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Metacognition in a calculus prep course
As usual, fall semester flew by. On Monday, August 28, I met with my two classes for the first time, and on that day we did an activity that I recounted in a Facebook post, where I wrote: “I followed … Continue reading
Last day at AIM: meet some of my new friends
One of the very best parts of the workshop this week has been the time I’ve gotten to spend with the people here, some of whom I had followed online or traded email with, but never met in person. Others … Continue reading
More from AIM: developments in free & open math texts
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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Tagged online, open source, resources, technology, textbooks
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“But you feel dirty …” – why HS kids have to buy TI Calculators
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
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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Tagged calculus, free, online, open source, print-on-demand, resources, textbooks
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Looking back to 1987
About 6 months ago, I got invited to give one of two plenary addresses at the upcoming 2014 Kansas City Math Expo, which will occur in three short weeks. My Saturday talk at the conference is titled “Calculus 2020: A vision for … Continue reading
Carroll College: Clicker Questions and Chapter Zero for Active Calculus
One of the most enjoyable aspects of this free and open textbook project has been all of the new friends I’ve made in the mathematics community. I just got to see several of them in Portland at Mathfest, including Eric … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, calculus, clicker questions, open source, resources
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Updated version: Active Calculus 2014
Recently I shared news that I’ve been working on a print-on-demand version of the text. Lon Miller of Orthogonal Publishing and I are in the final stages of that project, and expect by the end of the week of August 11 … Continue reading
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