Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications

As the Ball Rolls: A Quadratic Investigation Using Multiple Representations

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Publication Title

Mathematics Teacher

Abstract

Hands-on, open-ended activities that encourage problem solving, reasoning, communication, and mathematical connections. This issue: Students explore quadratics by tracing the path of a ball rolling on tilted easel-size grid paper.

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