Calculus
Key Topics: Applications of Differentiation
Students will utilize graphing calculators to make applications of differentiation to the mission data of a space shuttle ascent phase.
Students will
- create and analyze scatterplots given a table;
- find regression functions using a graphing calculator;
- apply the first derivative test to find local extrema;
- find inflection points to analyze the concavity of a function; and
- make connections to real world problems.
DOWNLOADS
Files for use with the TI-84 Plus™
› Space Shuttle Ascent Educator Edition (PDF 169 KB)
› Space Shuttle Ascent Student Edition (PDF 122 KB)
› Space Shuttle Ascent Data Files (ZIP 15 KB)
Files for use with the TI-Nspire™
› Space Shuttle Ascent TI_Nspire Educator Edition (PDF 701 KB)
› Space Shuttle Ascent TI_Nspire Student Edition (PDF 264 KB)
Note: The following files are software specific files for Texas Instrument Nspire calculators.
› Space Shuttle Ascent TI_Nspire Document (TNS 238 KB)
› Space Shuttle Ascent TI_Nspire Document w/ Solutions (TNS 247 KB)
Required Media
› VIDEO: STS-121 Launch
› Google Earth Ascent-Trajectory Tour (KMZ 21 KB) (Note: This file requires Google Earth to be installed on the users computer. The application is available for download at earth.google.com →.)
Related Resources
› WEBSITE: Shuttle and Station Missions
› VIDEO: NASA EDGE Tribute to the Space Shuttle
