Desmos Classroom Activities. At Desmos, we imagine a world of universal math literacy and envision a world where math is accessible and enjoyable for all students.
Type of site | Online graphing calculator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Desmos, Inc. |
| URL | www.desmos.com |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 2011 |
| Current status | Online |
| Written in | HTML, JavaScript |
Desmos is an advanced graphing calculator implemented as a web application and a mobile application written in JavaScript.[1] It was founded by Eli Luberoff, a math and physics double major from Yale University,[2] and was launched as a startup at TechCrunch's Disrupt New York conference in 2011.[3] As of September 2012, it had received around 1 million US dollars of funding from Kapor Capital, Learn Capital, Kindler Capital, Elm Street Ventures and Google Ventures.[4] In addition to graphing both equations and inequalities, it also features lists, plots, regressions, interactive variables, graph restriction, simultaneous graphing, piecewise function graphing, polar function graphing, two types of graphing grids – among other computational features commonly found in a programmable calculator. It can also be used in several different languages.[5][6][7]
Users can create accounts and save the graphs and plots that they have created to them. A permalink can then be generated which allow users to share their graphs and elect to be considered for staff picks. The tool comes pre-programmed with 36 different example graphs for the purpose of teaching new users about the tool and the mathematics involved.[8]
A modified version of the calculator has been used in standardized tests, such as the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness test and the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL).[9] Moreover, activity modules for classrooms can be created through a teacher account, which allow instructors to view students' work and response in real-time.[10]
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Another peculiar use of the calculator involves the creation of graphic arts – which involves an elaborated use of curve modelling through equations and inequalities.[11][12] As of April 2017, Desmos also released a browser-based 2D interactive geometry tool, with supporting features including the plotting of points, lines, circles and polygons.[13][14]
The name Desmos came across the 'Greek word Desmos that means link, or connection, or bond'[15]
References[edit]
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- ^'Desmos API v1.0 documentation'. www.desmos.com.
- ^Erick Schonfeld (June 24, 2011). 'Math Geeks, Rejoice! The Desmos Graphing Calculator Is Here, It's Online And It's Free'. TechCrunch.
- ^Rip Empson (May 25, 2011). 'Build And Share Rich Educational Content With Desmos'. TechCrunch.
- ^'Desmos gets Google Ventures funding for next-gen graphing calculator'. Gigaom. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2017-05-15.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Desmos user guide'(PDF).CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Dynamic and Dynamite Desmos Demos'. sites.google.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^'Desmos: A Definitive Guide in Graphing and Computing | Math Vault'. 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^'Desmos graph'. Desmos Graphing Calculator. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- ^'Texas District Pilots Desmos as Alternative to Graphing Calculators (EdSurge News)'. EdSurge. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ^'Starting a Desmos Class Activity'. Desmos. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- ^'Desmos | Staff Picks: Creative Art'. Desmos.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- ^'Desmos Art: A Definitive Guide to Computational Sketching'. Math Vault. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- ^'The Desmos Geometry Tool - Des-blog'. blog.desmos.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- ^'Desmos | Geometry'. www.desmos.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
- ^'Eli Luberoff Interview (15:27)'. Retrieved 2020-11-14.