Category Archives: Publishing
Prelude to Active Calculus – feedback sought
I’ve been awarded a sabbatical for the fall semester of 2018 to write a new free, open-source textbook for GVSU’s new MTH 124: Functions and Models. The purpose of this course is to prepare students not-yet-ready for calculus for a … Continue reading
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A few updates to the HTML version of Active Calculus
I’ve made the following corrections to fix some typos and other errors: The statement of the quotient rule in Section 2.5 mistakenly stipulated that the derivative of the denominator be nonzero, when of course it’s the denominator function itself must … Continue reading
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A new home for Active Calculus: https://activecalculus.org
I’m pleased to announce that the HTML version of Active Calculus will now be found at https://activecalculus.org/single/. At https://activecalculus.org/ you’ll find a landing page that includes an overview of features of the text, links to the various versions of the text, … Continue reading
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Tagged calculus, free, online, open source, text, WeBWorK
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“Priced at nearly $100 less than the competition”
(I’m overdue to post something meaningful in this space, but today’s email made this post irresistible). Following is clipped from my email, and here’s a direct link to the text: https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/calculus. The tag line is “Priced at nearly $100 less … Continue reading
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Active Calculus 2017 – print copy now via Amazon
In an earlier post, I noted that the 2017 version of Active Calculus – Single Variable was available for purchase via CreateSpace. There were some minor technical issues with getting the text available on Amazon, but those have now been … Continue reading
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Active Calculus 2017 – print copy available
The bound, print copy of Active Calculus 2017 is available from CreateSpace for $19.50. As soon as the Amazon site page for the book is built, I will post the URL for it, too.
2017 version of Active Calculus: more updates + notes on differences from 2016
Here are several updates to follow my most recent post. + The 2017 PDF version has been finalized and posted online; the HTML has been slightly updated as a result of work to get the PDF looking suitable. If you … Continue reading
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2017 version of Active Calculus (single variable)
I’m excited to announce several changes to single variable Active Calculus along with some corresponding updates that will occur over the next month or so. + There is now a new HTML version of the text. Thanks to Rob Beezer’s … Continue reading
More from AIM: developments in free & open math texts
So much to share, so just going to go with a bulleted list for now. Hope to flesh out more over the coming months. The American Institute of Mathematics is a cool place and they have an excellent organizational scheme. … Continue reading
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Professor disciplined for not using a for-profit text, written by his department chair
This post on the Chronicle’s site basically speaks for itself: a text, written by the dept chair, was used for 25 years and had “never been questioned“. When a faculty member tried to do otherwise, he was disciplined. All I can … Continue reading
