Curated OER
Sled Kites and Trigonometry
Students study the history of kites and their fundamental properties. In this kites lesson students divide into teams and build and fly kites.
Curated OER
La Toteca- A Tropical Paradise
Students collect data on the time of the ferry. In this algebra lesson, students use the data to predict a ferry schedule. They also compute the depth where oxygen would be needed when diving.
Curated OER
Loyalists
Students explain why some colonists remained loyal to England during the American revolution. In this social studies lesson, students write a letter to an editor about their reasons for remaining loyal to England.
Oswego City School District
Regents Prep: Applications of Trigonometric Graphs
Students can use this site to practice questions dealing with trigonometric graphs. Students are challenged with multiple real-world problems and after solving those problems they can check their solution online.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Sine Function: Graph Exercise
The resource consists of an activity that investigates the graph of the sine function.
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Sine Function
The mathematics tutorial examines the sine function. The interactive tutorial explores the period, phase shift, domain, and asymptotes of the sine function.
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Graph of Sine, A*sin(bx+c), Function
The tutorial explores graphing and sketching sine functions of the form a*sin(bx+c). The activity has several examples with detailed solutions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 4.5 Graphing Sine and Cosine
This section explores the graphs of sine and cosine functions. It investigates how these graphs are related to coordinates for different angles in a unit circle.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Changing Sines
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduced students to the various parameters used in graphing the elementary sine function. Technology use is very heavy, as students are encouraged to graph different sinusoidal...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Graph Sinusoidal Functions
Given the formula of a sinusoidal function of the form a*f(bx)+d, draw its graph. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Johan Claeys
Math Abundance: Trigonometry: The Sine Function
Definition of a sine function. Range and period also are given. Graph of sine function given as well.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Graphs of Sine and Cosine Functions
An interactive graph provides a demonstration to show how the measure of an angle is related to the sine and cosine waves. Topics covered include amplitude and period. Examples allow students to practice the concepts.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Sine
MathWorld provides graphs of the sine function, both 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional. Higher level mathematical applications given, including the hyperbolic sine function, representation of the sine function as an infinite sum as well as...
Cengage Learning
Cengage: Inverse Trigonometric Functions [Pdf]
This site provides a presentation on inverse trigonometric functions. In the presentation students will learn to evaluate and graph the inverse sine function, other inverse trigonometric functions and the composition of trigonometric...
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Graphs of Basic Trigonometric Functions
The trigonometry tutorial explores the graphs of the basic trigonometric functions. The interactive tutorial investigates the range, domain, and asymptotes of the functions. The activity has several examples with detailed solutions.
University of Vienna (Austria)
Maths Online: Recognize Functions 3
An excellent place to test your ability to recognize the graphs of sine and cosine and their various associated forms. A Java applet is also included to plot your own function.
University of Vienna (Austria)
The Graphs of Sin, Cos, and Tan Maths Online
This applet allows the user to create the graphs of sin, cos, and tan by moving a scroll bar. The user can watch the unit circle and the graph simultaneously to see how the two are related. The user may also choose to see the angle...
Windstream
Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Evaluating and Graphing Sine and Cosine
An introduction to graphing the sine and cosine functions by using the 30-60-90 and 45-45-90 right triangle values of the two functions as guides.
Clark University
Clark University: Dave's Short Trig Course: Trigonometric Functions
The Clark University site shows and explains the graphs of the six trigonometric functions. It explains how to find an arbitrary angle measurement using trig. Also, it explains that sine and cosine functions are complementary.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Trigonometric Functions and Their Graphs
Explains the horizontal forms of trigonometric graphs by showing how they relate to the circular graphs.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Graphs of the Trigonometric Functions
The tutorial investigates period and frequency by examining the shapes of the sine and cosine functions. The resource consists of definitions, animations, interactive graphs, and examples. Practice problems with solutions are included.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Graphs of Sine, Cosine and Tangent
Students learn about the graphs of the sine, cosines, and tangent functions. The tutorial consists of notes and examples.