Math

The mathematics department at Burnaby South put together a great starting list of sites that they have found useful in the mathematics classroom.  The following is the first part of this list.  If you have any other suggestions, please comment with your ideas.

Ferris Wheel:

Cuisenaire Rods

Algebra Tiles

Balancing Equations ( applying the opposite operation )

Graphing implicit functions

Algebra Tiles – Solving Equations

Isometric Drawing Tool

Some other sites include:

http://mathplotter.lawrenceville.org/mathplotter/mathPage/index.htm#

• unit circle applet (math 12)
• sine/cosine graph applet (math 12)
• trig definitions (math 12) but may be too complicated for some students to understand
• derivatives applet (calculus)
•  secant line applet (calculus)

http://calculusapplets.com/revolution.html

• used for the volumes from rotations unit (calculus)

http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/geo/pythagoras.html

• Pythagoras done 9 different ways ( math 8 )

Online applet that visually show the trig ratios:

http://projects.cbe.ab.ca/Aberhart/jkotow/interactives/constant_ratio_sine_cosine.html

applet for ambiguous case:

http://www.geogebra.org/en/upload/files/english/dtravis/ssa_ambiguous.html

Here are 2 applets that show what happens to the graph of a quadratic function as the coefficients and constants change.

• vertex form:  http://www.mathopenref.com/quadvertexexplorer.html

• standard form:  http://www.mathopenref.com/quadraticexplorer.html