Trigonometric Synthesis and Periodic Motion · Geometry & Measurement

The Unit Circle and Radian Measure

Connecting geometric rotation to algebraic coordinates and the logic of radians.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is radian measure considered a more natural unit for calculus than degrees?
  2. 2How do the coordinates of the unit circle generate the parent graphs of sine and cosine?
  3. 3What is the connection between circular motion and linear periodic functions?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.HSF.TF.A.1CCSS.Math.Content.HSF.TF.A.2
Grade: 12th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Trigonometric Synthesis and Periodic Motion
Period: Geometry & Measurement

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