Calculus with calculators

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Hey folks, I hope class is going well. Keep taking good notes and working on the practice problems in class. I'll be back next week!

Objectives:

• Become familiar with the functions of the TI83 / TI84 calculators and their applications to Calculus.

Lesson:

1. Read through and complete the following lessons taken from the Texas Instruments website.
2. Work together in your groups to complete each lesson and corresponding self test questions in your notes composition book.
3. You will work on these lessons in class for the next two (1/31 & 2/2) class periods, and take a calculator quiz this Friday.
4. In addition to these lessons there are many more available for free at: 
   http://education.ti.com/html/t3_free_courses/calculus84_online/index.html
   if you would like to become more effective and efficient when using your calculator.

• Module 2, lesson 2.2 (scatterplots)

• Self test questions 4, 5, 6

• Module 10, lesson 10.1 (derivative of a function at a point using the nDerive function)

• Self test question 3

• Module 12, lesson 12.1, 12.2 (Rules of differentiation)

• Self test questions 2, 3, 4, 5

• Module 13, lesson 13.4 (extreme values with the TI84)

• Self test questions: 5

• Module 17, lesson 17.1, 17.2, 17.3 (Definite Integrals)

•  Self test questions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

• Module 19, lesson 19.1, 19.2 (Net Area / Area between two curves)

• Self test questions: 1, 2, 3, 4