TRIGONOMETRY

Presenter: Winnona Simon 2008408048

History
early ages of Egypt and Babylon advanced by the Greek astronomer Hipparchus who compiled a trigonometry table that measured the length of the chord subtending the various angles in a circle of a fixed radius r. 5th century, Ptolemy took this further by creating the table of chords with increasing 1 degree - Menelaus theorem

 Indian mathematicians created the trigonometry system based on the sine function instead of the chords. Muslim astronomers who compiled both the studies of the Greeks and Indians 13th century , the Germans fathered modern trigonometry by defining trigonometry functions as ratios rather than lengths of lines. Euler used complex numbers to explain trigonometry functions and this is seen in the formation of the Euler's formula.

Application of Trigonometry
Astronomy - spherical trigonometry Geography - trigonometric tables(Ptolemy), Ephemerides Astronomicae(Columbus) Engineering planes, military Physics - Optics and statics, understanding spaces Calculus, linear algebra, and statistics, all use trigo.

What is Trigonometry??
topics from arithmetic and geometry as sources is unit in which algebraic techniques, geometrical realities and trigonometric relations come together Meanings of ratios between the edges of right triangle, ratios of sine, cosine, tangent in trigonometry are taught in secondary school

Why so hard?
involves a great deal of technical detail,

which can be allowed to obscure the main ideas. often taught with the analytical rigor appropriate to a pre-calculus course, before students have acquired the necessary facility with functions.

What Are the Important Ideas?

Triangles and trigonometric ratios

Trigonometric functions of angles Radians Graphs of trigonometric functions Solving trigonometric equations Using trigonometric identities

What Are Some Stumbling Blocks for Students?

atio and proportion r irrational numbers: exact values vs approximations fractional multiples of function notation onnection between graphs and c equations

Fundamental Strategies
Begin with concrete ideas before introducing abstractions. Introduce ideas by level of complexity, not by topic. Keep the calculations simple. Return to each skill several times in different contexts.

Creative Ideas for How to Teach Trigonometry

By Damon Verial

Songs and Chants Mnemonics Projects Games

How would you teach this?

1. Identifying quadrants and angles in the unit circle. What are the steps in your opinion?

How would you teach this?

2. Determining the values of sine, cosine and tangent of an angle in quadrant 1.

Lets share Your Experiences How you learn. How you teach.