Items:, Value: Accessories, Books and Software > Books It's Crunch Time! An ideal Christmas gift written by teenage girls for teenage girls, this specially produced and limited edition book includes: - Looking good on a budget - How to stand out from the crowd - Tips on de-stressing and much, much more!  Price:   £7.99 ( ) Quantity:   Calculator Graphing Calculator Graphing The calculator has four different graphing modes. Not only can you draw graphs of functions of the form 'Y is some function of X', but also functions of the form 'R is some function of theta". You can also draw graphs that are defined using pairs of parametric equations, a technique that has applications both in pure mathematics and in the study of dynamics. Sequence graphing mode provides three different types of graph that allow you to study the behaviour of sequences in a variety of different ways. The four graphing modes provide a structure of the four sections of the book: Using function graphing You may well be familiar with the basics of this type of graph drawing but, unless you have spent many hours using your calculator in conjunction with its operating manual, you will undoubtedly find that there are graphing techniques in this section that are new to you and that are interesting and fun. Using polar graphing Units 4 and 5 form a short section involving the use of polar graphing. Polar coordinates are explained and you are shown how to produce spirals and other interesting shapes like the heart-shaped one shown here. This section could be studied independently of the rest of the book. Using parametric graphing After an introduction to this graphing mode in Unit 6, the next two units deal with applications in mechanics, and Units 9 and 10 with applications in pure mathematics. Each pair of units could be studied independently. Using sequence graphing Unit 11 provides an introduction to iterative methods of defining sequences in general and the next four units cover time-sequence graphs, staircase and cobweb diagrams and phase plots. Units 11 to 16 are best worked through in order.   Click here for contents Price:   £11.95 ( ) Quantity:   30 Calculator Lessons for Key Stage 3 30 Calculator Lessons for Key Stage 3 Edited by Barrie Galpin and Alan Graham The DfEE in England and Wales published the Key Stage 3 National Strategy, Framework for teaching mathematics: Years 7, 8 and 9. Central to the Framework is the appropriate use of technology, particularly graphics calculators. This book provides 30 lesson plans, each consisting of a page of teacher notes and one or more student handouts. These are written specifically for the Texas Instruments TI-83 or TI-83 Plus calculators. The teacher notes reflect the lesson structure suggested in the Framework: Starter à Main activity à Plenary session. Also in the teacher notes is a section containing all the information needed to link the lesson to the National Strategy Framework document. What calculator skills are needed? The lesson outlines assume a very basic level of competence with the calculator, particularly for the teacher. In every lesson there is reference to the teacher using a view-screen calculator as a sort of electronic blackboard for full-class teaching. Teachers who are not confident users of the calculator will find that a copy of Calculator Maths: Foundations Plus will help them acquire all the basic calculator skills that they will need for these 30 lessons. The other books in the Calculator Maths series are also a useful complement to this one, with lots more activities for use at Key Stages 3 and 4.   Click here for contents Price:   £30.00 ( ) Quantity:   30 Calculator Programs 30 Calculator Programs ISBN 0-9541020-3-7 By Alan Graham and Barrie Galpin This new book is a companion to the very successful 30 Calculator Lessons. It has been written to motivate, challenge, entertain and enlighten students aged 11 to 16. The new book provides another 30 plans for lessons, each consisting of a page of teacher notes and two more of student handouts. Once again, these are written specifically for the Texas Instruments TI-83 or TI-83 Plus calculators. However, each of these lessons is based on a simple calculator program that students are encouraged to create for themselves. Short programs This is certainly not a book of clever and complicated programs for teachers to dazzle the class with! On the contrary, these photocopiable worksheets, help pupils to create their own short programs and show how they can be gradually built up from the bare bones of a skeleton version to something more sophisticated.   Click here for full description Price:   £30.00 ( ) Quantity:   Algebra The four books, Number, Algebra, Shape and Handling data have been written to integrate fully with the graphics calculator and cover most of the topics in the UK National Curriculum. Each of these books consists of a series of four-page units with activities, Brain stretchers, discussion sections and, at the back, corresponding pages of solutions and comments. What are the Brain stretchers and the Discussion sections? Most of the units have some Brain stretchers; they are optional and usually harder sections which may stretch your brain just that bit further. Does your brain need stretching? - well you are the best one to know. If you fancy a challenge try some of these.   