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Algebra & Analytic Geometry

Equations and Factoring

• How to Solve Polynomial Equations
• How to Solve Trigonometric Equations
• Quadratic Equations on TI-83/84
• It’s the Law — the Laws of Exponents
• It’s the Law Too — the Laws of Logarithms
• Combining Operations (Distributive Laws)
• How to Factor the Sum of Squares
• Denesting Radicals (or Unnesting Radicals)
• How to Convert Units of Measurement

Graphing

• How to Evaluate Functions with TI-83/84
• How to Graph Functions on TI-83/84
• How to Graph Piecewise Functions on TI-83/84
• Inverse Functions on TI-83/84
• How to Graph Your Data (statistics)

Vectors

• How to Add Vectors Graphically on TI-83/84
• How to Multiply Vectors on TI-83/84

Complex Numbers

• Complex Numbers on TI-83/84 and
  Complex Numbers on TI-89
• Fun with Complex Numbers (trigonometry)

Science & Business

• How to Convert Units of Measurement
• How Bright Is That Star (or Planet)?
• It’s Not the Heat …
• Dew Point, Relative Humidity, and Heat Index on TI-83/84
• Medical False Positives and False Negatives
• Loan or Investment Formulas and Usenet Articles Referenced in Loan or Investment Formulas

Trigonometry

Free textbook: Trig without Tears

• 10-Minute Trig
• How to Solve Trigonometric Equations
• How to Solve Triangles on TI-83/84

Statistics

Free textbook

• Stats without Tears

Descriptive Statistics

• MATH200A Program — Basic Statistics Utilities for TI-83/84
• MATH200B Program — Extra Statistics Utilities for TI-83/84
• Box-Whisker Plots on TI-83/84 and Box-Whisker Plots on TI-89
• Normality Check and Finding Outliers in Excel finds outliers numerically.
• Measures of Shape: Skewness and Kurtosis

Correlation and Regression

• Scatterplot, Correlation, and Regression on TI-89 and How to Find ŷ from a Regression on TI-89
  Alternative for the TI-83/84: Scatterplot, Correlation, and Regression on TI-83/84
• Least Squares — the Gory Details.
• Inferences about Linear Correlation
• Inferences about Linear Regression

Probability and Distributions

• Extended examples of probability:
  • Medical False Positives and False Negatives
  • Probability of Shared Birthdays
  • We the Jury …
• Binomial Probability Distribution on TI-89
• Normal Calculations on TI-83/84 or TI-89
• Normality Check on TI-83/84
• Normality Check on TI-89
• Normality Check and Finding Outliers in Excel

Inferential Statistics

• Sample Variability Lab (Roulette)
• Viewer’s Guide to Against All Odds Part 18, “The Sample Mean and Control Charts”
• Inferential Statistics Cases
• Triage: Which Inferential Stats Case Should I Use?
• MATH200A Program — Basic Statistics Utilities for TI-83/84
• MATH200B Program — Extra Statistics Utilities for TI-83/84
• How Big a Sample Do I Need?
• M&Ms Lab: Inferences for One Population
• Top 10 Mistakes of Hypothesis Tests
• How to Test Goodness of Fit on TI-83/84
• How to Test Goodness of Fit on TI-89
• Confidence Intervals for Goodness of Fit
• Inferences about Linear Correlation
• Inferences about Linear Regression
• Inferences about One-Population Standard Deviation
• One-Way ANOVA

Calculus

• Derivatives on TI-83/84
• How to Sketch Curves
• Optimization
• Newton’s Method on TI-83/84 or TI-89
• Area by Upper and Lower Sums
• u-Substitution — How to Change Variables in Integrals
• Definite Integrals on TI-83/84
• Recommended Calculus Books and Web Sites

TI-83/84, TI-89/92

• Differences among TI-83s and TI-84s
• TI-83/84 Troubleshooting
• MATH200A Program — Basic Statistics Utilities for TI-83/84
• Sample Statistics on TI-83/84
• Box-Whisker Plots on TI-83/84 and Box-Whisker Plots on TI-89
• Scatterplot, Correlation, and Regression on TI-83/84
  and Scatterplot, Correlation, and Regression on TI-89
• How to Find ŷ from a Regression on TI-83/84
  and How to Find ŷ from a Regression on TI-89
• Binomial Probability Distribution on TI-89
• Normal Calculations on TI-83/84 or TI-89
• Normality Check on TI-83/84 and Normality Check on TI-89
• MATH200B Program — Extra Statistics Utilities for TI-83/84
• List Operations for Paired t Test on TI-83/84
• How to Test Goodness of Fit on TI-83/84
  and How to Test Goodness of Fit on TI-89
• Quadratic Equations on TI-83/84
• Dew Point, Relative Humidity, and Heat Index on TI-83/84
• How to Evaluate Functions with TI-83/84
• How to Graph Functions on TI-83/84
• How to Graph Piecewise Functions on TI-83/84
• Inverse Functions on TI-83/84
• How to Add Vectors Graphically on TI-83/84
• How to Multiply Vectors on TI-83/84
• Complex Numbers on TI-83/84
  Complex Numbers on TI-89
• How to Solve Triangles on TI-83/84
• Derivatives on TI-83/84
• Newton’s Method on TI-83/84 or TI-89
• Definite Integrals on TI-83/84

Teaching and Learning

Learning

• Math Students’ FAQ
• Why is Math so Hard?
• How to Succeed in Math
• How to Study Math
• How to Take a Math Test or Quiz
• Show Your Work!
• How to Read a Math Book
• How to Work a Math Problem
• Useful and Interesting Math Sites

Teaching

• Civility in the Classroom: An Annotated Link List
• In the Basement of the Ivory Tower by Professor X
  An adjunct who teaches English composition agonizes over students who are just not ready for college-level work.
• Making the Grade by Kurt Wiesenfeld
• Grading Scale and Description

Laughing

• Student Raise of Grade Form
• The Dead Grandmother/Exam Syndrome and the Potential Downfall of American Society (PDF) by Mike Adams