Unit Circle and Trig Functions

Christine McGee, Mar 3, 2017


  • 1. Circular Functions from the Unit Circle
  • 2. Ferris Wheel Problem

1.

Circular Functions from the Unit Circle

Just a visualization of how the "circular functions" or trigonometric functions of sine and cosine come from the unit circle and the definitions of the sine and cosine on the unit circle.
– Hankestevens, joynerm

2.

Ferris Wheel Problem

Here is the famous Ferris Wheel problem. Be sure to hit play in the bottom left hand corner. If you download the file you can get it to animate in GeoGebra. You can see how I use this at the following url:[br][br]http://eduflection.blog.com/2014/01/20/ferris-wheel-problem-teaching-in-layers/
Ferris Wheel Problem
– Brice Dobler

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