Teachers Resoureces for PreCalculus

PreCalculus TEACHER Resources are a collection of on-line resources
designed to be used by teachers and parents in the delivery of instruction in a
high school or college course in precalculus.

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DIRECTIONS

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MathBits Presents: "PreCalcuCaching" Level: PreCalculus Students answer PreCalculus questions in the hope of finding 10 hidden internet boxes. Have your students search for the boxes together as a class activity (especially during review), or assign the problems as extra credit or independent study. A certificate is available at the end of the journey indicating that all 10 boxes have been found. A worksheet for recording answers is also available.
A list of the topics covered in this game can be found on the Directions page.
Answer Keys for Teachers: e-mail Roberts@MathBits.com from a school email address.
Answer Keys for Parents: Register with MathBits.com. Click here to register .

WORKSHEET: (for recording answers)

MathBits' Activities

• Functions - Worksheet and
      Study Cards for TI-83/84+
      Calculators (matching set)
•   Algebra of Functions -
      Investigate using calculator
•   Investigating Domains
       Graph and state domain.
• GSP Investigation of
      Speciality Functions
       Worksheet, GSP File
• TV Survivor Lab
      (non-death version)

PreCalculus Lessons

A new lesson and practice site for PreCalculus
students is being developed.

Please be patient!

Graphing Calculator Help

• Finding Your Way Around
     the TI-83+/84+ Calculator
   How-to use your TI-83+/84+ to
      solve math problems. See Alg 2,
      Trig, Stats 2, PreCalculus
•  Finding Your Way Around
     TI-89 Titanium, Voyage 200
     Calculators
• TI-Math PreCalculus Activities
     from Texas Instruments

Interactive On-Line Practice

• Crossword Puzzle:
    PreCalculus Vocabulary
       Also print version with solution
• Interactive Trig.
      Investigative applets
• Law of Sines; Law Cosines
     Calculate answers on-line.
• PowerPoint Jeopardy
     Review Algebra2/Trig
• How to Use Algebra Tiles
      Completing the Square
• PreCalculus Dictionary
   PreCalc vocabulary

Math and the Movies

Math & the Movies Resources
Worksheets at PreCalc level:
• I Love Lucy
• Star Wars Episode 1
• Star Trek: The Trouble with Tribbles
• The Englishman Who Went Up
a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
• October Sky
• IQ
• The Matrix Revolutions
• Proof
• Galaxy Quest
Answers available for teachers and parents by request.

Formulas for PreCalculus

• PreCalculus Formula Sheet
Comprehensive sheet on Sequences, Complex and Polars, Functions, Determinants, Trig, Analytic Geometry, Induction, Growth & Decay, Polynomials.

rule guy

More PreCalc Resources

• NASA Aeronautics
     Activity using trigonometry
• Stargazer - Parallax
    Using trig to find the distances to
       objects and to stars

Need GRAPH PAPER?

• Download Graph Paper
     FREE downloadable forms of
       graph paper, number lines and grid
       papers
       graph dude

• Print Free Graph Paper
You choose the design and size

Other Stuff

• PuzzleMaker
      Math squares, number blocks, more
• Quadratic Formula Songs
      1. Pop Goes the Weasel version
        2. Also a more exciting version
• Math Reference Tables
      "Dave's Math Tables"
• Units Conversion Calculators
         Convert between systems on-line.
         Numerous comparisons.

Downloadable materials are in .pdf format
and require free Acrobat Reader.

For your students:
Student Resources
for PreCalculus