Constant Sums, Constant Products

An untraditional approach to traditional high school topics.

Part 1: x+y=S, xy=P

Constant Sums

Constant Products

Analyzing Graphs (a connection is made to factoring trinomials)

Edited version of the above three lessons

Cabri applet by Henri Picciotto

Cabri figure by Ari Klein

Part 2: ax+by=c

Standard Form for linear functions

Part 3: Geometric Connection / Optimization

Constant Perimeter

Advanced Penmanship

Edited version of the above two lessons

Constant Area

Part 4: Quadratic Connections

Find the Dimensions

A Different Approach to the Quadratic Formula by Henri Picciotto