Desmos Graphing Calculator varies-with-device
A free math exploration Google Chrome extension
Desmos Graphing Calculator allows you to manipulate and explore math problems and issues with just your Google Chrome web browser. The extension allows you to build things such as tables, charts, graphs, and more. Plus, in may instances you are able to alter your creations in real time and animate them too.
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PROS
- The features are well developed yet simple
- It offers clear graphics and intuitive tools
CONS
- Mostly only used by students in college or University
- A link to the website may have been less hassle
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Desmos Graphing Calculator allows you to manipulate and explore math problems and issues with just your Google Chrome web browser. The extension allows you to build things such as tables, charts, graphs, and more. Plus, in may instances you are able to alter your creations in real time and animate them too.
A graphing calculator built into your web browser
Desmos Graphing Calculator started out as a simple graphic calculator that the designers decided to build into a Google Chrome web browser. Over time, it has become more advanced as the designers added functions that allow people to add images, lines, animations, and functional transformations. The ability to alter what you see with sliders means that math problems and math issues may be explored within the web browser.
Suitable for math students
One may wonder why a student would want Desmos Graphing Calculator on their web browser since they could easily download a graphing calculator with similar functions. Yet, one may also ask why designers shouldn't create this type of extension. After all, plenty of math students spend hours per day on Google Chrome, so it makes sense that they would want easy and quick access via whichever route is the most convenient to them. The smart equation editor is handy, and the panning and zooming functions are well developed.
