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Looking ahead to fall semester

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Matt Boelkins

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 →

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Screencasts for Active Calculus and the Inverted Classroom

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Matt Boelkins

It’s time to gear up for fall semester.  Over the month of August ahead, I look forward to sharing some news and updates about Active Calculus and related matters here on the blog. I’m excited that among the many sections … Continue reading →

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Active Calculus is not like the NSA

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Matt Boelkins

So there’s a new brand of e-book out there, and it has an NSA-like flavor:  an e-reader that tracks what students have read. From a recent NYT article, “They know when students are skipping pages, failing to highlight significant passages, … Continue reading →

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Using Geogebra in Calculus

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Matt Boelkins

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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Reflections at 1/3-term

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Matt Boelkins

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 →

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Textbook Inflation

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Matt Boelkins

A recent US News and World Report article focuses on the high rate at which textbook costs have been rising and explains how the costs are divided among bookstores and textbook companies. While overall inflation is currently low, not so … Continue reading →

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