Tag Archives: trig
Trigonometry with Algebra 2
Since this May may be my last month teaching math (for a while? forever? I doubt my departure from math will be permanent … more on the story behind this later), I thought I’d get into the swing of things … Continue reading
Algebra 2 / Trig Skills
Hi! I’m looking for some feedback on what skills I should use in my standards-based grading Algebra 2 with Trigonometry (A2T) course spring semester. I just threw together the following list as a rough draft, and do expect to edit … Continue reading
The Thrill of the Chase
“We need these experiences — noticing patterns, making conjectures, struggling with them mostly unaided by the teacher, researching appropriate related material, crafting a series of flawed-but-each-one-better-than-the-last arguments for why the conjecture could be true, creating a good logical argument and … Continue reading
Vector Video
I was thinking recently about how best to teach trigonometry, and especially how to teach the long and difficult processes of vector analysis and truss calculation. Now, it seems to me that these processes aren’t really going to sink in … Continue reading
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Trigonometry Everywhere
Looking back on the courses, units, and concepts/skills I have taught, I think right-triangle trigonometry must be the topic I have taught most often. Five years ago, I student taught for several months in a western Massachusetts high school. The … Continue reading
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