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Converge or Diverge?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners prepare for the calculus concepts of limits by examining sequences that converge and diverge. By using an Excel program that generates sequences, students manipulate the starting number, multiplier and add-on values, and examine...
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Kenan Fellows

Using Motion Sensors to Explore Graph Sketching

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Get moving to a better understanding of graphs of derivatives. Using motion sensors, scholars vary their velocities to create graphs of the first derivative of a function. The activity challenges groups to first create a script of the...
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Area Under A Curve

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Calculus learners use the derivative and integral to solve problems involving areas. They calculate the area under a curve as they follow a robot off road making different curves along the drive, using Riemann Sums and Trapezoidal rules...
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River Optimization Problem

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students define the different methods used for optimizing a particular element of a problem. In this optimization problem lesson, students optimize appropriate details of a problem using data collection, algebra, technology, and/or...
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Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Function

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this college level Pre-Calculus worksheet, students investigate the graphs of the sine and cosine functions. The six page worksheet contains seventy-eight problems. Solutions are not provided. 
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Graph of the Tangent, cotangent, Secant, and Cosecant Functions

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this college level Pre-calculus worksheet, students examine the graphs of the Tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant functions.  Students find the intercepts and any asymptotes.   The seven page worksheet contains sixty-six...
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Definition Of The Derivative

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of a derivative. They define the concept of a derivative and then complete an assignment that is included in the lesson. Students then graph the derivative and draw its...
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L'Hopital's Rule

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students discover and perfect methods of calculation based on rewriting, simplifying, and logarithmic L'Hopital when the traditional applications fail to produce a result.
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Exploring the Area Under a Curve

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using TI-89, mathematicians explore and investigate Riemann sums to estimate the area under the graphs of intervals by drawing and illustrating rectangles. They review and practice the concepts of summation notation and area formulas to...
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Kenan Fellows

Attack of the Aphids!

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Insects threaten the food production industry, and aphids are one of the big players! Analyzing data of aphid populations gives insight into their behaviors. Learners model the population data of an uninhibited population with an...
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EngageNY

What Is Area?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What if I can no longer justify area by counting squares? Lead a class discussion to find the area of a rectangular region with irrational side lengths. The class continues on with the idea of lower approximations and upper...
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Rates Of Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the rate of change and how it effects a function over a given interval. They examine the slope of a line that is seccant and how it is compared to a tangent line and then determine the changes of a function at any...
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Computing Indefinite Integrals

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Provide your students with a framework for introducing indefinite integrals. It takes into account a learner’s prior knowledge of slope fields and definite integrals and uses the notion of an antiderivative to give them an intuitive...
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Fractals

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore the concept of fractals. In this fractal lesson, students use applets to explore Koch's Snowflake, Sierpinski's Triangle, and other fractals. Students develop these concepts through exploration and teacher guided...
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Cannonball

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners calculate the speed, motion and distance of a projectile. In this geometry lesson, students obtain measurements while calculating velocity. They graph their results and make predictions.
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The Right Angle

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students rewrite word problems using an algebraic equation to find the answer. There are 14 questions with an answer key.
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Between The Extremes

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students analyze graphs for specific properties. In this algebra lesson, students solve equations and graph using the TI calculator. They find the different changes that occur in each graph,including maximum and minimum.
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Iterating the Function and Complex Numbers

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students identify the end behavior of polynomial graphs. In this algebra lesson, students factor and solve quadratic and complex equations. They factor out negative roots and identify the real and imaginary parts of an equation.

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