Desmos (graphing)

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Desmos
Desmos logo.svg
Desmos example graph.jpg
Desmos running on a web browser
Type of site
Online graphing calculator
OwnerDesmos, Inc.
URLwww.desmos.com
RegistrationOptional
Launched2011
Current statusOnline
Written inHTML, 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, , , 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]

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[]

  1. ^ "Desmos API v1.0 documentation". www.desmos.com.
  2. ^ Erick Schonfeld (June 24, 2011). "Math Geeks, Rejoice! The Desmos Graphing Calculator Is Here, It's Online And It's Free". TechCrunch.
  3. ^ Rip Empson (May 25, 2011). "Build And Share Rich Educational Content With Desmos". TechCrunch.
  4. ^ "Desmos gets Google Ventures funding for next-gen graphing calculator". Gigaom. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
  5. ^ "Desmos user guide" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Dynamic and Dynamite Desmos Demos". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  7. ^ "Desmos: A Definitive Guide in Graphing and Computing | Math Vault". 2016-07-12. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
  8. ^ "Desmos graph". Desmos Graphing Calculator. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  9. ^ "Texas District Pilots Desmos as Alternative to Graphing Calculators (EdSurge News)". EdSurge. 2015-04-30. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  10. ^ "Starting a Desmos Class Activity". Desmos. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  11. ^ "Desmos | Staff Picks: Creative Art". Desmos.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  12. ^ "Desmos Art: A Definitive Guide to Computational Sketching". Math Vault. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  13. ^ "The Desmos Geometry Tool - Des-blog". blog.desmos.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  14. ^ "Desmos | Geometry". www.desmos.com. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  15. ^ "Eli Luberoff Interview (15:27)". Retrieved 2020-11-14.

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