#NCTMregionals Kansas City 2018 Recap
...dered the math that it takes for vehicles to drive on Mars? In this session, we will code robotic vehicles using mathematics to drive, make turns and complete a challenge. Best part: no coding experience needed! Technology: TI-Nspire™ CX graphing calculator; TI-Innovator™ Rover Link to presentati...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/nctm-kansas-city
My Top Takeaways From T3IC to Encourage, Engage and Empower
When attending a conference, most participants hope to leave inspired, motivated and empowered with strategies and tools to make positive impacts in their classrooms, schools and educational communities. The 2021 T³™ International Conference was appropriately themed, Encourage. Engage. Empower....https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/t3ictakeaways
#NCTMregionals Hartford 2018 Recap
...dered the math that it takes for vehicles to drive on Mars? In this session, we will code robotic vehicles using mathematics to drive, make turns and complete a challenge. Best part: no coding experience needed! Technology: TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator; TI-Innovator™ Rover Link to presentati...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/nctm-hartford
What to Do Instead of a Traditional Final Exam
...uld be doing math tasks in the classroom. We need to develop better problem-solvers. The birdhouse project had roadblocks that every group had to overcome. It wasn’t as easy as they thought it would be. Designing, planning, drawing scale drawings, figuring surface area of unusual shapes — there i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/instead-of-a-traditional-final-exam
Nothing Says “I Love You” Like an Absolute Value Graph ❤ by @TICalculators
...alentine. Download a PDF of a blank valentine and one that’s ready to be shared. About the author: Ellen Fishpaw is the Media Relations and Communications Manager for Texas Instruments Education Technology. Before joining TI five years ago, Ellen was a broadcast journalist for 13 years,...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/create-math-valentines
Summer of STEM: Breaking Board Paradox
... setting it on the part of the stick that is still on the table. Karate chop it and notice the stick doesn’t break. When the paper is placed completely flat on top of the stick, it serves as a large surface area for the air above it to push down on the paper – and by extension, onto the ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/breakingboard
A Teacher’s 5 Words That Changed My Life
...s: Choose to Challenge. This International Women’s Day, Texas Instruments (TI) engineer, Tracy Hamilton, has her hand up high to show she is committed to “choosing to challenge.” We choose our inner circle. We choose our lifestyle. We choose our beliefs. We choose our careers. I’d ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/intlwomensday
Summer of STEM: Disappearing Cups
...rd pressure. Notice the polystyrene is dissolving into the acetone. How it works: Polystyrene is made up of monomers of styrene, an organic compound (C6H5CH=CH2). When polystyrene is being produced it exists in a liquid state (like a gooey, thick liquid). As polystyrene is prod...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/july/disappearing_cups
#NCTMregionals Seattle 2018 Recap
...dered the math that it takes for vehicles to drive on Mars? In this session, we will code robotic vehicles using mathematics to drive, make turns and complete a challenge. Best part: no coding experience needed! Technology: TI-84 Plus CE graphing calculator; TI-Innovator™ Rover Link to presentati...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/nctm-seattle
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
...t reply, “Oh, you don’t need to know that.” If the students fail to ask the necessary questions, should we supply that information anyway? We don’t recommend that. Eventually students will ask for the necessary information. We want this to be as close to a real-world application problem as possib...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
Engineers who code
TIers who code: TI engineers share how they learned to code on their TI calculator Did you know in just 10 minutes, you can learn to code? Coding is more than just a computer language; it requires the same problem solving and curiosity needed for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathem...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/april/engineers-who-code
Building a Band With Famous Mathematicians
...intertwined — chords in all keys are numbered in a standard pattern, for instance — Sword went deeper into the topic by introducing an imaginary band comprised of historical mathematicians. Envision the Euclidean Fibonacci Pythagorean Sword-Play Band (or EFPSPB for short) … Pythagorean ratios not...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/june/music-in-math
Solution 27230: Performing a Poisson PDF and Poisson CDF on the TI-83 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators.
...TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I use the poissonpdf or possioncdf command on the TI-83 Plus family of graphing calculators? The command poissonpdf( computes a probability at x for the discrete Poisson distribution...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/27230
Solution 25970: Engraving Texas Instruments Basic, Elementary, Scientific, Financial, and Graphing Calculators.
...| TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Does Texas Instruments recommended engraving TI basic, elementary, scientific, financial, and graphing calculators? Texas Instruments does not recommend engraving any of ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/25970
Solution 29690: Calculating Inverse of a Matrix Using the TI-Nspire™ Family Products.
... Home | TI-Nspire™ family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I compute the inverse of a matrix using the TI-Nspire family products? To compute the inverse of a matrix using the TI-Nspire family handhelds and co...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/29690
Solution 22610: Calculating One-Variable Statistics Using the TI-Nspire™ Family Products.
...cts Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I calculate one-variable statistics using the TI-Nspire family handheld or computer software? To calculate one-variable statistics using the TI-Nspire family handheld or computer software, please follow the example listed...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/22610
Solution 32151: Calculating Logistic Growth Using the TI-Nspire™ CAS Family Products.
...nowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I calculate logistic growth problems using the TI-Nspire CAS family handheld and computer software? In logistic growth problems, assume that the rate of growth of a population (k) is directly proportional to both the population...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/32151
Solution 36975: When Press-to-Test mode is ENABLED on the TI-84 Plus CE™ the power management state known as “Deep Sleep” will not occur.
... Home | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How come when Press-to-Test mode is enabled on the TI-84 Plus CE™ the power management state known as “Deep Sleep” will not occur? When Press-to-Test ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/36975
Solution 11748: Explanation of r^2 and R^2 on the TI-83 Family or TI-84 Family Graphing Calculator.
... Home | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why is R^2 computed for some regressions on a TI-83 family or TI-84 family graphing calculator? The following information details when r2 and R2 are computed ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/11748
Solution 11753: Finding the Area Between Two Curves on the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage™ 200.
...ay.• Repeat this procedure for both intersections and copy down the points on a scratch sheet of paper.For this example, the intersection points will come out to be (-3,-9) and (4,5).• Press [HOME] to go to the Home screen.• Press [CLEAR] to clear the entry line, if necessary.• Press [2nd] [MATH]...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/11753
Solution 12109: Accuracy Information for the TI-89 Family, TI-92 Family, and Voyage™ 200 Graphing Calculators.
... Home | Other Graphing Calculator products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search What is the computational and graphing accuracy for the TI-89 family, TI-92 family, and Voyage 200 graphing calculators? Computational Accuracy • Floating-poi...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/12109
Solution 10574: Calculating Nth Roots Using the TI-85 and TI-86.
... Home | Other Graphing Calculator products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I perform nth root computations using the TI-85 and TI-86? The instructions below will demonstrate how to perform the nth root computations on the TI-85 and TI-86 gra...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/other-graphing/product-usage/10574
Solution 34878: Explanation of r^2 and R^2 on the TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition Graphing Calculator.
... Home | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why is R^2 computed for some regressions on a TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition? The following information details when r2 and R2 are computed using a TI-84 Plus C ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/scientific-elem-calculators/product-usage/34878
Solution 35012: Calculating nth Roots Using the TI-36X Pro.
... Home | Scientific, elementary & basic calculators Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I perform nth root computations using the TI-36X Pro? The example below will demonstrate how to perform nth root computations on the TI-36X Pro.Example: What is the ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/scientific-elem-calculators/product-usage/35012
Solution 12300: Calculating 2-Variable Statistics on the TI-36X Solar Scientific Calculator.
... Home | Scientific, elementary & basic calculators Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search How do I compute 2-variable statistics on the TI-36X Solar? To perform 2-variable statistics on the TI-36X Solar scientific calculator, please refer to the ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/scientific-elem-calculators/product-usage/12300