Pre-Calculus - Trigonometry

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Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry

Review of Transformations and Family of Functions

 

Modeling Exponential Decay

Exponential Growth on the Graphing Calculator

Exploration Lab with Exponents

Exponential Functions

Zeros of a Polynomial

 

Looking for Hidden Behavior with a Calculator

Transforming Parabolas and Circles

Review of Trigonometric Transformations with the Graphing Calculator

 

Finding Zeros of a Function

Tuning Fork

Pendulum Lab

Recursive Sequences

Unconstrained Growth

Transformations

animated gifDeveloping an Understanding
for Using Absolute Value

Studying the Effects of Absolute Value

Transforming Graphs of Parabolas and Circles Domains and Ranges and Symmetry

Exploring Power and Exponential Functions with the Graphing Calculator

Mathematics Teacher article related to this lab:
Rahn, James R. & Barry A. Berndes, Using Logarithms to Explore Power and Exponential Functions, Mar 1994, 161-170

Activity Sheet 1:  Power Function Exploration

Activity Sheet 2:  Exponential Function Exploration

 

Maximizing Volume