Curated OER
Word Ladders
In this secondary mathematics learning exercise, students follow Lewis Carroll’s rules to solve Word Ladders. The one page learning exercise contains two word ladder problems. Solutions are provided.
Curated OER
Complex Analysis: Complex Exponential
In this complex exponential worksheet, students identify an entire function and explore how to show a function is analytic. This two-page worksheet contains four problems, as well as explanations and examples.
Curated OER
Gougu Rule or Pythagoras' Theorem
Fifth graders explore Pythagoras' Theorem. They examine the pattern linking the length of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle and the length of the other two sides. Students find an unknown side in right angled triangles.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Proving Trigonometric Identities
An "identity" is a tautology, an equation or statement that is always true, no matter what. Proving an identity is very different in concept from solving an equation. This resource demonstrates some useful techniques for proving...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Trigonometry: Proofs of Trigonometric Identities
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson uses trigonometric identities to prove other identities.
Windstream
Ojk World of Math: Relationships Between the Functions
This tutorial discusses relationships among all the trig identities. Examples are given on how to apply them to simplify trig expressions and prove identities.
Windstream
Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Sum and Difference Formulas for Tangent
This tutorial introduces the sum and differnce formulas for tangent, and gives several examples of problems to be solved as well as proving other identities. Assumes knowledge of the sum and difference formulas for sine and cosine.
Windstream
Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Trigonometry Sample Test
A practice test that covers proving trigonometric identities and solving advances trigonometric equations.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Basic Trigonometry Love or Leave It!!
This activity has the teacher to create 3 triangles on Cabri Jr. on the TI-83 or TI-84. It will prove to students how trigonometry ratios are found. It will show to the students where the ratios are derived rather than just telling the...