GGB Calculator Suite Intro
What is the GeoGebra Calculator Suite?
[size=100]The [i]GeoGebra Calculator Suite [/i]is a dynamic mathematics app. [br][br]You can access the [url=https://www.geogebra.org/calculator][i]GeoGebra Calculator Suite[/i][/url] online and it's available for [url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.geogebra.android.calculator.suite]Android[/url], [url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/geogebra-calculator-suite/id1504416652]iOS[/url], [url=https://download.geogebra.org/package/win-suite]Windows[/url] and [url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/geogebra-calculator-suite/id1504416652]MacOS[/url].[br][br]This tutorial will get you started learning the [i]GeoGebra [/i][i]Calculator Suite[/i]. The possibilities are endless, so don't feel like you need to understand everything. Your goal should be to get the big idea and learn where things are and how they work. Focus on things you're likely to use soon or that interest you. Try things and play around. There is an undo button. You will continue to learn as you go. There is always more and it will wait (patiently) for you to discover it.[/size]
Try It Yourself!
[list][*]Start by typing x^2 where it says Input ... in the window below.[/*][*]Click the three dots to the right of x^2 and click on Settings. Change the graph's Color and Style.[/*][*]In Settings, uncheck the Fix Object box, then drag the graph around. What happens to the algebra?[/*][/list]
[list][*]In the window above, type f'.[/*][*]Drag the graph of f around. What happens to f' as you move the graph of f?[/*][*]Now type (a,f'(a)) and click the three dots to the right of the point. Click Show Trace and move slider a. What do you notice?[/*][/list]
Try It Yourself!
[list][*]In the window below, start by typing ax^2+bx+c where it says Input ...[/*][*]Move slider a. What do you notice?[/*][*]Move slider b. How does this impact the graph?[/*][*]Move slider c. What happens?[/*][/list]
[list][*]In the graph above, click on the gear in the upper right.[/*][*]Click Show Grid and then select No Grid.[/*][*]You can also hide the axes and try other things.[/*][*]Click Zoom to Fit to automatically adjust the viewing window.[/*][*]Go to Settings and edit xMin, xMax, yMin, and yMax.[/*][/list]
Use Tools to Create a Slider
[list][*]In the window below, click on the Slider Tool (below Basic Tools). Then click anywhere on the graph.[/*][*]Name the slider n, with min -10, max 10, and increment 1.[/*][*]Click on the Algebra Icon and type cos(nx) where it says Input ...[/*][*]Move slider n. [/*][*]What do you notice?[/*][*]Click on the circle to the left of slider n in the Algebra View. What do you notice?[/*][/list]
[list][*]In the window above, create another slider and call it m, with min -5, max 5, and increment 1.[/*][*]Type cos(nx)+m in the Input bar.[/*][*]Move slider m. [/*][*]What do you notice?[/*][*]Click on the circle to the left of slider m in the Algebra View. What do you notice?[/*][/list]
Built-In Commands
GeoGebra has numerous built-in Commands, such as Extremum() and Root(). See below for an example. Experiment by moving slider a. What other GeoGebra features are shown below? Experiment with features you've learned by editing the max and min values of a and changing the Color and Style of at least one point.