Tag Archives: calculus
ACM2E: HTML and Runestone Release!
We are pleased to announce that activecalculus.org has been updated to publish the 2nd edition. Putting your mouse over “Active Multi” in the menu will open a drop-down where you can access both the 1st and 2nd editions. Last summer, … Continue reading
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Tagged calculus, multivariable calculus
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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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Active Calculus – Multivariable: 2nd Edition Update
Over the past year, we have been busy working on what we plan to release as the 2nd edition of Active Calculus – Multivariable (ACM) in time for Fall 2026 classes. This post provides an update on our progress and … Continue reading
Active Calculus (Single) – updates for Fall 2025
Several important changes are coming to Active Calculus (Single Variable) in time for the Fall 2025 semester, including a new Second Edition; at the same time, the current versions will remain fully available for the foreseeable future. If you are … Continue reading
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New workbooks: now with space between prompts
I’m excited to announce a change in the layout of the workbooks for Active Calculus (Single) and Active Prelude. Thanks to some recent developments in the PreTeXt worksheet environment and especially thanks to Mitch Keller’s technical expertise and production genius, … 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
Active Calculus – Multivariable
In case you hadn’t heard already, Steve Schlicker is retiring soon (Congrats!) and we have taken over managing and editing Active Calculus – Multivariable (ACM). A few years ago, we started writing material for a chapter on vector calculus topics which … Continue reading
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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
