B2 Trig Graphs 1

Student Activities:
  1. Calculate angles in 4 quadrants given sin & cos Lots of interactive questions, score given, in help section ignore "sum formula" (mathwizz.com)
  2. Understanding the Trig graphs A series of interactive annotated applets introducing the sine, cosine and tangent graphs (by J D Eisenberg, San Jose, California)
  3. Trig Graphs Illustrative examples of the Trig Graphs with a Test (BBC Bitesize)

 

Teaching Resources:
  1. Ferris Wheel Context introduction to the Sine and Cosine Graphs (www.ies.co.jp)
  2. The Graph of y=sinx and The Graph of y=cosx Demonstrations of the generation of the Sine Graph from the unit circle (www.ies.co.jp)
  3. The Graphs of Sin, Cos and Tan (WOODY) Interactive demonstration Java (Maths Online, Vienna University)
  4. Unit Circle and the Trigonometric Functions Explore the relationship between the graphs of sin(x), cos(x) and tan(x) and the coordinates of a point on a unit circle. (www.analyzemath.com)
  5. Graph Centre Dynamic graphing tool with slider controls (mathsnet)
  6. The Unit Circle A dynamic diagram for calculating sin, cos, tan in different quadrants (mathsnet)
  7. From Circle to Graph An animation showing the graphs being created from the unit circle (mathsnet)

 

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