Category Archives: Resources
APC: updates for Fall 2026
I’m pleased to share several news items related to Active Prelude to Calculus. Changes for Fall 2026 Active Prelude, available at https://activecalculus.org/prelude/, has been updated to resolve any reported errors. In addition, some of the activities have been updated slightly … Continue reading
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ACS2E: additional version with new and improved previews and exercises
I’m delighted to announce that a new, additional version of the 2nd edition of Active Calculus Single Variable is now publicly available on Runestone: Active Calculus with Doenet. The only differences are found in the preview activities and exercises; all … Continue reading
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print versions of ACS2E workbooks now available for purchase
Thanks to our publisher, 619 Wreath, bound print versions of each of the 2nd Edition workbooks for Active Calculus Single are now available. See https://www.619wreath.com/store/p55/active-calculus-second-edition-workbooks.html. The main textbook remains continues to be available in print at https://www.619wreath.com/store/p45/active-calculus-second-edition.html. The ACS2E landing page has also been … Continue reading
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Printable worksheets for activities in ACS2e and APC
Thanks to a recent PreTeXt development, all Preview Activities and Activities in both ACS2e and APC can be printed in PDF directly from the HTML version. For example, if you look at Activity 1.5.2 in ACS2e, you’ll see a printer … Continue reading
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More on Active Calculus in Runestone
As noted in an earlier post, at Mathfest in Tampa, Chrissy Safranski and I led a minicourse on teaching Active Calculus and using Runestone. We had a great time doing that and here I want to share a few updates … Continue reading
Two free, open calculus texts for specialized audiences
If you are teaching a class titled something like “Business Calculus” or “Calculus for the Biological Sciences” anytime soon, this post is for you. Mike May and Anneke Bart of Saint Louis University have an excellent text for business calculus, … Continue reading
Active Calculus news and updates for Fall 2023
The summer of 2023 has been an exciting time of new developments and opportunities related to Active Calculus. In this post I’ll offer a short overview of the biggest items, and then offer more details in subsequent posts. View this … Continue reading
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Getting ready for Mathfest
At Mathfest, Chrissy Safranski and I will be leading a minicourse titled “Teaching Active Calculus using Runestone” that will introduce participants to the Runestone platform. Runestone is a Learning Engineering Analytics Platform that allows students to log in to their … Continue reading
Fall 2022 reminders and updates
A list of things you might find helpful if you are teaching or learning from APC, ACS, or ACM: + Updated HTML There have been minor updates to the HTML for APC and ACS. These are almost all tiny and … Continue reading
A Calc 2 Teachalong
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
