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Functions & Calculus

PROBABILITY & Statistics and Misc. MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS

 

Functions & Calculus

 

The linear function

 

 

The quadratic function

Find the rule - root, abs, reciprocal function

     Investigating gradients

 

Gradient of basic function types

 

 

Optimisation - selling raffles tickets; chart, graph

 

Optimisation - box; by chart and by graph

 

Optimisation - sheep pen; by chart and by graph

 

 

Function of function

         Inverse functions

 

 

Inverse function exercise

 

Absolute value functions

 

 

Functions and their reciprocals

 

Rational functions

 

 

 

Limits, continuity, differentiability at a point

 

Relationship between gradients of f and f-1

 

 

Trig graphs from unit circle

 

Trig graphs - sin, cos, tan, cosec, sec & cot

Guess the rule

Trig graphs - sin, cos, tan, cosec, sec & cot

 

 

Trig limits

 

Trig derivatives

Simple harmonic motion

 

 

Maximum area; rates of change of area & side.

 

Minimum distance; rate of separation.

 

 

Minimum time - row then walk. Input speeds.

Maximum volume of cylinder in sphere; rate of change of volume against height.

Integration and area.

 

Area of the reciprocal function

 

 

 Volume

 

 

Parametric (linear) functions - collisions & minimum distance

 

Parametric functions

Minimum distance - lighthouse; closest point

Parametric functions using trigonometric coefficients.

 

Vector calculus

 

 

 

Cartesian to polar graphs

 

 

Polar graphs


 

 

Probability & Statistics and Misc. MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS

 

Normal approximation to Binomial

Normal approximation to Poisson

Comparison of Binomial and Poisson distributions

Probability simulation - 2 coins

Probability simulation - 3 child family

Probability simulation - 2 dice

 

Probability - cards; with help screens

 

Probability - dice; with help screens

 

Two way tables

Probability - two way tables

Venn diagrams

 

Probability - Venn diagrams

 

 

Change of scale and origin

Mean, median & mode

 

 Estimate standard deviation

Estimate correlation coefficient r

 

Transformations - reflections, translations, rotations and exercises.

 

Positive and negative integers - using +, - and x.

 

 

Comparing simple and compound interest.

 

Ordered pairs

 

 

Area of a circle

 

 

 

 

 

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