Mr Whitney's Math Projects Menu

Mathematics Projects,
Notes, and Proofs

For Mr. Whitney's Courses at
the HS of Commerce

Projects marked with a (*) will link to sites at the
Springfield Public Schools' NSF Award Web Pages.

Algebra

Asteroid Impact! ... Exploring Quadratic Functions
The Basketball Shoe Problem (*) ... Scatter Plots and Regression Lines
Exploration of Hurricane Data ... Scatter Plots and Regression Lines
Exploration of the Number Pi ... and a Calculation the Speed of the Earth as it Orbits the Sun ... Scatter Plots and Regression Lines [Click for pre-2004 version.]
Exploration of Water Level Data ... Scatter Plots, Regression Lines, and Piecewise Defined functions
Exploration of Bachelor Degree Statistics (Using the Graphic Display Calculator) ... Scatter Plots and Regression Lines [Non-GDC Version]

Calculus

Mr. Whitney's AP Calculus Resources Web Page
[Several additional pages of Calculus topics available from the above page.]
Project: Implicit Differentiation and the Eight Curve
Project: Is Something Fishy? An Optimization Problem
Solids of Revolution
The Eratosthenes Project (1999)

Geometry

Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem

Notes and Proofs

Linear Equations ... Review Notes
Proof that the Square Root of Two is Irrational
Proof of the Quadratic Formula
A Definition of the Number e
36 Methods of Proof [Humor]

Precalculus

Trigonometry Resource Notes

Fundamental Trigonometric Identities (with Unit Circle)
Properties of Trigonometric Functions

Ln(–1) = 3.141527 i ... A Startling Discovery!
Does sin2x = sin x2?
The Law of Sines: The Ambiguous Case of Two Triangles

Probability

Reliance on Medical Testing (*) ... What does a positive test result mean?
Probability, Steroid Testing, & Baseball: A Conditional Probability Exercise