Desmos.

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What Is It?
Desmos.com is a free, web-based,
mathematical, graphing calculator. While
many of the graphing functions are available
on handheld calculators like the TI-89 or
HP-50, it has the following features not
available on most handheld calculators:
Intuitive interface
Multiple colors
Selectable entries
Real-time, customizable sliders
Text comments
Ability to graph inequalities
Ability to add photo images
Ability to save worksheets*




Where Can I Get It?
You can launch the calculator at www.desmos.com.
How Will This Help Me?
Math
Desmos.com is useful in any lesson that would be served through visualization. A deeper understanding
of the material can be gained by graphically exploring ideas, rapidly and accurately.
Science
In science classes, desmos.com can plot data from tables, help find regressions to model data, or
explore the parameters of an existing model.
Yeah, But How Will This Help With Content Literacy?
This calculator will help students to gain a conceptual idea of the many vocabulary words that will
confront them on their mathematical and scientific journeys before being told the name of the concept.
In this way, students will be learning a word for a concept they already know instead of trying to
attach a new concept to an unfamiliar word.
Actual output of a vector field
created with desmos.com