Price:   £8.95 ( ) Quantity:   Shape The four books, Number, Algebra, Shape and Handling data have been written to cover most of the topics in the UK National Curriculum. Each of these books consists of a series of four-page units with activities, Brain stretchers, discussion sections and, at the back, corresponding pages of solutions and comments. What are the Brain stretchers and the Discussion sections? Most of the units have some Brain stretchers; they are optional and usually harder sections which may stretch your brain just that bit further. Does your brain need stretching? - well you are the best one to know. If you fancy a challenge try some of these. At the end of each unit there is a list of points for discussion which your teacher may want you to think about. If you are working on your own you should think about these and make some notes before looking at the comments in the back of the book.   Price:   £8.95 ( ) Quantity:   Number The four books, Number, Algebra, Shape and Handling data have been written to cover most of the topics in the UK National Curriculum. Each of these books consists of a series of four-page units with activities, Brain stretchers, discussion sections and, at the back, corresponding pages of solutions and comments. What are the Brain stretchers and the Discussion sections? Most of the units have some Brain stretchers; they are optional and usually harder sections which may stretch your brain just that bit further. Does your brain need stretching? - well you are the best one to know. If you fancy a challenge try some of these. At the end of each unit there is a list of points for discussion which your teacher may want you to think about. If you are working on your own you should think about these and make some notes before looking at the comments in the back of the book.   Price:   £8.95 ( ) Quantity:   Handling Data The four books, Number, Algebra, Shape and Handling data have been written to cover most of the topics in the UK National Curriculum. Each of these books consists of a series of four-page units with activities, Brain stretchers, discussion sections and, at the back, corresponding pages of solutions and comments. What are the Brain stretchers and the Discussion sections? Most of the units have some Brain stretchers; they are optional and usually harder sections which may stretch your brain just that bit further. Does your brain need stretching? - well you are the best one to know. If you fancy a challenge try some of these. At the end of each unit there is a list of points for discussion which your teacher may want you to think about. If you are working on your own you should think about these and make some notes before looking at the comments in the back of the book.   Price:   £8.95 ( ) Quantity:   Foundations Plus The first book in a series of five, Foundations Plus covers all the basic calculator skills. Like how to: · do simple calculations · edit key sequences · handle data in lists · draw and explore graphs · write simple programs and there's a helpful 'how-to' section as well.   Price:   £8.95 ( ) Quantity:   Calculator Maths series (5 books) The Calculator Maths series by Alan Graham and Barrie Galpin The series comprises the 5 books shown above. Lively mathematics books for students aged 12 and up, based on the Texas Instruments graphics calculator range. The books are written for the powerful TI-83 or TI-84 families of graphic calculators. The five books in the series are: · Foundations Plus · Number · Algebra · Shape · Handling data What sort of calculator will I need? The books have been written with the Texas Instruments families of graphics calculators in mind - the TI-83 and TI-84. If you are using another make or model of graphics calculator you may need to adapt many of the activities, although the ideas and principles can still be applied. Will the books teach me to use the graphics calculator? Yes! The first book, Foundations Plus, covers all the basic calculator skills. Like how to: * do simple calculations * edit key sequences * handle data in lists * draw and explore graphs * write simple programs and there's a helpful 'how-to' section as well. What maths does the series cover? Calculator Maths shows how the graphics calculator is much more than just a graphing aid. It's a mathematical laboratory which lets you discover things for yourself. The four books, Number, Algebra, Shape and Handling data have been written to integrate fully with the graphics calculator and cover most of the topics in the UK National Curriculum. Each of these books consists of a series of four-page units with activities, Brain stretchers, discussion sections and, at the back, corresponding pages of solutions and comments. What are the Brain stretchers and the Discussion sections? Most of the units have some Brain stretchers; they are optional and usually harder sections which may stretch your brain just that bit further. Does your brain need stretching? - well you are the best one to know. If you fancy a challenge try some of these. At the end of each unit there is a list of points for discussion which your teacher may want you to think about. If you are working on your own you should think about these and make some notes before looking at the comments in the back of the book.   Price:   £33.95 ( ) Quantity:   Accessories, Books and Software > Books home |  scientific | graphical  | accessories | software