Calculus

Drawing Connections with TI-Nspire Functions vs Derivatives

Recently, I was very honored to have the opportunity to speak at a professional development day at Illinois Central College. The math department their asked me to introduce them to the TI-Nspire, as they are starting to see a significant number of their students show up with the Nspire. In addition to a basic overview of the device, I presented the ICC math department with series of activities I might use in algebra, calculus, and statistics.

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Video Lesson: Tables on the TI-84

The table feature allows you to quickly scroll the an x vs. y chart on your TI-84. This can be useful as early as first year algebra for students that are just learning to graph. It’s even more helpful to calculus students using their calculator to help find a limit. The end of the video demonstrates a quick method for using the table’s “ask” feature to help find a limit.

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Video lesson: Tables on the TI-Nspire

The table feature allows you to quickly scroll the an x vs. y chart on your TI-Nspire. This can be useful as early as first year algebra for students that are just learning to graph. It’s even more helpful to calculus students using their calculator to help find a limit. The end of the video demonstrates a quick method for using the table’s “ask” feature to help find a limit.

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Video lesson: Definite integrals on the TI-84

Teaching calculus students how to do integration goes way beyond the scope of a short article or video. The basics of taking a definite integral on the TI-84+, however, are pretty straightforward. This video lesson covers how to find a definite integral on a TI-84 plus both within the home screen and within a graph.

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Video lesson: Definite integrals on the TI-Nspire

Teaching calculus students how to do integration goes way beyond the scope of a short article or video. The basics of taking a definite integral on the TI-Nspire, however, are pretty straightforward. This video lesson covers how to find a definite integral on a TI-Nspire both within the home screen and within a graph.

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