Learners will identify different types of correlations graphically and by using the linear regression analysis obtained from a TI-84 Plus calculator. Students will also obtain and know the significance of a correlation coefficient as a...

An indexing page from Georgia State University Physics Department which includes links to various other pages with information pertaining to thermal expansion. From expansion coefficients to equations to calculation and practice pages,...

Students use this App to calculate solutions (a unique solution, no solution, or an infinite number of solutions.unique) for linear systems. They can work with systems that contain both numeric and symbolic coefficients and have up to 30...

In this problem, students will use the number of decimal places in the coefficients to motivate writing and solving a system of equations. Aligns with A-REI.C.6.

This math site discusses how to solve a system of diferential equations.

By the end of this section, you will be able to define and describe thermal expansion; calculate the linear expansion of an object given its initial length, change in temperature, and coefficient of linear expansion; and calculate the...

Learn about the increase or decrease of size of an object due to thermal expansion in this college textbook section. Understand how to calculate linear and volume expansion of an object as well as thermal stress. Section also includes...

Create your own scatter plot or use real-world data and try to fit a line to it. Explore how individual data points affect the correlation coefficient and best-fit line.

Given an experimental situation, the student will write linear functions that provide a reasonable fit to data to estimate the solutions and make predictions.

A tutorial on how to find the line of best fit or least-squares regression line for a set of data in a scatter plot using different methods and calculations.

A collection of lesson ideas, a practice activity, and teacher resources for exploring regression analysis.

The tutorial explores second order differential equations. Topics examined are mechanical vibrations, the reduction of order, fundamental sets of solutions, nonhomogeneous differential equations, and undetermined coefficients. Class...

The tutorial examines second order differential equations. Topics investigated are the general form, constant coefficients, and homogeneous differential equations.

Three examples are used to demonstrate solving a system of linear equations algebraically using addition and subtraction. The examples cover different situations that occur with the coefficients of the variable terms. Includes several...

A java applet that lets you graph a first degree polynomial and see how changing the coefficients changes the graph.

Defines and gives examples of a second order differential equation including linear second-order ordinary differential equations.

In these questions, students will find the linear equation of best fit for a set of data and interpret the correlation coefficient. Questions are multiple-choice and true/false; solutions are provided.

Students explore the relationship between two quantitative variables in bivariate data using various x-y plots. They compare the relationships for several categories on the same plot. Students calculate the correlation coefficient to...

This task addresses many standards regarding the description and analysis of bivariate quantitative data, including regression and correlation. Given a scatter plot, students will answer a variety of questions about linear relationships,...

Help Jane sell her Forrester! Using the data given, students will make an appropriate plot with well-labeled axes that would allow you to see if there is a relationship between price and age and between price and mileage. Students are...

Students will participate in this discovery activity intended for them to uncover the role each variable plays in the graph of a line in the form y = mx + b. Students will actually demonstrate lines in slope intercept form on a life size...

This activity allows the manipulation of the constants and coefficients in any function thereby encouraging the user to explore the effects on the graph of the function by changing those numbers.

Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.

An exhaustive set of "lecture notes" on various topics in thermal physics (including thermal expansion). Explanations are well done and more interesting than most. Includes both a mathematical and conceptual treatment of topics. Humor,...