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Graphic
calculators
Visit
graphiccalculator.com . Read
about functions that will
fool
graphic calculators when plotting some curves. Visit the
Philadelphia
Graphing Calculating Committee, which aims to serve the Math and Science
Community around the World
For an article about using graphic
calculators, see
Graphics calculators in the mathematics curriculum: Integration
or differentiation?. A good discussion paper on the place of graphic
calculators in Scottish education is at the Scottish
NGFl site
The
Mathematical Association are now hosting
T3
(Teachers Teaching with Technology). The site offers professional
development for teachers in enhancing their teaching by using handheld
technology. They also develop materials, lobby to see this technology more
widely recognised, and are developing a community that supports teachers in
using it. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland this programme is co-ordinated
on behalf of The Mathematical Association by its Professional Development
Officer, Rosalyn Hyde.
For more academic resources, the papers
presented to the discussion group at ICME 8 'Role of calculators in the
classroom' are
available.
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TI Graphic calculators
Texas
Instruments have reorganised their own large site where you will find
downloadable files and activities, including some for middle school maths, and
a lot for the high school classroom - in detail. A free interactive guide to
the TI-82 and TI-83 is also available. and a Statistics Handbook for the TI-83.
To access them you will need to register (for free) at
education.ti.com.
They can be emailed at ti-cares@ti.com. To connect your calculator
to a PC or Mac there is a cable and software available. The software, including
a version specifically for the TI-83, is available to download from Texas
Instruments at their
TI-Graph Link
page. Try It may be worthwhile having a look at TI's new
InterActive! software too.
For an alternative, try
The Unofficial TI calculators
page for more stuff to download, or the
calc.org site.
There's a
new site devoted to the
TI-83. Try
this pre-calculus course
using the TI-83.
Free multimedia tutorials for the TI-83, TI-73 and
TI-89 are available at www.watchmeware.com covering starting up,
notation, graphing, changing views and tables.
For TI resources from
Scotland try madmaths. |
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Sharp calculators
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There isn't much as yet out there
on the Web, but you could try Sharp in the USA who are beginning to developing
web material for the education world. For users in the USA only, see their
resources at
Sharp-USA.
At
Reggie's
EL 9600 page you'll find these programs:
- Plotting Complex Functions
- Differential equations
(Runge-Kutta-Gill)
- Calculating limits
- Solving triangles
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