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New: November 2009 - 5. Riemann Sums with MadMath and 6. Limits - Continuous functions, ε, δ
1. Boat-Landing Problem
This cool problem can be explored in 8-10th grade (see Learn and Use GeoGebra) and then solved mathematically in calculus!
Problem setting: A man with a boat at point S at sea wants to get to point Q inland. Point S is distance d1 from the closest point P on the shore, point Q is distance d2 from the closest point T on the shore and point P and T are at a distance of d.
Question: If the man rows with a speed of vr and walks with a speed of vw at what point R should he beach the boat in order to get from point S to point Q in the least possible time?
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2. Function, Derivatives and Tangent Lines
Learning: Dynamically change the point on the function where the tangent line is drawn. Then change the function and the interval.
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3. Visualizing the Derivative Formula
Learning: Use GeoGebra and Algebra to Visualize and Apply the Derivative forumla
Mathcast by Prof. Dani Novak, Ph.D., Ithaca College |
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4. Related Rates - Build your own simulator Problem: At noon, ship A is 90 km west of ship B. Ship A is sailing south at 40 km/h and ship B is sailing north at 20 km/h. How fast is the distance between the ships changing at 2:00 PM?
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5. Riemann Sums - Own the Mathematics with MadMath Scenario: A student of beginning calculus looks at these formulas.
She says to herself - “More i’s than a fly. I can just have my calculator do this.
But her teacher is MadMath who wants her to understand what is happening and tells her to make up a GeoGebra worksheet to show and do the calculations. She knows MadMath can change the function, change the interval and change the number of subintervals so she must be prepared.
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6. Limits - Continuous functions, ε, δ Scenario: A student reads - A function f(x) is continuous at a if f(a)exists and for every ε>0, there exists δ>0 such that ...
He says to himself - “It's all greek to me. Who can tell what this means?"
- Try the worksheet!
- hopefully more coming soon...
- Keywords: limits, continuous functions, epsilon, delta, geogebra
Idea by D. Mailoino |
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GeoGebra Menus
- Lists of open menus wiith tool-icon and commands positions
in a handy two-page handout - pdf format.
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