Resources for Math 111

Polynomial Demos (Geometer's Sketchpad required)

cubic polynomial
Cubic Polynomials
(degree=3)

Using Geometer's Sketchpad, move the sliders to see graphs of third degree polynomials.

Quartic polynomial graph
Quartic Polynomials
(degree=4)

Using Geometer's Sketchpad, move the sliders to see graphs of fourth degree polynomials.

 

Interval notation explained:
http://id.mind.net/~zona/mmts/miscellaneousMath/intervalNotation/intervalNotation.html

 

Eqn of a Horizontal Line
Horizontal Line:
how to find the equation

(1.43M, audio)
Eqn of a Vertical Line
Vertical Line:
how to find the equation

(1.46M, audio)
Eqn of a line, point-slope
Point and Slope:
How to find the equation of a line

(4.13M, audio)
Eqn of a line, two points
Two Points:
How to find the equation of a line

(5.5M, audio)

Graphing Software

Virtual TI calculator (freeware, Windows only): To use, first extract the zip file. Then double click on Vti (or Vti.exe) to launch the program.

Winplot (freeware, Windows only): A powerful graphing package developed by Rick Parris, a math instructor at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire

Graphing Calculator: A powerful and easy-to-use graphing and algebra software package developed for the Mac and also available for Windows machines (not free).


Mathematics

www.mathwords.com, an online math dictionary covering beginning algebra through calculus, written and published by me, Bruce Simmons

Mathworld, an online math dictionary covering advanced topics (calculus and beyond), created by Eric Weisstein and published by Wolfram (publishers of Mathematica®)

Ask Dr. Math, a resource for answering math questions provided by The Math Forum at Drexel