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DEAD MAN'S CURVE
Ninth graders, after being given a unique scenario and a task sheet on Dead Man's Curve, calculate and explain the force needed to keep a car on a curve using a set of formulas and a geometric property of circles. They utilize and create...
Curated OER
Geometry Regents Bimodal
In this geometry activity, students solve problems that are bimodal. They define properties of circles and triangles. There are 117 questions.
Curated OER
Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic
Students explore the interplay between the geometric and analytic information and on the use of calculus both to predict and to explain the observed local and global behavior of a function. They write a paragraph describing any...
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Tangent and Secant Lines 1 [Pdf]
Students use the given graph to sketch secant and tangent lines. The resource consists of an enlarged printable version of a graph available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Tangent and Secant Lines 2 [Pdf]
Learners sketch the secant and tangent lines of a given graph. The resource includes an enlarged printable version of a graph available in PDF format.
Mathematics Archives
Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Tangent Lines
This is a detailed site concerning tangent lines to curves. The site gives the limiting definition of the slope of the tangent. This site has a link to a discussion and animation of the approaching secant line, a java applet for the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Angles Outside a Circle Intermediate
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students how to calculate angles formed outside a circle by tangent and secant lines.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Segments From Secants and Tangents
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students to solve for missing segments created by a tangent line and a secant line intersecting outside a circle.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Making Conjectures About Circles and Segments
Given examples of circles and the lines that intersect them, the student will use explorations and concrete models to formulate and test conjectures about the properties and relationships among the resulting segments.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Circles, Segments, and Area
A wealth of resources to supplement instruction on parts of the circle. Find lessons describing chords, tangents, secants, and segments, as well as related practice quizzes and classroom activities.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Segments From Secants and Tangents
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Apply the Tangent Secant Segment Theorem.
Curated OER
Spark Notes: Tangent Lines and Secant Lines
This site contains definitions and pictures of secant and tangent lines. The site contains links to define terms on the page.
Curated OER
Spark Notes: Tangent Lines and Secant Lines
This site contains definitions and pictures of secant and tangent lines. The site contains links to define terms on the page.
Curated OER
Spark Notes: Tangent Lines and Secant Lines
This site contains definitions and pictures of secant and tangent lines. The site contains links to define terms on the page.
Geometry Help
Geometry Help: Tangent Lines
Explains the basic concept of congruent triangles with step-by-step instructions and methods for solving specific problems on your own relating to this topic.
Other
Dans Math: Lessons: Calculus (Part 1)
College professor Dan Bach reviews the basic calculus concepts of limits and derivatives. The site includes examples and animated graphs.
Hofstra University
Hofstra University: An Introduction to the Derivative
This lesson from the Hofstra University discusses the derivative. The lesson begins with the average rate of change of a function and discusses how this is related to the derivative of a function at a point. The site gives visual aids...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Average Rates of Change
This document looks at look at the difference between averages and instantaneous rates of change. Formulas are provided for average speed, instantaneous speed, the slope of a secant line, the slope of a tangent, and the slope of a curve...
Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble
Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: The Derivative: Graphical Viewpoint
The resource investigates the graphical approach of calculating the derivative. Topics examined are secant and tangent lines. Students learn about the calculus concepts through notes and examples.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Mean Value Theorem 1 [Pdf]
The resource examines the Mean Value Theorem. Students sketch secant and tangent lines. The graph is available in PDF format.
Math Graphs
Houghton Mifflin: Math Graphs: Mean Value Theorem 2 [Pdf]
The resource examines the Mean Value Theorem. Learners sketch secant and tangent lines. The graph is available in PDF format.
Other
Ctte: Geometer's Sketch Pad Activities
This site offers numerous activities for middle school and high school students to explore using Geometer's Sketch Pad.