This is where you can find helpful links to "dynamic web pages".  Every once in a while I will put one together to help with a difficult concept or address a topic (physics or math related) that comes up in class.  These are mostly Java based applets so you must have your Java up to date.

Taylor Polynomial for Approximations of Sine
Ever wonder what your calculator does when you ask it to take the sine of an angle. You know that the sine of an angle is the ratio between the opposite and hypotenuse sides of a right triangle but how does your calculator arrive at a number when you tell it to take the sine of an angle? What does it do to that angle? Well wonder no more. It puts it through a long polynomial called a Taylor Polynomial. The size of the angle determines the number of "nomials" you need in the polynomial and the more "nomials" you have the more precise your answer is. Check it out!
Unit Circle
This is a device that shows you the relationship between an angle and the sine and the cosine of that angle. It also plots the sine and cosine curves as you change the angle. Try it out. It's fun!
One dimensional motion with plots
This demonstrates the relationship between the one dimensional motion of a Corolla and the plots of that motion. There are instructions above and below the active portion of the page.

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