Monthly Archives: August 2022

A Calc 2 Teachalong

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Matt Boelkins

My wife is a professional knitter. She designs patterns, teaches classes and techniques, works at major events like Rhinebeck (think “yarn conferences”) and manages the social media for a yarn company and a yarn shop. Yarn folks often engage in … Continue reading →

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Alternate ending: draft of a new Chapter 8

Posted on August 20, 2022 by Matt Boelkins

I’ve written a rough draft of a very different version of Chapter 8 for Active Calculus (single variable), and I am interested in feedback from users. TL;DR version: I have come to think that the Taylor series representations of the … Continue reading →

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PreTeXt, Runestone, and the exciting future of open textbooks

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Matt Boelkins

In late June, I was fortunate to attend a week-long UTMOST workshop in Ann Arbor that brought together education researchers, PreTeXt developers, Runestone developers, and textbook authors. The newest part to me was learning more about Runestone. Runestone Academy was … Continue reading →

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Active Calculus is Turning 10

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Matt Boelkins

“The days are long but the decades are short.” That’s one of my favorite quotes about the nature of time and life, written in 2015 by a then-30-year-old! Ten years ago in early August 2012, I wrote this post that … Continue reading →

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