Tag Archives: vectors
Engineering Overview
In my school, I teach as a dual member of the math department and the Project Lead the Way engineering department. Our students in engineering for the most part have chosen engineering as their pathway (at the end of their ninth … Continue reading
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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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