How Can I Use Graphs in the Geosciences? An Overview of the Use of Plots part of Math You Need:Graphing
Graphs with Two Axes Can Also Be Called: Linear plots/graphs Binary/bivariate plots/graphs Cartesian plots Graphs as a Way to Visualize Numerical Data Advances in technology have meant that geoscientists can ...

How Do I Read a Point from a Curve or Line? Reading Data from a Graph part of Math You Need:Graphing
Sometimes, in introductory geoscience courses, you are asked to read data from a graph (the graph may have a line or a curve on it). You may have constructed the line or curve yourself (for more information see ...

Reading a Point from a Curve or Line Practice Problems part of Math You Need:Graphing
The problems below walk you through the steps for reading points from a line. You can click on any of the graphs to open a bigger version or you can click the link under the graph to download a pdf of the graph ...

Plotting Points Practice Problems part of Math You Need:Graphing
Try these sample problems first on your own, so you can see if you understand. If you need help or just want to check your answers, you can reveal the answers. You can download graph paper here (Acrobat (PDF) 7kB ...

How Do I Construct a Straight Line through Data Points? Best-Fit Lines part of Math You Need:Graphing
Best-Fit lines Can Also Be Called: Linear regression Trend lines Questions that ask you to draw a best-fit line or trend in the data usually do not want you to "connect the dots." Instead, the question ...

Adding a Trend Line to a Scatter Plot Constructing a Best-fit Line: Practice Problems part of Math You Need:Graphing
Below you will find practice problems for constructing a best-fit line using the steps found on the introduction pages. Try to do them without looking at the answers first. You can download and print a single ...

How Do I Plot Points on a Graph? Plotting Geologic Data in x-y Space part of Math You Need:Graphing
Points on x-y Plots Can Also Be Called: Ordered pairs (Cartesian) coordinates Why Should I Plot Points? In the geosciences, we deal with large volumes of data, both observational and measured. This may be in the ...

Helping Students Plot Data An Instructor's Guide to Plotting Points part of Math You Need:Graphing
Because many introductory geoscience courses deal with graphs and graphing, we have designed this page to help to remind students how to use the Cartesian coordinate system. This page includes a very basic ...

Guiding Students Through Interpreting Lines and Graphs An Instructor's Guide to Reading Points from a Curve part of Math You Need:Graphing
Geologists use graphs in a variety of simple ways that nearly any student can comprehend. Graphs are visualizations of (often large) groups of data that can be used to predict geologic events, to characterize the ...

Guiding Students Through Approximating Trends An Instructor's Guide to Best-Fit Lines part of Math You Need:Graphing
Many exercises in introductory geoscience courses require the construction of a best-fit line (or approximating linear trends in data). Many students struggle with this, particularly because they often want to ...