- Created by: by Alan Bass and Terrie Teegarden, San Diego Mesa College
- Type of activity: lecture, small group problem solving (paper and pencil)
- Course level: Intermediate Algebra
- Topic: Quadratics (Factoring)
- Materials: none
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- Description: Exploring position, velocity, and acceleration of projectiles. Solving quadratic equations by factoring.
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- Link Submitted by: Terrie Nichols, Cuyamaca College
- Type of activity: lecture, small group problem solving (paper and pencil)
- Course level: Intermediate Algebra
- Topic: Quadratic Functions
- Materials: Graphing Calculator
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- Description: Students will: Identify and explain the effects of modifying equations on their graphs. Graph functions using translations. Apply the appropriate translations to a function so that the human cannonball will live to fly again and to prevent the audience from demanding a refund.
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- Link to activity: http://math.palomar.edu/wmetzger/COURSES/COLALG/Lab01Alg.pdf (note: the activity begins on page 8, but the preceding pages may be used as an activity on general transformations of functions, i.e. not specific to quadratics)
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