Investigating Functions Using Real-World Data

Autor/in	Arnold, Stephen
Titel	Investigating Functions Using Real-World Data
Quelle	In: Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 20 (2006) 1, S.44-47 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0819-4564
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Activities; Class Activities; Trigonometry; Learning Activities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Trigonometrie; Lernaktivität
Abstract	The possibilities for using graphic calculators to enhance the teaching and learning of mathematics are great. However, the boundaries explode when these powerful tools for learning are connected to data logging devices: a whole new approach to mathematics learning becomes possible. Using real world data to introduce the main functions (which are the bread-and-butter of high school mathematics) invites an experimental approach to the subject and encourages students to engage actively in their learning, as participants rather than as passive spectators. This paper describes a classroom activity which offers four different methods for producing a sinusoidal curve and so provides a suitable introduction to or consolidation of trigonometric functions. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide, South Australia 5001. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10