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Discussion forum for APEX Calculus and Active Calculus conversions to MathBook XML.

Conversion project home page is at https://spaces.pcc.edu/display/MS/APEX+Calculus+and+Active+Calculus.

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Paige Morris

9/30/25

Neighbors! Group Deal on Duct Cleaning – Save $100 (Only 2 Spots Left!)

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Neighbors! Group Deal on Duct Cleaning – Save $100 (Only 2 Spots Left!)

Hey neighbors! I just booked a local tech for duct cleaning (regular price is $300) but he offered me

9/30/25

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Rob Beezer4

8/13/21

Versioning

Ha! If I were only going to make a print PDF, I might keep \flushbottom, because it does look nicer.

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Versioning

Ha! If I were only going to make a print PDF, I might keep \flushbottom, because it does look nicer.

8/13/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, … gregory...@gmail.com10

8/4/21

WeBWorK exercises and randomization

Sean should make his deadline, so whatever path makes this happen in the simplest way should be taken

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WeBWorK exercises and randomization

Sean should make his deadline, so whatever path makes this happen in the simplest way should be taken

8/4/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, gregory...@gmail.com3

7/24/21

The \apex command isn't working in LaTeX

Huh - that's weird. I looked at the V4 apex_format.sty file and it uses an hbox, not an mbox. Not

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The \apex command isn't working in LaTeX

Huh - that's weird. I looked at the V4 apex_format.sty file and it uses an hbox, not an mbox. Not

7/24/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, gregory...@gmail.com7

7/22/21

Margin notes and figures (LaTex)

In case anyone has opinions on this: I've got a working solution, that involves putting marginal

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Margin notes and figures (LaTex)

In case anyone has opinions on this: I've got a working solution, that involves putting marginal

7/22/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, gregory...@gmail.com7

7/21/21

Update -- with notes for Greg and Alex

Those graphics are generated by WeBWorK. There is a brand new feature to use TikZ code in a WeBWorK

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Update -- with notes for Greg and Alex

Those graphics are generated by WeBWorK. There is a brand new feature to use TikZ code in a WeBWorK

7/21/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, Rob Beezer3

7/20/21

xrefs in earlier chapters

Thanks Rob. The guide has a lot of details on how to format the cross references, but my experience

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xrefs in earlier chapters

Thanks Rob. The guide has a lot of details on how to format the cross references, but my experience

7/20/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, gregory...@gmail.com4

7/20/21

Normal vectors for vector-valued functions

I've added an aside to address this. I think the "updates and edits" pull request is

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Normal vectors for vector-valued functions

I've added an aside to address this. I think the "updates and edits" pull request is

7/20/21

Alex Jordan, … Sean Fitzpatrick18

7/20/21

the nature of concave up

Change is now made at https://github.com/APEXCalculus/APEXCalculusPTX/pull/136/commits/

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the nature of concave up

Change is now made at https://github.com/APEXCalculus/APEXCalculusPTX/pull/136/commits/

7/20/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, … gregory...@gmail.com12

7/19/21

Power series manipulation examples

This is now done at https://github.com/APEXCalculus/APEXCalculusPTX/pull/136/commits/

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Power series manipulation examples

This is now done at https://github.com/APEXCalculus/APEXCalculusPTX/pull/136/commits/

7/19/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, … gregory...@gmail.com6

7/19/21

Error estimate for integral test

Just pushed an update to the "updates and edits 2021" pull request that has an exercise in

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Error estimate for integral test

Just pushed an update to the "updates and edits 2021" pull request that has an exercise in

7/19/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, … gregory...@gmail.com23

7/16/21

Cylindrical and spherical coordinates

This change is now implemented. Pull request sent. (Don't merge yet - I want to add the power

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Cylindrical and spherical coordinates

This change is now implemented. Pull request sent. (Don't merge yet - I want to add the power

7/16/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Rob Beezer8

7/16/21

Frontmatter

On 7/14/21 10:48 AM, Sean Fitzpatrick wrote: > 3. The documentation does indicate that you can

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Frontmatter

On 7/14/21 10:48 AM, Sean Fitzpatrick wrote: > 3. The documentation does indicate that you can

7/16/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, gregory...@gmail.com2

7/15/21

ePub

I'm not opposed. Shouldn't be anyone's priority, though. On Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 3:

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ePub

I'm not opposed. Shouldn't be anyone's priority, though. On Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 3:

7/15/21

Alex Jordan, … gregory...@gmail.com9

7/15/21

APEX logo

I've intentionally steered far from the uncanny-valley of cover art (or any graphic) that looks *

