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More from AIM: developments in free & open math texts

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Matt Boelkins

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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AIM Workshop on Open Textbooks

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Matt Boelkins

Very excited to be at the American Institute of Mathematics in San Jose, CA, to spend a week at the workshop on free & open textbooks, MathBook XML, and all sorts of emerging options.  Three things are totally clear from … Continue reading →

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“But you feel dirty …” – why HS kids have to buy TI Calculators

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Matt Boelkins

In the same way that publishers take advantage of students’ captivity when it comes to needing textbooks, Texas Instruments does the same.  Here’s a fantastic article on the subject that quotes a PA HS teacher who says “But you feel … Continue reading →

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Active Calculus – Print on Demand

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Matt Boelkins

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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How my calculus class looks this fall (part 2 of 3)

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Matt Boelkins

In an earlier post, I thought to make my teaching more public, and then subsequently shared some reflections on how my calculus I course looks overall.  In this post I’ll give an overview of how a typical week is structured, … Continue reading →

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What is the purpose of calculus?

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Matt Boelkins

One of my springtime habits this year has been to stop by Robert Talbert‘s office at 3:35 pm as I make my way back from teaching a linear algebra course (that runs in 6 weeks’ time, incidentally!).  He’s been teaching … Continue reading →

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