Learning Exercise

Sinusoidal Graphs

This assignment was created by Cindy Kroon of Montrose High School, Montrose, South Dakota. It uses the associated "Grapher" applet to enhance students understanding of sinusoidal graphs and their transformations.

Course: Trigonometry

Material:: Grapher
Date last modified:: July 27, 2004
Created by:: Kurt Cogswell
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Grapher

Grapher allows the user to enter a function of a single variable with up to three parameters, then vary the parameter... see more

Material Type:: Simulation
Author:: National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

Exercise

Disciplines

Mathematics and Statistics / Mathematics / Pre-Calculus Mathematics / Algebra

Audience

Requirements

Ability to graph a basic sinusoidal function, i.e. f(x) = sin(x)

Topics

Sinusoidal graphs and their transformations.

Type of Task

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to describe characteristics of sinusoidal functions and their graphs, and use the language of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely.