BBC
Bbc: Differentiations
This site presents a tutorial on the topic of differentiation. Points of focus include rules for differentiation, tangents to curves, derivatives, increasing and decreasing functions, and optimization. Examples and a practice test are...
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Derivatives of Inverse Trig Functions
Online notes with examples and solutions.
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Higher Order Derivatives
Online notes with examples and solutions.
Math2
Math2
This is a site for students and teachers of all grade levels. If you are looking for math tables, general information about math topics, or you would like to ask a question, this is the site to visit.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Fermat's Last Theorem
Very detailed and comprehensive site from MathWorld.com about Fermat's Last Theorem. This site has good explanantions and links to related topics.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
This MathWorld site offers an explanation of the fundamental theorem of calculus includes links to other relevant information.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Quotient Rule
This activity will use the capabilities of the graphing calculator to illustrate the symbolic derivative quotient rule.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Visualizing Related Rates Problems
This activity models related rates problems using parametric equations for simulation purposes.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Cubic Inflection
This application of derivatives introduces students to an interesting property of cubics and a method of proving that property using the TI-89 scripts. They then use the CAS of their TI-89 to generalize upon specific results.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: The Definition of Derivative
Students can use the graphing calculator to demonstrate the use of the difference quotient as the definition of the derivative.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Application of the Derivative
In this activity, students learn and explore two common applications of the derivative: optimization and related rate.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: The Growth Rings of a Tree
In this activity, the students can use limits to find derivatives and to find the relationship between radii and area. This activity uses tree growth as the basis for the activity.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Understanding Derivatives Backward & Forward
This activity will define procedures for computing instantaneous rates of change exactly and, when exact is impossible or impractical, approximately. (Continued. See "before the activity.")
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Differential Calculus
In this activity, students learn to solve problems dealing with limits, derivatives, and optimization. They use various features of the TI-86 to study some important ideas covered in a differential calculus course.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Implicit Differentiation on the Ti 89
This activity demonstrates implicit differentiation on the graphing calculator.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Derivatives
This is a set of problems involving the concepts of derivatives. The problems are similar to those encountered during the second quarter of a typical calculus course.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Quartic Regions
This activity is an application of derivatives and of definite integrals. It introduces students to an interesting property of Quartics which students can verify using the CAS of their TI-89.
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Texas Instruments: Projectile Motion
This activity uses the indefinite integral to locate one of a family of curves given specific initial information.
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Texas Instruments: Using Slope Fields
In this activity, students identify whether a slope field approximately reflects a differential equation. They also determine whether a potential solution fits the slope field.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: An Introduction to Derive
In this activity, students use the Derive software to algebraically solve expressions, find factors, study binomial coefficients, and investigate derivatives and integrals.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Cubic Regions
This application of derivatives and definite integrals introduces students to an interesting property of cubics and a method of proving that property using the TI-89 scripts. They then use the CAS of their TI-89 to generalize upon...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Rate of Change
This activity is designed for students who have already learned the definition of the derivative and that it can be used to determine the slope of a curve. (Continued. See "before the activity.")
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Confectionery Delight
Students first make physical models using paper and scissors to get a grasp of the problem and to determine how to set it up. They then use the CAS of the TI-89 and calculus to determine the dimensions of the box which gives the maximum...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Critical Points
This activity involves analyzing a function for its critical values.