Seeing doubleNEW
These resources provide a dynamic way to introduce and understand the Distributive Law of Multiplication and the Perfect Square Identity. Similar in structure, they use animation to explain the difference between a variable and a constant, and then move on …
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General Resources, Videos for Learning
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CLASSPAD FXCP400, Classpad/CAS, fx-1AU GRAPH, Graphics/Non-CAS
Rugby Conversion Kicks and the Application of Right-Angled Trigonometry
From the sporting context of a rugby player attempting a conversion kick comes an application of right-angled trigonometry. The question “where to kick from?” leads to the consideration of how an angle of view changes as distances change and ultimately …
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General Resources, Videos for Learning
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CLASSPAD 300/330, CLASSPAD FXCP400, Classpad/CAS, FX9860GAU, FXCG20/50AU, Graphics/Non-CAS
Rugby Conversion Kicks and the Application of Right-Angled Trigonometry – Teacher Edition
From the sporting context of a rugby player attempting a conversion kick comes an application of right-angled trigonometry. The question “where to kick from?” leads to the consideration of how an angle of view changes as distances change and ultimately …
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General Resources, Videos for Learning
Technology:
CLASSPAD 300/330, CLASSPAD FXCP400, Classpad/CAS, FX9860GAU, FXCG20/50AU, Graphics/Non-CAS
Simplex & The Science Of Burger Making
The simplex algorithm, sometimes dubbed the world’s most powerful, sits at the heart of linear programming. Classically the subject of tertiary-level study, Dantzig’s simplex algorithm can be used to solve important problems like how to make a ‘better’ burger patty. …
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General Resources, Videos for Learning
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CLASSPAD FXCP400, FXCG20/50AU
DOGBALL 2.0 – A Study of Bounce – Part 1
Dogball is an enigma. The bouncy toy exterior hides a rich yet accessible modelling task within; a delicious intersection of maths and science, a potential PSMT/Folio task for Stage 1 Mathematical Methods featuring low floor, high ceiling and room for …
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General Resources, Videos for Learning
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CLASSPAD 300/330, CLASSPAD FXCP400, FX9860GAU, FXCG20/50AU
DOGBALL 2.0 – A Study of Bounce – Part 2 (Solution)
Below is a video outlining a solution answering the questions posed in the resource “Dogball 2.0 – A Study of Bounce – Part 1“. It is not intended to be the best or only way to answer these questions. It …
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General Resources, Videos for Learning
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CLASSPAD 300/330, CLASSPAD FXCP400, FX9860GAU, FXCG20/50AU
DOGBALL
Below you can access: DOGBALL.pdf – a currently-brief but mostly complete summary of the activity you experienced. vdbcgraw.csv – the csv file of the data we used in the activity – which is a subset of the data that was …
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General Resources
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CLASSPAD 300/330, CLASSPAD FXCP400, FX9860GAU, FXCG20/50AU
Generosity – an approach to fractions and percentages.
This unit uses the context of generosity to introduce a need to have a fractional way of thinking about something.
It develops a way of thinking about fractions – the for-every idea – that is the elusive multiplicative model.
Developed over about 5 years, this approach has been tried and seems to work. 🙂
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General Resources
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CLASSPAD 300/330, CLASSPAD FXCP400, FX100AU, FX82AU, FX9860GAU, FXCG20/50AU
Exponential and trigonometric functions
A selection of documents that share some nice ideas about exponential functions, trigonometric functions and a lovely context where both concepts come together.
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General Resources
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CLASSPAD 300/330, CLASSPAD FXCP400, FXCG20/50AU
A quick list of sample means.
Download a program that will creates the number of samples you desire, of a size you define from a normal population with standard deviation and mean you define.