Fathom Dynamic Data^™ Software

Description

New in Fathom 2.1: Fathom can now collect real-time data from Vernier sensors, including photogates. Plot and model the data while the experiment is in progress.

Bring a new dynamic dimension to experiments with Fathom Dynamic Data Software! Data are everywhere—and data analysis figures prominently in subjects spanning the curriculum. With Fathom Dynamic Data™ software, your students can use data to deepen their understanding of mathematics, statistics, science, and social science. Students can access readily available data sets and create many types of graphs, including bar charts, scatter plots, function plots, and histograms.

Use the dynamic tools of Fathom to:

• Plot values and functions on top of data and vary them dynamically with sliders
• Build simulations that illuminate concepts from probability and statistics
• Perform standard statistical analyses appropriate for introductory statistics, including multiple linear regression
• Set up populations and sample from them repeatedly, getting a feel for the sampling process and creating sampling distributions of any statistic whatsoever—no programming knowledge required!

Data and technology have altered how we live and what students need to learn. But adapting to the times doesn’t have to be hard. Fathom makes it easy to integrate data analysis and effective technology use into your current curriculum. With its friendly, drag-and-drop interface for data import, Fathom is easy to learn, so you won’t have classroom downtime. Fathom comes with more than 300 real data sets, culled from a wide variety of areas—including education, science, the social sciences, and sports—to motivate your students.

What’s Included

• Quick Reference Guide, a quick outline of Fathom basics
• Learning Guide, including guided tours that show you how to explore mathematics and data with Fathom
• Teaching Mathematics with Fathom, a guide containing Fathom activities you can use in a variety of mathematics courses, including off-line activities in which students generate and record data to analyze in Fathom
• Data Are Everywhere: Project Ideas for Fathom, featuring 60 data-analysis activities that touch on a wide range of subjects—everything from sports to science to trends within the American job force