Exploring
animated functions with Excel
Robert Vermay
rbvermay@stpaulswgl.vic.edu.au
Senior School
St Paul's Anglican Summer School
Australia
Abstract
This workshop explores the power of Microsoft Excel
to create interactive animations for exploring functions in secondary
and college level. Participants will learn how to use spinners and
sliders to dynamically alter the characteristics of functions and
instantly see the impact on the graphs. They will discover the opportunities
this presents for student-centred learning in the classroom.
The contents include the following:
- An
introduction to spinners and slider
- How
to animate graphs
- Developing
an application for student-centred learning of the introduction
to calculus
- Some
tips and tricks in setting up and using Excel
Participants
are expected to have some basic knowledge of writing formulas
in Excel.
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