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Poetic Equations
Helena Soares
An Alternative Approach for Defining a Quadratic Function
Kuo-Liang Chang and Ellen Lehet
Defining a quadratic function through the slopes of its secant/tangent lines leads to the fundamental theorem of calculus (FTC) and an alternative way of understanding integration.
My Funny (Mathematical) Valentine
Joanna Papakonstantinou
Students create clever mathematical Valentine’s Day cards.
Teaching Is a Journey: Faculty Speech at Closing Assembly
Alessandra King
This department provides a space for current and past PK-12 teachers of mathematics to connect with other teachers of mathematics through their stories that lend personal and professional support.
Approximating Pi
Lidia Gonzalez
This method using the area of regular polygons inscribed in circles to approximate a value for pi is similar to the method used by Archimedes using circumferences.
Puddle Play!
Deanna Pecaski McLennan
Calculus Saves Lives! Motivating Mathematics
Seán P. Madden, Olli (Sara) Hume, and Jacqueline S. Booton
Mathematics and technology serve the health sciences as demonstrated in this article,cowritten by one of our calculus students. Creating a lesson based on dosing an antibioticallows teachers and students to see the immediate value of high school calculus and technology.
Cultural Connections: Exploring the Mathematics of Qatayef
Paul Naanou and Sam Rhodes
Students grapple with the problem of finding the volume of two different folds of a traditional Levantine dessert using either geometry or calculus.
You Must Be Joking!
May 2020 For the Love of Mathematics Jokes
Envelope Curves Unify Sinusoidal Graphing
Christopher Harrow and Ms. Nurfatimah Merchant
Transferring fundamental concepts across contexts is difficult, even when deep similarities exist. This article leverages Desmos-enhanced visualizations to unify conceptual understanding of the behavior of sinusoidal function graphs through envelope curve analogies across Cartesian and polar coordinate systems.
