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What motivated trig functions for me was writing 5 line BASIC programs as a kid to draw circles, spirals, etc. Realizing that COS was the X coordinate and SIN w
by kens 13y ago
What motivated trig functions for me was writing 5 line BASIC programs as a kid to draw circles, spirals, etc. Realizing that COS was the X coordinate and SIN was the Y coordinate made it all clear.
Unfortunately there's no easy, low-friction way for kids today to do that with their PC.
- trothoun 13y agoFortunately, TI continues to provide this to many students.
- dhruvmittal 13y agoI had the same experience, but with a TI-83.
- Pxtl 13y agoI feel like the educational and software worlds have failed to work together to provide a modern, powerful, 21st century answer to the TI-83. Being able to animate and play with your math helps a lot. GeoGebra is a good example, but it's not the holy grail.
- jwmerrill 13y agoYou might also enjoy https://www.desmos.com https://www.desmos.com