Lesson #10
Fractals
Quote of the Day:
"There is no branch of mathematics, however abstract, which may
not someday be applied to the phenomena of the real world."
-- Nicolai Lobachevsky
Objectives:
The student will learn about some applications of fractal geometry.
The student will generate graphs on a graphing calculator.
1. Show COMAP video #16 On Size and Shape (Sol Garfunkel)
2. Discuss Graphing Calculators and their features.
3. Assignment:
Read pages 16-24 in text
Finish Fractal Worksheets
Write a summary of the video for a quiz grade
p. 24 (1, 2, 9, 11, 19)
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