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Creating a Polynomial Function to Fit a Table
Discover relationships between linear and nonlinear functions. Initially, a set of data seems linear, but upon further exploration, pupils realize the data can model an infinite number of functions. Scholars use multiple representations...
PBL Pathways
Doctors and Nurses
How many nurses does it take to support one doctor? A project-based activity asks learners to analyze state data to answer this question. Classes create polynomial functions from the data of doctors and nurses over a seven-year...
PBL Pathways
Students and Teachers 2
Examine trends in student-to-teacher ratios over time. Building from the first task in the two-part series, classes now explore the pattern of student-to-teacher ratios using a non-linear function. After trying to connect the pattern to...
Curated OER
Do Two Points Always Determine a Linear Function II?
Learners analyze the difference between the slope intercept and standard forms of a line in this task. Given two general points using letters they explore linear functions and linear equations.
PBL Pathways
Cell Phones
Calling all subscribers! Model revenue based on individual cell phone subscribers. The project-based learning activity presents a challenge to scholars from a cell phone company. Individuals model data provided to them from the company...
Illustrative Mathematics
Chicken and Steak, Variation 2
Many organizations put on barbecues in order to make money. In a real-world math problem, the money allotted to purchase steak and chicken at this barbecue is only one hundred dollars. It is up to your potential chefs to figure out how...
Curated OER
Rumors
Your young gossipers write an exponential function for the number of people who have heard a rumor after a number of days have passed. Learners then answer a series of questions, including whether or not the solutions are realistic by...
Curated OER
Skeleton Tower
Your algebra learners build a quadratic function in this task of counting the blocks used to build objects. The arithmetic sequence that shows up brings up a shortcut to the long addition using the Gauss Method. Eventually, learners...
Curated OER
The Canoe Trip, Variation 2
The behavior of a rational function near a vertical asymptote is the focus around this trip up a river. Specifically, numerical and graphical understanding is studied. The canoe context pushes the variables as numbers, rather than as...
Curated OER
Summer Intern
Your young apprentices build a function describing the percent concentration of salt in a brine. The rational function is then related to the parent function, y= 1/x, and graphed. Finally, the apprentices predict the amount of fresh...
Curated OER
Extending the Definitions of Exponents, Variation 2
Introduce the concept of exponential functions with an activity that extends the definition of exponents to include rational values. Start with a doubling function at integer values of time, then expand table to include frational time...
Illustrative Mathematics
Placing a Square Root on the Number Line
There are many ways to approach finding the rational approximation of an unknown square root. Here is a problem that will help math learners make a connection between square roots and their order on a number line. As usual, determine two...
Illustrative Mathematics
Egyptian Fractions II
The Egyptians used unit fractions to describe all other fractions. Your class will rewrite rational expressions in order to deduce information about rational numbers. The activity starts with specific fractions, guides you through a few...
National Endowment for the Humanities
A Wrinkle in Time: The Board Game
Tackle some big questions about A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle with a board game project. As learners brainstorm for and complete their board games, they consider what helps and hinders Meg on her journey and why she succeeds in...
Illustrative Mathematics
Combined Fuel Efficiency
Practice simplifying complex fractions and long division of polynomials with this brief exercise. These four questions make a challenging warm-up activity or a short, but comprehensive, follow-up after a detailed lesson on algebraic...
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Integration of Rational Functions
Good lesson explaining integration of rational functions in calculus. Also includes a link to partial functions.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Polynomial and Rational Functions
Hotmath provides 20 practice problems that relate to polynomial and rational functions. Each of the practice problems include a step-by-step guide for solving.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Rational Functions and Their Asymptotes
In these questions, students identify asymptotes and removable discontinuities of rational functions, simplify rational expressions, and solve rational equations. Solutions and explanations are included.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Behaviors Rational Functions
This StudyCard set teaches and tests on the rational function. Shows connection between the function parameters and the resulting geometric behaviors of the rational function. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, ch. 7.1.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Rational Functions
Eighteen problems present a variety of problems working with various aspects of rational functions. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Evaluating Rational Functions
In this activity, students study the asymptotic behavior of rational functions. They explore the two types of asymptotes and make generalizations as to when they do or do not occur.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Rational Functions Asymptotes and Holes
These multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions ask students to identify asymptotes, holes, and domain for rational functions.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Rational Functions
In this set of questions, students are asked to investigate rational functions to find vertical, horizontal, and oblique asymptotes as well as x- and y-intercepts. Questions are multiple choice and true/false with solutions provided.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Rational Functions
This TI InterActive! activity is an algebra test which examines the student's understanding of Rational Functions.
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