Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions
...ion | Calculus Activity Overview In this activity, students will investigate the derivatives of sine, cosine, natural log and natural exponential functions by examining the symmetric difference quotient at many points. They develop the idea of the derivative as a function. They gat...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-investigating-derivatives-common-functions
Fear of math
... a couple weeks and ended my dreams of being a professional hockey or baseball player. The recovery period changed my life, but not in the way I had expected. Laying in bed recuperating, I had a moment of clarity. What if the sports I loved and the math I loathed were one and the same? The answ...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/fear-of-math
Best Class
Best Class apcalculus website In this activity, students create and explore a box and whisker diagram and histogram for a data set. They then compare the two data displays by viewing them together an...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-best-class
Back in Time
Back in Time apcalculus website 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? ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-back-in-time
3d slide case
...ver that has a straight edge, along with a built-in ruler and compass to get all of your measurements in one place. On the less practical side, Galu expects students to have some fun personalizing the customizable calculator cases. “I hope students take the design and use it to express their pers...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/3d-slide-case
Jack Kilby Day
...ood science activity, students will investigate chemistry and life sciences principles, observe processes such as titration, and engage in designing experiments, predicting outcomes and testing their hypotheses. Grab your TI-Nspire™ CX handheld and download the files for your students. Want to lo...https://education.ti.com/en/success-story/jack-kilby-day
Pearson's vs. Sprearman's Correlation Coefficient
...wo-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Pearson's vs. Spearman's Correlation Coefficient Objectives Students will explore both Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) and Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient (SRCC), how to decide which will f...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-pearson-spearman-correlation-coefficient
Circles: Angles and Arcs
Circles: Angles and Arcs apcalculus website Students explore angles constructed in a circle and how their measures are related to the measures of the intercepted arcs. Circles: Angles and Arcs ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-circles-angles-arcs
Two-Way Tables and Association
...wo items from the survey to report conditional probabilities. Generate a simulated sampling distribution and interpret how likely a given outcome is expected to occur. Two-Way Tables and Association Objectives Students will be able to summarize data from a two-way frequency ta...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-two-way-tables-association
Chi-Square Test
...cal data chi-squared (X2 distribution) degrees of freedom expected counts goodness-of-fit test observed counts p-v...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-chi-square-tests
Short Cuts
...is a number that can be represented as point on a number line. What are the students doing? Students use an interactive number line to visualize and explore fractions as numbers. What is the teacher doing? Make sure students understand that the denominator of a unit fraction names the number of e...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities2/short-cuts
Sampling Techniques | TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus family | Stats & Probability
...y collect data. When this happens, taking a sample, a small group chosen from the population, of the data would be an easier approach. Students will explore questions that provide real world examples ,where students will be discussing and using the following sampling techniques: ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-sampling-techniques
Can You Find Your Bearings?
...ra .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Can You Find Your Bearings? Objectives Students will explore the definition of a bearing and how to represent it in a diagram given written details. Students will be asked to use their knowledge of ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-can-you-find-your-bearings
Best Class
Best Class apcalculus website Students will create and explore a box plot and histogram for a data set. They then compare the two data displays by viewing them together and use the comparison to draw...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-best-class
Volume
... and oblique three dimensional figures and calculate the volume for prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones. The will use multiple representations to explore properties of area and volume. This investigation offers opportunities for review and consolidation of key concepts related to area and volu...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-volume
Is it normal?
... and Probability .two-columns { display: grid; grid-template-columns: auto auto; } Is it normal? Objectives Students will explore the relationship between normal distributions and probabilities. They will examine these relationships graphically and algebraically. St...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-is-it-normal
Sum of Infinite Geometric Series
...nd a justification for the following theorem: The sum of the infinite geometric series 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + ... = 1. Students will be able to explain why the sum of an infinite geometric series is a finite number if and only if |r| < 1. Vocabulary geometric series infinite series ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-sum-infinite-geometric
Does a Correlation Exist?
...ning a graph, if a data set has a positive or negative correlation coefficient. Does a Correlation Exist? Key Steps Students explore correlation coefficients and linear regression lines. Each problem contains a different data set and each problem has students investigate s...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-plus-correlation
Law of Sines and Cosines
Law of Sines and Cosines apcalculus website Students explore the proofs of the Laws of Sine and Cosine, investigate various cases where they are utilized, and apply them to solve problems. Law of Si...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-law-of-sin-cos
Properties of Logs
... Objectives Students will be able to state and apply the properties of logarithms. Students will make comparisons between the properties of exponents and the properties of logarithms. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics courses ...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-properties-of-logs
Optimization
... use the second derivative test to find and verify maxima and minima in word problems. Students will solve optimization in functions and further explore, as time and teacher permit, using parametric functions as well. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these top...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-optimization
Unit Circle
...ons of sine, cosine, and tangent and the side length ratios of a right triangle. Unit Circle Key Steps Students engage in an exploration of points and angles on the unit circle. Right triangle relationships are utilized to develop the relationship between angles and coordi...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-unit-circle
Just Move It
Just Move It apcalculus website In this activity for the TI-84 family, the movements of the parent functions f(x)= x² and f(x)= x³ will be explored. Just Move It Mat...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-just-move-it
Properties of Logs
Properties of Logs apcalculus website This lesson is based on observing counter-examples to logarithmic rules and involves comparing the values of several base 2 logarithmic expressions to discover w...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/nspire-properties-of-logs
Scientific Notation
...numbers, relationships among numbers and number systems. Students will develop an understanding of large numbers and recognize and appropriately use exponential, scientific, and calculated notation. Students will try to make a connection with how to understand these topics in IB Mathematics cours...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities/applications-interpretation/84-scientific-notation