TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Graph Theory in Drama
Students use graph theory to create social graphs for their own social networks and apply what learn to create a graph representing the social dynamics found in a dramatic text. Students then derive meaning based on what they know about...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Total Internal Reflection
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students learn about total internal reflection. More specifically, they will learn what the critical angle is, how it is derived and how to solve for it in real life...
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Linear Approximation of Functions
Students learn about linear approximation. The tutorial consists of examples with detailed solutions.
Other
Karl's Calculus Tutor: The Chain Rule
This site provides a detailed overview of the chain rule. Content includes several examples, applications, and exercises.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Law of Cosines
This page from MathWorld.com gives a good explanation of the Law of Cosines, which relates the lengths of the legs of a triangle to the angles. This site shows how the formula is derived, along with a triangle to clarify variables. Also...
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Calculus Iii: Multiple Integrals
The resource examines applications of partial derivatives. Topics investigated are double integrals, triple integrals, surface area, and iterated integrals. Class notes, definitions, and examples with detailed solutions are included. The...
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Mqed: Rates of Change
The resource investigates rates of change using the program STELLA. Discussion questions and exercises are included in the monograph.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Functions and Their Extrema
Model the trajectory of the longest home run ever hit while studying extrema of functions on the TI-89. Another real-world problem in this activity involves minimizing the amount of tin used in a cylindrical tank. Following the worked...
Other
Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.