Thursday, April 26, 2012: 9:30 AM-10:30 AM
202 A/B (Convention Center)
Lead Speaker:
Ron Lancaster
Lombard and Vermont Streets in San Francisco are two of the most crooked streets in the United States. Use Sketchpad and Nspire to explore sinuosity, a ratio used to measure the crookedness of these streets, rivers, and y = sinx. Connections to mathematical topics will include trigonometry, circles, distance between two points, and arc length.
Presentation Format: 9-12 Session
Grade Band Audience: Preservice and Inservice, 9 to 12