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MATH 141 – GOODIES
FOR CHAPTER 0 (QUIZ 1A)
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FREE ONLINE GRAPHERS!
DESMOS
• Use shift-6 “^” for
exponentiation.
• Put restrictions in { }.
• To adjust the window,
click on the wrench in the upper-right-hand corner.
• You can zoom in and
out on graphs. The + and - buttons in the upper-right-hand corner
can help.
• In the left column,
click on the wheel to change colors and see tables of values. You
can adjust x-coordinates in the table and see different points.
• You can plot points
such as (1,2) and then label them.
• Try entering y=mx+b … you can play with the sliders for m and b.
• Click on “X” to delete
an equation and a graph.
• Click on << to
hide the left column.
• Click on the little
keyboard to see keys and more functions.
GEOGEBRA
(This has more with 3D
graphing.
Try: z = x^2 + y^2 and
x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 1)
JUST FOR FUN
•
If you forget what I look like (Bobby Lee)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTV5B1lBG_M
FUN CLASS LINKS
• 0.1: On bigger sets of numbers (with nice
infographic):
https://www.wired.com/story/the-peculiar-math-that-could-underlie-the-laws-of-nature/
• 0.1: Infinity (Bill and Ted)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al1iIUPpMVs
• 0.4: Absolute Value (Futurama and Breaking Bad)
(Actually, nonnegative …)
https://www.facebook.com/scalarlearning/photos/a.1721218978095404/2288548271362469/?type=3
https://www.reddit.com/r/mathmemes/comments/gl8ous/absolute_value_of_sadness/
https://www.facebook.com/map.lb/photos/a.1321112027984189/4459194880842539/?type=3
• 0.5: sqrt(3) poem
WARNING: profanity 0:28-0:40 on captions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC7Z284HwD0
• 0.5: Siri on 0/0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOhq_cjOGNo
• 0.5: TED talk on dividing by 0:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKmGVE85GUU
• 0.6: (a+b)^2 memes
In pictures:
https://byjus.com/maths/a-b-whole-square/
JOKES:
Tough teacher
https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1359549-mathematics
Classic
https://www.facebook.com/MathMemes/photos/a.357095867667251/1723367037706787/?type=3
Full name
https://www.reddit.com/r/dankmemes/comments/ksqnya/math_meme/
• 0.6: Powers of (a+b):
by Art of Mathematics
We will discuss the Binomial Theorem in 9.5:
• 0.9: HOMICIDAL, COFFEE-OBSESSED KERMIT KILLING
MONSTERS (FOR MOTIVATION) (WARNING: CARTOONY VIOLENCE!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XdAT4HC1T8 (SUMMARY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmhIizQQol0 (LONG VERSION)
• 0.11:
Quadratic Formula (QF) song (very catchy!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfpkQVyqK7c
• 0.12:
Absolute Value Equations
https://twitter.com/howie_hua/status/1473490740185481217/photo/1
• 0.14: Lines
South Park on lines
http://southpark.cc.com/clips/152796/lines-lines-lines
At parties
Mr. Slope Guy
http://mathhombre.blogspot.com/2012/03/mr-slope-guy.html
Different slopes (it’s not really a triangle!)
http://www.visguy.com/2022/03/19/disappearing-square-illusion/#
• 0.15: Geometry
Area of a circle
https://www.facebook.com/IloveMathematics91/videos/1254163101589486/
The cylinder volume formula at 0:15 is good! (Better
Off Dead)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmdVqCNev6Q
Pumpkin pie
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2085725/full_content
The difference between a diameter and a radius
https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/n8gp53/diameter_radius_radius/
18-inch (diameter) pizza vs. two 12-inch pizzas
https://mashable.com/article/twitter-pizza-debate-18-12-inch
Volume = Pizza
NASA confession
https://www.reddit.com/r/physicsmemes/comments/p1e3ic/when_i_grow_up_i_wanna_be_like_him/
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