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Tim Guindon

@tguindon.bsky.social

Graph Specialist @ Desmos Studio PBC Former HS Math Teacher

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I had some fun recreating this visual, with some added interactive elements, in @desmos.com www.desmos.com/calculator/m... #mathsky

12.11.2025 18:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Naturally, I couldn't resist recreating this visualization in @desmos.com. It was a lot of fun chatting with Mike and the other attendees after the session, talking about my go-to Desmos strategies and the pros and cons of different instructional resources.
Graph link: www.desmos.com/calculator/j...

27.10.2025 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A wooden board, approximately 1.5x2.5 feet, painted blue with carved tracks in the shape of a circle with concentric rings, and long horizontal lines extending out from the circle rings. The presenter is shown starting to drag a thin metal chain along one of the tracks from the circular ring down to the straight path.

A wooden board, approximately 1.5x2.5 feet, painted blue with carved tracks in the shape of a circle with concentric rings, and long horizontal lines extending out from the circle rings. The presenter is shown starting to drag a thin metal chain along one of the tracks from the circular ring down to the straight path.

One of the highlights of OCTM this past week was attending Mike Browne's session on "Introducing Students to Calculus" where he shared this delightful visual that he constructed of unwrapping the area of a circle into a triangle. #octmconnects #ohioctm

27.10.2025 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Desmos Dynamic Geometry - Agenda & Resources - NCTM 2025 Is That True for EVERY Triangle? Applying the Power of Dynamic Geometry Software NCTM Annual Conference 2025 Agenda Link: bit.ly/DesmosNCTM25-Agenda Slides Link: bit.ly/DesmosNCTM25-Slides Agenda:...

It was a quick overview session introducing the tool, but you can find my agenda with links to other resources here: bit.ly/DesmosNCTM25...

19.10.2025 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s a great feature request! Will be bringing that one back to the team.

19.10.2025 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trace a Point Using Ticker

Prompted by some fun discussions during the session, Iโ€™ve been playing around with different strategies for โ€œtracing a pointโ€ in Desmos: www.desmos.com/geometry/ggm...
#iteachmath

18.10.2025 22:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It was a great way to wrap up the @nctm.org Annual Meeting presenting on Geometry in @desmos.com. Looking forward to sharing again next week back in Ohio at OCTM!
(For those curious, the slide in the picture was not about Geometryโ€ฆwe got off on a tangent looking at some example graphs)

18.10.2025 22:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
NCTM branded "I'm speaking!" promotional card for the 2025 Annual Meeting & Exposition, Oct. 15-18, Atlanta.

NCTM branded "I'm speaking!" promotional card for the 2025 Annual Meeting & Exposition, Oct. 15-18, Atlanta.

Excited to head to Atlanta next week for the @nctm.org Annual Meeting!
I'll be representing @desmos.com with a session on dynamic geometry software on Saturday. Iโ€™m putting together my agenda of sessions to attend โ€” any recommendations? #iteachmath

10.10.2025 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A multi-color star design in the Desmos graphing calculator formed by 4 different triangles, defined in the expression list in the form of `polygon(x1,y1)`.

A multi-color star design in the Desmos graphing calculator formed by 4 different triangles, defined in the expression list in the form of `polygon(x1,y1)`.

Oh yea, definitely some different on-ramps depending on where kids are coming into it. Could be converted into smaller bite-size triangles to re-create using rectangular coordinates to start, but you know what would work best for your students. (Updated graph: www.desmos.com/calculator/h...)

15.09.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Blue star pattern designed in the Desmos graphing calculator by rotating equilateral triangles in 30 degree increments around the origin.

Blue star pattern designed in the Desmos graphing calculator by rotating equilateral triangles in 30 degree increments around the origin.

Purple star pattern designed in the Desmos graphing calculator by rotating right triangles in 30 degree increments around the origin.

Purple star pattern designed in the Desmos graphing calculator by rotating right triangles in 30 degree increments around the origin.

Love this concept, and the 3D printing potential is amazing. Maybe experiment with starting with triangle polygons plotted using different points, but then rotating them into a pattern?
Graph: www.desmos.com/calculator/h...

15.09.2025 12:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well that's a walk down memory lane.

11.09.2025 12:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lovely.

