How Many Ways Can You Solve It Lab: This lab reviews some foundation skills such as long division, synthetic division, and various techniques for solving Quadratic Equations (Factoring, Completing the Square, Quadratic Formula). It also has students explain what the advantages and disadvantages are to each technique. (Prepared by Lisa Williams Meads, College of The Albemarle)
How Many Ways Can You Solve It Lab | |
File Size: | 37 kb |
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Circle Lab: This lab has students write the equation of a circle in standard form and practice graphing circles. This lab also provides a review of geometric formulas such as distance, midpoint, area of a circle, and circumference of a circle. It also has students preview some calculus topics like secant and tangent lines. If students do not know the required formulas and/or terminology, they are expected to find it. (Prepared by Lisa Williams Meads, College of The Albemarle)
Circle Lab | |
File Size: | 38 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Library of Functions & Transformations Lab: This lab reviews the domain, range, symmetry, & graph of basic functions. It also has students explore transformations using a graphing calculator. Finally it has students graph a piece wise function. The library of functions portion can be used as a first day review in Calculus as well. (Prepared by Lisa Williams Meads, College of The Albemarle)
Library of Functions, Transformations, & Piecewise Functions | |
File Size: | 167 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Analysis of Graphs Lab: This lab has students analyze the graph of functions. Concepts include domain, range, intercepts, increasing, decreasing, constant, maximum, minimum, etc. (Prepared by Lisa Williams Meads, College of The Albemarle)
Analysis of Graphs Lab | |
File Size: | 1685 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Quadratic Graphical Analysis Lab: This lab has students analyze quadratic equations and their graphs. (Prepared by Lisa Williams Meads, College of The Albemarle)
Quadratic Graphical Analysis Lab | |
File Size: | 82 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Polynomial Function Analysis Lab: This lab asks students to practice and extend their function
analysis skills to polynomials of higher order and complexity than they
ordinarily see in a textbook. The
students are assumed to understand and be able to apply the various theorems
used in polynomial function analysis.
This lab is not difficult but will take several hours of work and should
be assigned like a multi-day project that it involves both in-class group work
and outside of class work. (Prepared by Dale Gaddis, Isothermal Community College)
Polynomial Function Analysis Lab | |
File Size: | 79 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Rational Function Graphical Analysis Lab: This lab has students analyze rational equations and their graphs. Also has a preview in the discussion of limits. (Prepared by Lisa Williams Meads, College of The Albemarle)
Rational Function Graphical Analysis Lab | |
File Size: | 497 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Rational Functions Lab V2: This lab has students analyze rational equations and their graphs. (Prepared by Laura Taylor, Cape Fear Community College)
rational_functions.pdf | |
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Exponential Function Graphical Analysis Lab: This lab has students analyze exponential equations and their graphs. Also looks at transformations of exponential functions. (Prepared by Lisa Williams Meads, College of The Albemarle)
Graphical Analysis of Exponential Functions | |
File Size: | 49 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Moose Project: This project explores average rate of change and exponential functions. (Prepared by Laura Taylor, Cape Fear Community College)
moose_project_3.doc | |
File Size: | 55 kb |
File Type: | doc |
Logarithmic Function Graphical Analysis Lab: This lab has students analyze logarithmic equations and their graphs. Also looks at transformations of logarthmic functions. (Prepared by Lisa Williams Meads, College of The Albemarle)
Graphical Analysis of Logarithmic Functions | |
File Size: | 44 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Geometric Series Lab: This lab asks students to derive the recurring deposit future
value formula. The students are assumed
to understand and be able to apply the basic compound interest future value
formula and the geometric sequence/series formula. This requires more creativity and is not the
familiar skill-drill, so students will struggle, but that is where growth
occurs. This should be an in-class group
activity. (Prepared by Dale Gaddis, Isothermal Community College)
Geometric Series Future Value Lab | |
File Size: | 18 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Pi Series Lab This lab asks students to build a spreadsheet in order to explore
the sum of a given sequence while informally introducing the concept of
series. The students are assumed to
understand sequences and be somewhat familiar with Excel. This is an easy lab, which is assigned as an
outside of class activity but could be completed in-class during one lab
period. (Prepared by Dale Gaddis, Isothermal Community College)
Pi Series on Excel Lab | |
File Size: | 49 kb |
File Type: | docx |