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APEX logo

I've intentionally steered far from the uncanny-valley of cover art (or any graphic) that looks *

7/15/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, gregory...@gmail.com5

7/14/21

Implicit (multi) differentiation

This is now done, at https://github.com/sean-fitzpatrick/APEXCalculusPTX/commit/

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Implicit (multi) differentiation

This is now done, at https://github.com/sean-fitzpatrick/APEXCalculusPTX/commit/

7/14/21

Alex Jordan, … Sean Fitzpatrick6

7/14/21

apex.ptx and apex-print.ptx

OK, so (1) the schema doesn't allow <custom> as a child of <pretext> (no surprise

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apex.ptx and apex-print.ptx

OK, so (1) the schema doesn't allow <custom> as a child of <pretext> (no surprise

7/14/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, … gregory...@gmail.com4

7/13/21

1. SageCell 2. Should we meet?

Yes - the PreTeXt workshops run 12 - 3 Pacific, so 3 - 6 Eastern. I think you need to send Rob Beezer

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1. SageCell 2. Should we meet?

Yes - the PreTeXt workshops run 12 - 3 Pacific, so 3 - 6 Eastern. I think you need to send Rob Beezer

7/13/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, gregory...@gmail.com2

7/10/21

Adjustments to figures

That's weird. I wonder what the source of the problem in that particular figure is. On Thursday,

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Adjustments to figures

That's weird. I wonder what the source of the problem in that particular figure is. On Thursday,

7/10/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, … gregory...@gmail.com7

7/8/21

Referencing an "official" online version

The Active Calc page is simple & clear. A good model. I love my institution, and it has its

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Referencing an "official" online version

The Active Calc page is simple & clear. A good model. I love my institution, and it has its

7/8/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, … David Farmer7

7/7/21

review of LaTeX macros

Shortcut macros are perfectly fine for the person writing them, while they are actively writing. By

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review of LaTeX macros

Shortcut macros are perfectly fine for the person writing them, while they are actively writing. By

7/7/21

Alex Jordan, … Sean Fitzpatrick16

7/6/21

Riemann indexing

There are a couple of ways to handle versioning. But when it's a change on the level of a

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Riemann indexing

There are a couple of ways to handle versioning. But when it's a change on the level of a

7/6/21

Sean Fitzpatrick

7/5/21

Summer 2021 to do list

I'm going through the issues on GitHub and on here, trying to sort out what I can reasonably try

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Summer 2021 to do list

I'm going through the issues on GitHub and on here, trying to sort out what I can reasonably try

7/5/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, … Alex Jordan7

3/25/21

Cropping of TikZ images and labels

The other thing about this: once you decide to logically associate a label to one of the graphical

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Cropping of TikZ images and labels

The other thing about this: once you decide to logically associate a label to one of the graphical

3/25/21

Alex Jordan, … Sean Fitzpatrick3

1/27/21

Runestone WW demo course and upcoming Runestone Academy trial

Thanks for setting this up Alex. I thought about doing it this summer, but then I ran out of summer.

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Runestone WW demo course and upcoming Runestone Academy trial

Thanks for setting this up Alex. I thought about doing it this summer, but then I ran out of summer.

1/27/21

Alex Jordan, … gregory...@gmail.com7

1/16/21

nitpicky arcsecant issue

We should expect students to know how to properly simplify Sqrt[x^2], but we haven't really

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nitpicky arcsecant issue

We should expect students to know how to properly simplify Sqrt[x^2], but we haven't really

1/16/21

gregory...@gmail.com, … Alex Jordan10

1/13/21

Another collaborator?

> Alex: if someone creates a GeoGebra material using the app, is it possible to extract from the

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Another collaborator?

> Alex: if someone creates a GeoGebra material using the app, is it possible to extract from the

1/13/21

Alex Jordan, … gregory...@gmail.com3

1/7/21

units on t

We should specify the units as it reinforces the idea that units matter and one should always check.

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units on t

We should specify the units as it reinforces the idea that units matter and one should always check.

1/7/21

Alex Jordan, Sean Fitzpatrick3

1/2/21

sigma notation in a WW

That's one approach to consider. However it couldn't be like: a=___ or else you will see that

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sigma notation in a WW

That's one approach to consider. However it couldn't be like: a=___ or else you will see that

1/2/21

Sean Fitzpatrick, Alex Jordan4

12/31/20

exercise groups

OK. I think that ultimately "instruction" is only for "what special syntax do you need

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exercise groups

OK. I think that ultimately "instruction" is only for "what special syntax do you need

12/31/20