Tag Archives: calculus
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
Active Calculus: usage statistics
One of the superb librarians at GVSU who manages the site that hosts AC sent me access to a dashboard that reveals a lot of interesting user data. For example, after GVSU, the 10 locations/institutions that have downloaded AC most … Continue reading
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New Year Updates to AC
Happy New Year everyone. Here are a couple of brief updates if you are planning to use Active Calculus in the upcoming winter semester. Thanks to everyone who sent us errors they found in the text, as well as other … Continue reading
A MOOC on Real-World Calculus
One of the organizers of this MOOC just reached out to me and asked that I share information about this free online course: see the interesting trailer at https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/real-world-calculus. I love that there are people willing to share more about the … Continue reading
Active Calculus – errata pages
An overdue addition for Active Calculus (single) and the addition to AC Multivariable that prompted it: errata pages for both. You can find a list of currently identified errors in each text at these links: single variable, multivariable. Of course, … Continue reading
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From my Amazon feed: Stewart’s Calculus for $272.52
In recent recommendations from Amazon, based on my prior reading and buying, I got an email suggesting that I buy James Stewart’s Calculus text. Heh. The 7th edition, no less: http://amzn.to/1Ly4mWi. At least you can rent it for $50 for the … Continue reading
Screencasts for Active Calculus
In a recent post, I highlighted several different resources available to go along with Active Calculus. I realized yesterday that I omitted a key one, one for which there have been recent additions. The Math 201 playlist on the GVSU … Continue reading
Resources to complement Active Calculus
I’ve recently had interactions with several different faculty who have been working on materials to support those of us who teach from Active Calculus. This post is a summary of some different things that are (freely) available to users: Clicker … Continue reading
Active Calculus: Single Variable, 2015 Version now available
This summer, in addition to working with Steve and David on AC3, I went through the original single-variable version and implemented changes to correct typos, clarify questions, and more in response to over 100 suggestions I received from users. To … Continue reading
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