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Function Machines

Put a number into the Function Machine and see what comes out. (Includes video tutorial)

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Functions, Coding

City Data

Data from 50 cities around the world - all ready to be explored and analysed

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Decimals, Data, Differentiation

Trig Symmetry

A tool to demonstrate that parts of the trig function curves are essentially the same.

Publisher: T³ United Kingdom

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Nevil Hopley

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Trigonometry

Turn, turn, turn, turn

UPDATED. Four rotations of 90° and you get back to where you started .... always?

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Transformations

Time of Death

Collect temperature data and use an exponential model to estimate time of death.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Ian Galloway

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Physics

Hurricane force

Investigate data from weather stations including wind speeds in different units

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Linda Tetlow

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Environment, Exponential, Measures, STEM

GB Olympic Medals

UPDATED. How many Olympic medals will Team GB win in Rio 2016?

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Data, Sport

The Legacy

You have been left one million pounds! How to spend or invest it over 50 years?

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Allan Duncan

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Interest, Tables, Modeling

Olympic Cycling

Four problem-solving activities on the theme of track cycling.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Jonathan Powell

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Data, Tables, Sport, Geometry

STEM calculator guide

A guide to using the handheld to perform calculations typically done in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. (Revised for v3.2.)

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Topic:  Mathematics, STEM

Tags: STEM, Standard form, Notation

Adding Fractions

Innovative way to explore fraction concepts, particularly equivalence and addition.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Jay Timotheus

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Fractions, Similarity, Geometry

Moving from Degrees to Radians

Measuring angles using degrees and radians (both decimals and fractions of π).

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Nevil Hopley

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Fractions, Decimals, Angles, History of maths, Trigonometry

Volumes of Revolution

Rotate a curve about the x-axis and explore the volume of the shape generated.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Andy Kemp

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Integration

The Sine Rule

Investigate ratios in triangles that are not right-angled

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Trigonometry, Sine

Shoe Sizes with Box Plots

Introducing boxplots and using them to compare very large data sets.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Jay Timotheus

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Data, Box plots, Time series

Circumference

Explore the relationship between radius, diameter and circumference of circles.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Circumference

Discovering e

An exploration of various definitions of Euler's constant, 'e'.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Andy Kemp

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Exponential, Differentiation, Calculus, Integration

Hydrocarbons

Pattern spotting in the context of the chemical formulas of the hydrocarbons

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Linda Tetlow

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Patterns, STEM, Chemistry, Sustainability

Ice and Salt

Use a temperature probe to investigate the effect of adding salt to a water/ice mixture.

Publisher: Texas Instruments UK

Editor: Barrie Galpin

Author: Ian Galloway

Topic:  Mathematics

Tags: Physics, Data collection, Sustainability