Casino Education

Roller Coaster Curves by Judy Johnson

Given a photo file, students will be able to use a graphing calculator to plot points and determine the line of best fit represented by the points. The students will find the first derivative for the function and use this to find the equation of the tangent line and the velocity at the given point.

Lesson Objectives:


• - Analyze functions of one variable by investigating rates of change, intercepts, zeros, asymptotes, and local and global behavior.
• - Identify essential quantitative relationships in a situation and determine the class or classes of functions that might model the relationships.
• - Write equivalent forms of equations, inequalities, and systems of equations and solve them with fluency-mentally or with paper and pencil in simple cases and using technology in all cases.