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Popelka, Susan R. – Mathematics Teacher, 2011
Tiny prisms in reflective road signs and safety vests have interesting geometrical properties that can be discussed at any level of high school mathematics. At the beginning of the school year, the author teaches a unit on these reflective materials in her precalculus class so that students can review and strengthen their geometry and trigonometry…
Descriptors: Safety, Geometry, Calculus, Mathematics Instruction
Uy, Chin – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2005
This quantitative-qualitative study seeks to determine the effectiveness of TIMS (Thomasian Interactive Multimedia Software) in teaching the introductory topics in Trigonometry. The acceptability of the software to the student respondents was established using the content, design, interface, and effectiveness of the media used as the evaluation…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Multimedia Materials, Multimedia Instruction, Statistical Analysis
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Mathematics Teacher, 1992
Presents three teaching ideas involving (1) results of participation in the annual American Statistical Association's poster contest for students in grades K-12; (2) a variation on an annuity problem in which the contribution each year is increased by a given percentage; and (3) concrete activities to help students understand the meaning of radian…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Mathematical Enrichment