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How my calculus class looks this fall (part 2 of 3)
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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How my calculus class looks this fall (part 1 of 3)
[update: I moved some Dropbox files around and the original links were broken. I updated these on 8.11.14.] Well, it looks full. 31 students, 1 over the cap of 30, filling essentially all the seats in our regular classroom, and … Continue reading
Making my teaching more public
I’ve made a promise to blog regularly this fall on my experiences in teaching calculus I at GVSU using Active Calculus. Before starting that endeavor, here are a few overall thoughts. Teaching is an oddly private endeavor. While it is … Continue reading
Active Calculus: now endorsed by the American Institute of Mathematics
One of the goals of the American Institute of Mathematics (AIM) is “to encourage the adoption of open source and open access mathematics textbooks.” Their editorial board maintains a list of approved texts that have been reviewed according to their … Continue reading
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Looking ahead to fall semester
In an earlier post, I mentioned that I’m excited to have a considerable number of my colleagues at GVSU teaching from Active Calculus this fall. One reason is that an increase in people using it will lead to suggestions and … Continue reading
Using Geogebra in Calculus
Last week Thursday I gave a colloquium talk at a local college on some of my favorite results in the area of mathematics known as “the geometry of polynomials.” During the talk, I used a couple of demonstrations built in … Continue reading
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Secondary Public Offering: thru integral calculus
As promised last week, here is , now with four additional chapters that can be used for the second semester of university calculus. The link above is to the full text, all of chapters 1-8, as a Google document that … Continue reading
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One year later
A year ago at this time, I was about to embark on my sabbatical. I had drafted a couple of brief sections of what would become Active Calculus, but had almost nothing of substance written. By May, I had a … Continue reading
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From fall to winter, from differential to integral: news and updates
So things have been pretty quiet here on my blog since early in fall term. While there are all of the usual reasons for being busy, the main source of my nonposting has been that I’ve tried to devote much … Continue reading
Reflections at 1/3-term
Each of the past several weeks has started with “write new post” high on my to-do list. With 90 students in 3 classes, working on new sections for the second semester of Active Calculus, and the usual laundry list of … Continue reading
