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This activity on linear equations is very well guided.  The teacher gives the students problems that increase in difficulty and includes directions along the way that point them in the right direction.

2011 03 24 JennyW Comments (1)

Geogebra applets

See my version of the finished product here

2011 02 25 LaurelLangford Comments (0)

Geogebra

I found an interesting website that has numerous links for GeoGebra applets. Ellipse in a Box, Equation of an Ellipse and Pythagorean Theorem were the ones that stuck out in my mind as the most exciting. I would like to learn how to recreate the Pythagorean Theorem applet because I believe it is one of […]

2011 02 21 JCudd Comments (0)

Geogebra Applets

The three applets that I found that I liked were Boat in the River Current, Pythagorean Theorem, and Polar Coordinates. I would like to learn how to create the Pythagorean Theorem one with all of the different pieces that you can click and drag. I think that the approach this applet uses to prove the […]

2011 02 21 BrittniLaF Comments (0)

Applets

I found a website with a ton of good applets for a calculus classroom. 3 examples are the first one gives a demonstration of how the limit of sin(x)/x appraches 1 at x approaches 0, another one showing limits in general, and yet another the approximation of integrals. http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/calc/index.html And an applet that I would love […]

2011 02 21 d_peschman Comments (0)

Applets

Through searching for interesting and educationally valuable applets, my search yielded the following results: Here is a nice applet for visualizing angles formed by parallel lines and a transversal. Need help seeing the dot product?  This applet lets you visualize the dot product by moving to vectors.  All the calculations are displayed on the right. […]

2011 02 20 Mr_Riley Comments (0)

Applets

The first applet I looked at was about angles at the center of a circle. I liked this because it helps demonstrate a lot of the geometry proofs about circles in a concrete way. I know I have a lot of problems with geometry and wrapping my head around some of the different theorems so […]

2011 02 20 Haggerty Comments (0)

Useful Applets

Two applets I found that would be very useful in a beginning algebra class are the following: the domain of a function and the range of a function These are both very good ways of showing all the values of the domain or the range in a very visual way. Another useful applet I would […]

2011 02 20 e.ekern Comments (0)

Applets!

One applet I like allows students to review the graph of an ellipse or a hyperbola.  It was interesting to change the variables so the graph of the ellipse turns into a hyperbola.  I think this a a cool way to review and make the concepts plant a bit better in the students minds. Another […]

2011 02 20 jcarlson Comments (0)

Cool Applets

This applet would be great for helping students understand the way related rates change. Students can also change the light source location to learn about how different locations change the way the shadows move. This applet is a great way for students who are first being introduced to polar coordinates to see the way the function is […]

2011 02 20 Jess Yost Comments (0)