tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267845558922247045.post2806623492672307344..comments2023-06-23T07:00:49.795-07:00Comments on Math, etc.: An Introductory GeoGebra Activity for Calculus StudentsMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565106214943299968noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267845558922247045.post-78470666051703013732014-02-13T19:58:55.197-08:002014-02-13T19:58:55.197-08:00From Ginger @grohwer: (she couldn't get this t...From Ginger @grohwer: (she couldn't get this to post)<br />I wish that I would have done this activity as a high school calculus student! This type of exploration seems to utilize the trace feature and the overall capabilities of Geogebra really well. I think the power of this for students lies in the animation of the plot. Textbooks can show the side-by-side graphs of a function and the derivative of the function, but I think it is so much more powerful for students to have control over dragging the point A along the function curve, seeing the corresponding tangent line, and seeing the derivative curve being traced out. It’s cool that your students were able to play around with changing the function at the end of this activity! Hopefully they will be able to make the connections between the graphs and the algebra. By the way, this article was very well written – you did a great job of explaining what you did with Geogebra and then how your students responded!John Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212162438307044259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1267845558922247045.post-18193426346970339422014-02-12T08:41:24.593-08:002014-02-12T08:41:24.593-08:00Lovely blow by blow, and the images really help su...Lovely blow by blow, and the images really help support the story. The only thing I'd like to hear more about is the student reaction, and maybe what they thought about other functions.<br /><br />I wonder if they could use this to make guesses as to other derivative rules?<br /><br />GGB: weird about the function thing. Probably that's what most people mean? You can also use the input box tool to put a place in the sketch to change the function.<br /><br />5Cs: + all presentJohn Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212162438307044259noreply@blogger.com