Text Set Collection #2

Topic: Trigonometric Functions

Books:

"Trigonometry For Dummies"

Grade: 9-12

Trigonometry For Dummies is a friendly guide for students who fear trig by explaining the basic concepts , offering lots of easy-to-grasp example problems, while adding a humorous tone throughout the entire book. I also chose this book as a resource because it successfully explains the "why" of trigonometry by using real-world examples that highlight the value of trigonometry in a variety of careers.




"The Humongous Book of Trigonometry Problems"

Grade: 9-12

The author created this book to offer, not only a collection of problems, but also notes in the margins, adding missing steps and simplifying concepts and solutions. I thoroughly enjoyed this aspect of the book because students will now have the opportunity to attempt the problems with the security of no longer being left to wonder where a particular answer came form.



"Trigonometry Demystified"

Grade: 9-12

The ongoing problem with mathematics is that students are never offered an explanation of where the concepts came from but this book unravels many topics' fundamental concepts and theories at the student's own pace.  This book eases students into trig and offers them detailed examples make it easy to understand the material, and end-of-chapter assessments to help reinforce key ideas.



"Trigonometry Success In 20 Minutes a Day"

Grade: 9-12

"Trigonometry Success in 20 Minutes a Day helps students quickly and painlessly acquire practical skills in trigonometry through a series of simple, 20-step lesson plans."  The authors of this book thoroughly explain to their readers all of the basic concepts of trigonometry and offer them hundreds of practice problems for students to attempt on their own to master the material.


Websites:

http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/algtrig/ATT1/trigsix.htm

Grade: 9-12

"The goal of this nonprofit site is to help high school students meet the New York State Regents requirements in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies." The website offers students wonderful lessons, resources, and practice problems regarding the six trigonometric functions to help them master the key concepts of trigonometry.

http://www.clarku.edu/~djoyce/trig/functions.html

Grade: high school/college

Clark University's website offers students a "Dave's Short Trig Course," which simply brakes down the trigonometric functions by using key vocabulary, interactive videos, and in-depth explanations regarding the history of trigonometry.



http://www.purplemath.com/modules/grphtrig.htm

Grade: 9-12

"Purplemath contains practical trig lessons demonstrating useful techniques and pointing out common errors.  Lessons are written with the struggling student in mind."  I chose this website as a resource for trigonometric functions because it contains helpful trigonometry lessons, quizzes, worksheets, and free online tutoring to help students gain self-confidence.
Purplemath created a wonderful webpage for students to reference while graphing trigonometric functions, which includes examples with amplitude, vertical shift, and phase shift.





http://www.mathopenref.com/trigfunctions.html

Grade: 9-12

The Math Open Reference Project is a free interactive math textbook on the web, initially covering high-school geometry. These interactive tools and animations, provides an engaging way to learn and explore the subject because teachers will now have new ways to teach, and provide students with a new way to learn that is fun and engaging.

http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/CalcI/TrigFcns.aspx

Grade: 10-12

Paul's Online Math Notes is a free website that includes math tutorials and notes pertaining to Algebra, all the way through Calculus III.  I chose this website as a resource because I frequently use it to answer any questions I have. Paul's online notes provide students with simple explanations clarified a different way.  These notes are very well organized, allowing students to quickly see the connections between different topics by simply scrolling through his notes. 




https://www.khanacademy.org/math/trigonometry/basic-trigonometry

Grade: 9-12

Khan Academy is an organization with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere, anytime. Khan Academy's materials and resources are available to everyone (teachers, students, parents) completely free of charge.  The Trigonometry page provides students with many YouTube videos that they can watch, as well as interactive notes for them to reference.  These videos reinvent education and allows the opportunity for more instruction for the students.



http://www.sparknotes.com/math/

Grade: 9-12

SparkNotes is known for containing "today's most popular study guides."  I chose SparkNotes as a resource because it offers study guides and discussion forums for many mathematical subject.  I was thrilled to find out that this site offers detailed, educational study guides for mathematics because I believe that so many students already use SparkNotes to improve their understanding of other topics. The website is extremely easy to understand and navigate, allowing any student to study and practice at home on their own!



http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/trigonometry.html

Grade: K-12

I absolutely love Math Is Fun and frequently use it on my own time for my own benefit! It is an excellent resource for students of all ages, teachers, and even parents because is mathematically beneficial and easy to navigate.  On this website trigonometry is easily explained for all to understand and offers multiple puzzles, games, quizzes, and interactive worksheets.



http://www.sosmath.com/trig/Trig2/trig2/trig2.html

Grade: high school/college

S.O.S. MATH is a free online resource of math review material for students, ranging from Algebra to Differential Equations. It's a wonderful resource for high school students, because it offers help with homework and quickly refreshes their prior-knowledge of many key concepts. S.O.S. Math is filled with more than 2,500 pages of mathematical resources and easy to understand explanations, including an in-depth analysis of trigonometry.



http://www.coolmath.com/reference/triangles-trigonmetry.html

Grade: K-12

Cool Math is a fun and interactive website for those who are confused, bored, hate math, or simply can't get enough of it!  Wether students just want to play games to enhance their understanding or read about a concept that they can't seem to master, this site offers every type of student an opportunity to explore and find a love for mathematics.  I absolutely love this website and often reference to it while teaching.



http://www.mathtutor.ac.uk/trigonometry

Grade: 7-12

Math Tutor was created by a group of teachers, mathematicians and new media producers from the Universities of Leeds, Lougborough and Coventry to create a mathematics tutorial site regarding seven different math topics, including trigonometry.  This site offers interactive videos for students to watch, text for them to read, a diagnostic test for students to complete, and many exercises for them to really master trigonometry at their own pace.