Category Archives: Math Software
Collaborating on an Extension to a Little-Known Theorem
[Today's post is from Steven Fuchs, with whom I recently corresponded and whose enthusiasm was sufficiently infectious that I pressed him to share it here. --Scott]
One day late last spring, while teaching at St. Thomas High School in Houston, I noticed in a book a figure demonstrating Monge’s Theorem. (Don't look this up … Continue Reading ››What Does Rowing Have to Do with Teaching Mathematics?
Introducing the Dynamic Number Project
Revisiting a Childhood Addition Code with Sketchpad
Polar Graphing
- Choose Graph | Plot New Function.
- Use the Equation menu to choose r = f(θ).
- Type "c" (for "cos"), "2", and "th" (for "theta").
- Click OK.
- If your … Continue Reading ››
Cartesian and Polar Graphs
Functions Come Alive in a Precalculus Classroom
Ken Gordon has written our first in a series of guest blog posts from people working with Key Curriculum products in schools. Ken teaches Precalculus and Calculus in an accelerated program at Sisler High School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He has been using The Geometer’s Sketchpad since first seeing it at an NCTM conference in 2004. … Continue Reading ››
What’s the Appropriate Role for the Teacher when using Computer Games?
I had the privilege this year of participating in the CADRE Fellows Program of NSF's Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education, and met a number of colleagues in the program whose projects, like our Data Games project, are exploring the classroom benefits of computer-game- or simulation-based-learning. (In this post, I’ll refer to technology-oriented … Continue Reading ››
Sketchpad Reflection Puzzles
In a recent blog post, Karen Greenhaus describes how it's possible to construct familiar corporate logos using Sketchpad. You might start with a rhombus, for example, and then reflect it twice to … Continue Reading ››