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University of Vienna (Austria)

Maths Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site consists of interactive lessons on a multitude of math topics including sets, drawing plane and coordinate system, variables, equations, and functions. You may also view this Vienna University site in German.
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Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Brook Taylor

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of St. Andrews page offers an excellent biography on Brook Taylor, an English mathematician and physicist (1685-1731.) Discusses his life and his contributions to these academic fields.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What Is the Number "E"?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students explore the fundamental theorem of calculus. They apply this theorem to understand the number "e" - the base of the natural logarithm. They also use integration and natural logarithmic function to solve a...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Exponential Modeling

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to exponential equations, their graphs, and their application in the real world. The lesson is framed in the context of the number of cell phone users for a...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: How Hard Can It Be?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to one way of defining the strength of an encryption (called "Entropy"). In the lesson, students learn how to calculate the entropy of a given code, and then...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: We're Number 1!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the not-so-well known Benford's Law, which helps identify random number sets that may have been fabricated. Students learn about Benford's Law by exploring...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Approximate Solutions: Differential Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The base of the natural logarithm function, is called Euler's number, in honor of Leonhard Euler, a great Swiss mathematician. (Continued. See "before the activity.")
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Stefan Warner and Steven R. Costenoble

Finite Mathematics & Applied Calculus: Topic Summaries: Non Linear Functions and Models

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The topic summary outlines non-linear functions and models. Some topics reviewed are quadratic functions, exponential functions, logistic functions, and logarithms. The resource consists of definitions, notes, and examples.
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Handout
Math Words

Math Words: Derivative Rules

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers fourteen rules for differentiation-- anything from a constant function to logarithmic functions.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Sponge Bob's House Is Not a Pineapple

For Students 9th - 10th
Are SpongeBob's pants really square? Is Gary's shell a logarithmic spiral? No. But, how can we figure out if SpongeBob's house is actually a pineapple? There's math everywhere! Let's use Fibonacci numbers to help us determine this...
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Other

Math Mistakes: Common Algebra Mistakes

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn from other student's mistakes by reviewing examples of the following Algebra topics: rational expressions, radical expressions, function notation, solving linear equations, solving linear inequalities, solving quadratic equations,...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: The Eyes Have It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson lands students as investigators who must explore the usefullness of iris scan (security) algorithms. In the first part of a lesson, a given probability is used to determine how...
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Algebra Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Purplemath contains about 40 different lessons on various algebra topics. The lessons are divided into five different sections: preliminary topics, beginning algebra, intermediate algebra, advanced algebra, and word problems. The lessons...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Comparing Exponentials

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this task, students work with exponential functions in a real-world context involving continuously compounded interest. They will study how the base of the exponential function impacts its growth rate and use logarithms to solve...
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Handout
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Nicolaus Mercator

For Students 9th - 10th
A contributor to logarithms, Mercator is best known for the Mercator's series.
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Handout
Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Domain and Range of Basic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners examine a table of domain and range for basic functions. The tutorial includes the domain and range of algebraic, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, hyperbolic, and logarithmic functions.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Slide Into the Past

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will be introduced to the slide rule through A brief history on its use. They will practice simple calculations (multiplying and finding values of trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions) using a virtual slide rule.
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University of Vienna (Austria)

Math Online: Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This interactive site uses applets to show sample graphs of each simple power function, a function plotter, graph puzzles, and more. Great site.
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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Solving Equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial explains how to solve a variety of equations, from simple to complex, and gives examples and solutions. Students are asked to solve for x before looking at a solution.
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Graphic
William Mueller

William Mueller: Families of Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Meet the Function Family! Each member of the family has examples of their graphs and descriptions of the types of real-world situation that produce those graphs.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Preparing to Study Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a summary of some fundamental math and science concepts that will be helpful in learning chemistry. Links are provided to help you learn or review the material on Khan Academy.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Interactive Algebra 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This Algebra 2 course has interactivity included in every lesson. Lessons include questions with immediate feedback to help you learn along the way, videos, lots of interactives (PLIX and Sims), and Adaptive Practice questions help you...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le.4 Graphene

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This task provides a real-world context for examining the power of exponential growth and decay. Students experiment, at the macro level, using scotch tape to pull a chip of graphite apart into two pieces. They are asked to find about...
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San Diego State University

San Diego State University: Allometric Modeling

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site shows how to use exponential graphs to model AIDS cases. Very detailed site.

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