January 26, 2013
A worksheet which gives algebra or precalculus students practice in reading and applying mathematical definitions and thinking about functions presented in various modes Word version
In her blog post, My Backwards Approach to Inverse Functions, Emily Alman makes an observation that is, I think, vitally important for math teachers to understand: “One problem with algebra is that there is often a disconnect between the meaning/understanding and the computations/doing. We try our darndest to Read more…
July 21, 2012
After re-reading the first chapter of Eli Maor’s e: The Story of a Number, I ended up spending a couple of days creating a GeoGebra applet which I’ve called Napier’s Gift. Given that it’s July, I didn’t have a class to try it out on, Read more…
June 10, 2012
On her blog, My Web 2.0 Journey, Kristen Fouss links to a collection of documents that can be used in a class studying trigonometric functions. I’m interested in trying the radian cut-ups and Marsha Hurwitz’s sine cosine game (which in it’s current form needs degree Read more…
