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Several physics teachers have in the past directed me to the free online cross-platform graphing and calculating tool called Desmos, which I find somewhat reminiscent of Vernier’s Graphical Analysis ported into Mathematica notebooks. These teachers mainly used Desmos to generate particular plots and/or manipulate related equations in their instruction (particularly by using “sliders”) or to fit equations to and from photographs. Recently Michael Magnuson, calculus and physics teacher at Canisius HS, took time to create a simple Desmos tutorial for teachers detailing how he uses the software to teach AP Physics. Michael introduces his tutorial thus: “Desmos will graph functions, plot tables of data, evaluate equations, explore transformations, and much more—for free! It is an iPad app, an Android app, and a web-based app. It is a substitute for expensive graphing calculators, with a more intuitive interface. You can use it as a stand-alone program,...

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