TEACHER NOTES

ISSUES RELATED TO THE PROBLEM

Prerequisites

Students should be familiar with frequency of trigonometric functions as well as the antiderivative of a function.

It's advisable, but not necessary to do at least part of OCTAVE and OCTAVE2 from this WWW site.

Time allotment - time management

Allow 50 - 60 minutes in a computer lab.

Expectations

Some students may be unable to finish, but most should be able to finish at least the first 4. The last four require a good understanding of the derivative. Be prepared to answer questions and/or allow for unfinished work.

Future payoffs

Students gain a more thorough understanding of frequency and trigonometric functions.

Extensions

See OCTAVE and OCTAVE2 at this WWW site.

References and Sources