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From Secant Lines to Tangent L...	Tangent line (Calculus)	Sketchpad	Activity	[1]
This activity demonstrates one of the many ways Sketchpad can be used in a calculus or math analysis class. Here, students explore the relationship between the slopes of secant lines to a curve... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Secant/ Tangent Applet	Tangent line (Calculus)	Computer	Support Material	[1]
Detailed directions for producing the Geometer's Sketchpad construction used to create the Secant/ Tangent applet. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
SecantTangent Applet	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Tool	[1]
Experiment with secant line approximations to a tangent to a function. Includes extensive directions for customizing the applet. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Tangent Lines and Their Slopes...	Tangent line (Calculus)	Computer	Activity	[0]
A quiz (with answers) on the slopes of tangent lines to functions. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Principles of Calculus Modelin...	Tangent line (Calculus)	Computer	Activity	[0]
Exercises on the slopes of tangent lines to functions. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Slopes and Derivatives	Tangent line (Calculus)	Sketchpad	Activity	[0]
This activity demonstrates one of the many ways Sketchpad can be used in a calculus or math analysis class. Students manipulate a tangent line to a curve to investigate what it means for a curve to ha... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Graphing f '(x): Increasing, D...	Tangent line (Calculus)	Sketchpad	Activity	[0]
This activity is designed to follow the activities From Secant Lines to Tangent Lines and Slopes and Derivatives [referenced below], but it can easily stand on its own. Using a dynamic t... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
secants.m	Tangent line (Calculus)	Computer	Support Material	[0]
A mathematica file used to create animations that illustrate secant lines converging to a tangent. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
tangent.m	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Support Material	[0]
A Mathematica program used to produce an animation of zooming in on a tangent. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
SecantTangent.java	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Support Material	[0]
Source code for the SecantTangent applet. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Secant/ Tangent	Tangent line (Calculus)	Computer	Tool	[0]
A Geometer's Sketchpad document used to create an applet to investigate the connection between secant lines and the tangent to a function at a point. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Tangent Lines and Their Slopes	Tangent line (Calculus)	Computer	Tool	[0]
RealMedia movies of worked problems on finding the slopes of tangent lines to functions. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Tangent Lines	Tangent line (Calculus)	Flash	Tool	[0]
Animated description of the tangent line as a limit of secant lines through a point. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Secant line approximations to ...	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Compare the slope of secant lines on the parabola y = x^2 to the tangent line to the parabola at (1, 1) More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Secant Line	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Experiment with secant lines and the way they approximate the tangent line at a point. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Tangent Line	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Graph the tangent line to a function at different points. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Secant Line and Tangent Line	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
View the tangent as the limit of secant lines. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Property of Cycloid	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Investigate the tangent to a cycloid. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Formula Graphing Applets	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Graph a function and its secant line segment. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Graphing a Function and Its Ta...	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Enter a function and its derivative, and see the graph of the function and tangent lines at different points. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Secant Lines	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
View the slope of secant lines to a function. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Vertical Scaling	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Stretch or squeeze a parabola and watch the direction of its tangent line change. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
EggMath: Embryo Calculus - Tan...	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
View the tangent line as the limit of secant lines. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Differentials and Differences	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
An animated illustration of the way a tangent line approximates a function. Shows the same graph at different scales. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Animation of secants approachi...	Tangent line (Calculus)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
An animation of secant lines approaching the tangent to a parabola. Shows the slope of each secant line. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
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