GeoGebra Talk on 22nd February 2024
Workshop vs Presentation – the pros and cons
GEOmetry first then alGEBRA
Shared principles across both elements of the workshop as it is all one package.
Font size – everything changes!
VIEWS
Algebra – useful but you can turn off if you wish!
Graphics
Graphics2
3D graphics
Probability calculator
Input bar
GEOmetry
Right click on page
Hide grid
Hide axes
Loads of tools – each with a tool tip – read them – they’re useful!
Key principle #1 – ctrl-z (or the undo arrow at top right of the screen) is a great mate!
Key principle #2 – a tool remains selected until you choose another tool!
If you wish to select something you must first choose the select tool – the arrow top left.
Draw two points
Move them around
Now draw a line which joins them using the segment tool.
Key principle #3 – right-clicking on an object allows one to change its properties
Play around with the attributes of points and lines – take note of decorations
Key principle #4 – whatever is selected is affected!
Key principle #5 – hold down CTRL to select multiple objects in turn – can also select by type in
algebra panel.
Delete everything – CTRL A and press delete or backspace
Draw a line segment
Draw a point in free space and draw a point on the line
Try moving them both
Notice – one is free and one is dependent.
Delete everything – CTRL A and press delete or backspace
Draw two points and draw a line through them – not a segment!
Now draw another point
Now use the parallel line tool on the construction drop down to draw a line parallel to your
line.
Draw in a transversal and mark the points of intersection.
Now measure a pair of corresponding angles using the angle measure tool on the
measurement drop down.
Drag things around
Delete everything – CTRL A and press delete or backspace
Now let’s draw a rhombus
Draw a circle
Draw two radii
Draw lines parallel to each of them
Key principle #6 - Hiding an object is different to deleting it!
Delete everything – CTRL A and press delete or backspace
Now let’s draw a quadrilateral with line segments
Construct the Mid-points of the sides
Join them up
Hide the sides of the original quadrilateral but keep the vertices visible. Drag them around.
What do you notice?
Let’s confirm this – by taking some measurements using two tools (length and gradient) on
the measurement drop down.
Delete everything – CTRL A and press delete or backspace
Now let’s draw a triangle
Measure the angles
Calculate the angle sum
Put some interactive text on the diagram
Delete everything – CTRL A and press delete or backspace
Now let’s demonstrate angles in same segment of a circle
Draw a circle
Draw in a “bow-tie shape” with the points on the circle.
Measure two angles which are in the same segment
Draw the arcs – minor and major and shade them.
Show the segments with a checkbox!
alGEBRA
Show the axes
Show the grid
Draw y=x2
Note: ^ for powers and * for times and sqrt for square root
Delete everything – CTRL A and press delete or backspace
Draw f(x)=2x3+5x2-4x-3
Scale the axes
Change the attributes of the graph – show the name and the label
Roots
Extremum
Inflection point
Delete everything – CTRL A and press delete or backspace
Type in a parabola and a circle in standard form
f(x)=(x+3)2+2
(x-2)2+(y+3)2=9
Note how we can change their forms!
Delete everything – CTRL A and press delete or backspace
Draw f(x)=x2
Draw g(x)=f(x+2)
Draw h(x)=f(x)+2
Draw j(x)=-f(x)
Draw k(x)=f(-x)
Show labels on all of these – hide some.
Unfix x and drag around…….
Delete everything – CTRL A and press delete or backspace
a=1
Draw y=ax2
Try changing a
p=1
q=1
Draw y=a(x+p)2+q
Try changing a, p and q
Delete everything – CTRL A and press delete or backspace
Draw
Put a point on curve
Calculate x value of point and store in e as follows e=x(A)
Calculate f’ and f’’’ at e and store in g and s respectively
g=f’(e) and s=f’’€
Put dynamic text on the graph with the first and second derivatives
Create a new point, showing f’
B=(e,g) and make it trace
Now create a new point showing f’’
C=(e,s) and make it trace
Delete everything – CTRL A and press delete or backspace
Model an optimisation problem
