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Book: Active Calculus (Boelkins et al.)

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Active Calculus is different from most existing calculus texts in at least the following ways: the text is free for download by students and instructors; in the electronic format, graphics are in full color and there are live html links to java applets; the text is open source, and interested instructors can gain access to the original source files upon request; the style of the text requires students to be active learners — there are very few worked examples in the text, with there instead being 3-4 activities per section that engage students in connecting ideas, solving problems, and developing understanding of key calculus concepts; each section begins with motivating questions, a brief introduction, and a preview activity, all of which are designed to be read and completed prior to class; the exercises are few in number and challenging in nature.

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Book: Active Calculus (Boelkins et al.) is shared under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by LibreTexts.

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