Author Archives: Matt Boelkins
AC3 is almost here
The multivariable edition of Active Calculus, to which I alluded in an earlier post, is almost ready to be shared publicly. Steve Schlicker, David Austin, and I have been hard at work for much of the summer, and are pleased … Continue reading
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Active Calculus – download page update
I realized today that somehow an older version of my download page had gotten migrated to my website (I think this happened when I did some other updates two weeks ago), so if you have downloaded the text in the … Continue reading
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Active Calculus: things in the works this summer
Having survived both the Michigan winter and the Grand Valley winter semester, I’m excited to get working more regularly on some items related to Active Calculus. Here’s an overview of my summer projects, two of which serve as a call for … Continue reading
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Additional resources for Active Calculus
I’m excited to announce some recent or ongoing developments related to Active Calculus. Robert Talbert and Steve Schlicker at GVSU are embarking on a set of supporting videos for chapters 5-8 of the text. You can see the emerging list … Continue reading
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T v IE: traditional versus interactive engagement
In my last post, I noted that I’ve been doing some interesting reading about the history of calculus instruction and some recent developments. Earlier today, I gave a talk that summarized much of that reading at the Kansas City Math … Continue reading
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Looking back to 1987
About 6 months ago, I got invited to give one of two plenary addresses at the upcoming 2014 Kansas City Math Expo, which will occur in three short weeks. My Saturday talk at the conference is titled “Calculus 2020: A vision for … Continue reading
Your (my!) annual vent about textbook costs
College students everywhere are heading to their campus bookstores’ websites to see what their textbooks are going to set them back. Here are three anecdotes that have gotten me rankled just within the last week or so. – One of … Continue reading
Active Calculus – Print on Demand
I’m excited to announce that the print-on-demand version of Active Calculus has arrived at several online booksellers. Via the comparison site Fetchbook, you can currently find options with Barnes & Noble and a couple of the non-US Amazon sites (for … Continue reading
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Active Calculus – Print on Demand — almost here
In my mail today, I got a printed copy of the proof for the book. It was incredibly fun to see the text go from its purely electronic format and the planned cover image and see it actually become the … Continue reading
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Carroll College: Clicker Questions and Chapter Zero for Active Calculus
One of the most enjoyable aspects of this free and open textbook project has been all of the new friends I’ve made in the mathematics community. I just got to see several of them in Portland at Mathfest, including Eric … Continue reading
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