Introduction
In your math courses, you will learn a variety of methods for graphing functions and conic sections. To show what you have learned, you will be asked to apply those methods. What tool or tools will you use?
In this lesson we will focus on four graphing tools to use when graphing functions and conic sections:
- Graphing by Hand
- ACCESS Manual Graphing – Blank Grid
- Geogebra Graphing Calculator
- Desmos Graphing Calculator
Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...
- Creat graphs of functions and conic sections using graph paper and online graphing software applications.
Essential Questions
- What graphing tools can you use in ACCESS math courses?
Enduring Understandings
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Online graphing software applications are used in ACCESS mathematics courses and help students to visualize and analyze graphs of equations in various ways.
The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study standards: Algebra I ACOS 25, 31; Algebra II ACOS 30; Algebra II with Trig ACOS 30; Precalculus ACOS 18.