11.07.2025 14:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Student generated Reimondrian art

Student generated Reimondrian art

Student generated Reimondrian art

Student generated Reimondrian art

Student generated Reimondrian art

Student generated Reimondrian art

#MathArt project in calculus class today. Students generated "Reimondrian" art in @desmos.com. (Inspired by @mathzorro.bsky.social). Reimondrian is a mash up of Reimann sums and Piet Mondrian art. Some very creative students. #ITeachMath #MathsToday

06.06.2025 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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That was great to see! I was pulling for you, along with the rest of the Toffee supporters apparently. (from www.reddit.com/r/Everton/co...)

23.05.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Spinning Parametric Paths

I'm not going to venture to solve it directly, but this made me recall this visualization I had worked up at some point: www.desmos.com/3d/7239a9576c

19.12.2024 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Loving these trippy geometric patterns, and couldn't resist recreating these delightful squircles in @desmos.com www.desmos.com/calculator/p...

13.12.2024 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Will this answer surprise you? Or is it intuitive?

#math #ITeachMath #EduSky

12.12.2024 22:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Looks like rain.
Graph: www.desmos.com/calculator/m...
#mathsky @desmos.com

12.12.2024 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Enjoyed re-creating this visual in the @desmos.com Geometry tool: www.desmos.com/geometry/lx7... #mathsky

11.12.2024 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
3D printed model of the Goursatโ€™s Tangle solid, in front of corresponding Desmos graph.

3D printed model of the Goursatโ€™s Tangle solid, in front of corresponding Desmos graph.

Looks like a great option to give the 3D printer a spin!

11.12.2024 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's here.โœจ
Head to desmos.com/art to learn more, and be sure to submit your graphs by January 15th, 2025!
#MathSky #iTeachMath #iTeachPhysics #mathart #desmosart

15.11.2024 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Love this visual. You could do a gradual reveal using a slider, or toggle over to translucent surfaces (I know, not solids yet ๐Ÿ™ƒ) to see through the outer cylinders.

15.11.2024 15:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So exciting - congrats, Jenny!

04.12.2023 20:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Some great strategies here for getting started with #Desmos #Geometry @desmos.bsky.social #MathSky #iTeachMath

25.10.2023 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Right? Loved the elegance of it.

24.10.2023 22:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Regular pentagon inscribed in a circle with chords connecting one vertex to all the others, and lengths whose product is equal to 5.

Regular pentagon inscribed in a circle with chords connecting one vertex to all the others, and lengths whose product is equal to 5.

Regular dodecagon inscribed in a circle with chords connecting one vertex to all the others, and lengths whose product is equal to 5.

Regular dodecagon inscribed in a circle with chords connecting one vertex to all the others, and lengths whose product is equal to 5.

Fun one to visualize in #Desmos #Geometry - Given a regular n-gon inscribed in a unit circle, the product of the chords from one vertex of the polygon to all the others is equal to n. www.desmos.com/geometry/pb3...
Inspiration from this delightful poster: diffgeom.com/products/pro...
#MathSky

24.10.2023 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Totally agree on the GIFs. Delightful graphs, though!

18.10.2023 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Spiraling 3D surface, increasing up the z-axis. Color shading from blue out to pink.

Spiraling 3D surface, increasing up the z-axis. Color shading from blue out to pink.

Spiraling 3D surface, increasing up the z-axis. Color shading from green out to blue.

Spiraling 3D surface, increasing up the z-axis. Color shading from green out to blue.

Spiraling 3D surface, increasing up the z-axis. Color shading from red out to green.

Spiraling 3D surface, increasing up the z-axis. Color shading from red out to green.

Some therapeutic spirals in #Desmos 3D.
www.desmos.com/3d/0bdf71e576

18.10.2023 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

A delightful Geometry theorem, illustrated using the #Desmos Geometry tool with visual shading and calculations showing the equivalent lengths. #๐Ÿงฎ www.desmos.com/geometry/bpn...

16.10.2023 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A 3D visualization of the HSV color scale of a spherical point changing color as variables for hue, saturation, and value are adjusted. Points form a roughly cylindrical shape where the vertical distance changes the "value", the radius changes the "saturation", and the angle changes the "hue."

A 3D visualization of the HSV color scale of a spherical point changing color as variables for hue, saturation, and value are adjusted. Points form a roughly cylindrical shape where the vertical distance changes the "value", the radius changes the "saturation", and the angle changes the "hue."

When using custom colors in #Desmos (@desmos.bsky.social), RGB felt straight-forward enough, but I didn't have a clear grasp on what each component of HSV did. Turns out that it's much easier to visualize in 3D.
#๐Ÿงฎ #MathSky
Graph: desmos.com/3d/180b54127d

11.10.2023 13:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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