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MTH 595AQ T3™-Calculus Using the TI-89
Who should take this course
Teachers and prospective teachers of Calculus and secondary mathematics teachers
in grades 10-14. All teachers interested in learning about the TI-89 in the
context of Calculus content would benefit from this course.
TI educational technology used
TI-89, TI-89 Titanium, or Voyage 200, a TI-GRAPH LINK™ cable, TI-Connect™
software Note: The TI technologies are not
included in the cost of the course.
Objective
This course introduces ways of incorporating graphing technology into your
calculus lessons to enrich instruction and extend your students' comprehension.
Essential topics limits, rates of change, differentiation and its applications,
Riemann Sums, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, integration and its
applications and some later lessons on sequences and series (Taylor and
Maclaurin), differential equations, and vector functions.
Focus
The primary focus of this course is to use the TI-89 family of graphing
calculators to enhance the teaching and learning of Calculus. This course
contains 26 self-paced learning modules written by experienced teachers. Each
module has 2-4 lessons as well as tips and hints on integrating the TI-89
effectively into your lessons plans.
Computer Requirements
Navigation Tips
There are 8 weeks to the course content. Each week is available two weeks before
the due date for the assignments in that week. At the start of the course you
will have access to week 1 and week 2. After that you will see the additional
weeks appear on Sunday. In each week are links to up to four modules. Click the
link to the module’s lessons. Once you see the introduction page there will be
an orange link bar at the top of the page to move among the lessons. At the end
of the lessons is a self-test where you can check your answers. In each week
there are also assignments, discussions and a quiz. See the syllabus for details
on these course requirements.