Borland Educational News and Views: 01/01/2024

Monday, January 01, 2024

Desmos

The online Desmos graphing calculator is fast taking over from the venerable Ti-84 series of handheld calculators as the default calculator tool in secondary education. Now that Desmos is included as an integral part of the digital SAT, acquiring intermediate-level Desmos skills is fundamental to maximizing math scores on this important assessment.

[Familiarity with the Ti-84 Plus CE handheld graphing calculator is still crucial to optimizing math scores on the ACT.]

I'm not aware of any succinct, comprehensive exposition of Desmos skills required for use on the dSAT (I'm working on it).

At this point, the best one can do is to peruse the various official materials linked in the "Desmos First Steps" and "Desmos Graphing Calculator" sections below.

Check out each link, read the information provided, and do the sample exercises until you've covered all topics presented (search Google for additional help with particular topics).