Functions in the Real World

Text Resources

• Berlinghoff, Wiliam P., Clifford Sloyer and Robert W. Hayden. Math Connections. It’s  about time: NY. 2000

• Boaler, Jo, Experiencing School Mathematics. Lawerence Erlbaum Associates; Rev&Enlrg edition (October, 2002)

• Denton, Brian H., Learning Linear Algebra Through Derive. Ellis Norwood: UK. 1994.

• National Council of Teacher of Mathematics. Principles and Standards for School Mathematics.

Web Resources

• Linear:
  STUDENTS:
  http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/geo/lin_line/lin_line.html
  http://www.ronblond.com/M10/lineAP/
  http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/students.php/all_subjects/graphs/linear/resources/

• TEACHER:
  http://www.learner.org/channel/workshops/algebra/workshop1/lessonplan2.html
  http://illuminations.nctm.org/index_d.aspx?id=298

• Quadratic:
  TEACHER:
  http://www.purplemath.com/modules/quadform.htm
  http://www.sosmath.com/algebra/quadraticeq/quadraformula/quadraformula.html
  STUDENTS:
  http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/exner/ncsa/quad/

• Exponential:
  STUDENTS:
  http://www.langara.bc.ca/~acooper/mathlabs/exp&log/index.htm#
  http://mathforum.org/tpow/print_puzzler.ehtml?puzzle=207
  http://campus.northpark.edu/math/PreCalculus/Transcendental/Exponential/Models/

Guest Speakers:

• Statistician- correlation between different factors (i.e higher education and more money)
• Banker- Exponential- the growth of money in intereset and savings
• Engineer(s)- Quadratic, Linear- the path of projectiles

Supplies

• Computer Lab/COW at School
• Computer Projector (for presentation)
• One Laptop for presentation
• 128MB USB Drives (1 per group of 4 students)
• Software:
  • Microsoft Office with Excel and PowerPoint (Bundle Licenses)
  • Graph Explorer (Bundle Licenses)