – project for your students. Tip 1: Raid your science teachers’ closets. As a math teacher, your closet is full of things only...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/buildingbridgesmath
Set your Students up to Soar with “STEM on the Fly”
...national STEM contest While in Dallas, Alex met with veteran Southwest Airlines pilot, Captain Adam Schindall, who consulted on STEM on the Fly. The fun, free activity and accompanying video, that stars Alex, puts students at the controls of an intercontinental airliner as they cruise through th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/stemonthefly
Top 10 Books for Every Teacher’s Summer Reading List
... We polled some of our favorite educators for the books they turn to for inspiration. Below are our top 10 books, with high SPF (summer professional fun) levels, to dive into this summer. Take a cue from summer assignments to students and create your own summer reading list for professio...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/summerreading
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
...hink it’s time to dig a little deeper into the power of modular programming on these remarkable platforms, and discover why using modules can be more fun, or can certainly at least save you time. Modules give us a powerful way to reuse common code These custom “support” files are easily sh...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
TI’s Path to STEM Projects Are Now Available in Python
... Manager for science and STEM education at Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments’ Path to STEM projects provide students stepping stones to learn fundamental concepts in electrical engineering through short hands-on activities using breadboards, wires and electronics components. Students will...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/pathtostem
AP® Statistics: 6 Math Functions You Must Know for the TI-84 Plus
...o TESTS. The AP® Statistics exam requires a deep understanding of the concepts, but also an ability to carry out statistical computations. So what functionalities on your calculator are best to know and use of when taking the exam? We highlight 6 features of the TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/apstats
Get Out and #SpreadMathLove
...ound the U.S. and, ultimately, the globe, through some supercute exclusive trackables. These trackables are small tokens that come in five different, fun “math buddy” designs: Acutie on Duty Buddies² Infinitely in Love Irrational Love of Pi Far Out Fractals, Man So how can you p...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/geocaching
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
...tion app on the TI-84 Plus CE provides an illustration of the movement that changing the value of b has on the graph. Here are the steps to graph the function using the Transformation app: Press Œ} and choose the Transfrm to start the app running. Press o and enter the function in the problem...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84
STEM Projects: Exploring the Heartbeat | Texas Instruments
... Plumber: Modeling the Four-Chambered Heart In The Heart Project, students are tasked with completing three different challenges to demonstrate the function of a heart. The three challenges are: Challenge 1: Setting up a Simple Circuit Challenge 2: Modeling the Flow of Blood Through ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/heartbeat-of-stem
Prime Summer Reading for Math Teachers | Texas Instruments
...assroom bookshelf of math-themed books for her middle schoolers. Here are several recommendations for student math reading to make math concepts fun and relatable: The “Sir Cumference” Series by Cindy Neuschewander Give students fun math adventures this summer with boo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/summer-reading-for-math-teachers
Top 6 calculator functions to know for AP® Statistics | TI
...ulator to perform a statistical test, compute a probability, or display a graph. With so much to know about the course and your graphing calculator’s functions, where should you focus your study time? As a former AP® Statistics teacher, I've compiled a list of the most important statistics fea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2024/top-6-calculator-functions-ap-statistics
AP® Calculus Resources
...ave scatter plots whose points form a straight line. Arithmetic Sequences and Series Students will explore the definition of a function through use of a graph, a set of ordered pairs and an input-output diagram. *NEW/UPDATED Back in Time Students wi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities
Graphing Calculators Are Now Approved for the AP® Biology Exam, but What Else Can I Do With Them?
... be used by students to explore all aspects of mathematics and how math can be used to explain phenomena. Whether by graphs, calculations, equations, functions or data, these tools should be used to help students better understand the world around them with the power of mathematics. From a biolog...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/april/graphingcalculatorsapproved
Solution 12101: Limit() Function Returns Unexpected Answers on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family, or Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
...cts Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why does the limit() function sometimes return unexpected answers in approximate mode on the TI-89 family, TI-92 Family, or Voyage 200 graphing calculators? The limit() function is very sensitive to round off errors...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/12101
Two Hot, Two Cold
In this activity, students collect both Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature data for several water samples of varying temperatures. They use the data to find a conversion equation that will calculate the Fahrenheit temperature for any given Celsius temperature.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/two-hot-two-cold
The Mysterious Constant
Students investigate a pattern using the constant function on the calculator, record the ordered pairs in a table, describe the pattern, and predict what will come next.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/the-mysterious-constant
Transmission Lines
Describes how to calculate the characteristic impedance and phase velocity on transmission lines. Steady state transmission line behavior and simple matching concepts are included also. The functions reflcoef(), lineleng(), zin(), yin() and vswr() are created.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/transmission-lines
Vector Calculus
Describes how to use the TI-89 for differential and integral calculus. The differential operations illustrated include gradient, divergence, curl, and Laplacian. Line and surface integrals also are included. The functions cordchk(), grad(), div(), curl() and lap() are created in this chapter, ...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vector-calculus
Convolution
Shows the convolution of two functions. To simplify the details, the functions are finite, piecewise, and continous.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/convolution
Vectors
Describes how to use the TI-89 for coordinate system transformations, vector algebra, and vector component transformations. The functions rec2cyl(), cyl2rec(), rec2sph(), and sph2rec() are created in this chapter for vector component transformations and are used in Chapters 10 and 11.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vectors
Laplace Analysis: The s-domain
Demonstrates the utility of symbolic algebra by using the Laplace transform to solve a second-order circuit. The method requires that the circuit be converted from the time-domain to the s-domain and then solved for V(s). The voltage, v(t), of a sourceless, parallel, RLC circuit with initial co...https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/laplace-analysis--the-sdomain