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Every section of each text has engaging activities for students to complete before and during class; offers additional exercises that challenge students to connect and assimilate core concepts; includes anonymous interactive WeBWorK exercises; and helps students develop conceptual understanding and improve their skills at communicating mathematical idea.

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Perhaps I could write this book someday, but it'd be a lot easier for me if my students and I could just buy and/or download a book that takesthis approach without neglecting to provide a cornucopia of exercises, examples, and applications similar to what's available in today's most popular calculus textbooks.

There is a marvelous old book (19th Century if I recall correctly) where I learned Calculus the first time, called "Calculus Made Easy" by Silvanus P. Thompson, and subtitled "What one fool can do another can". He explains that dx means a "little bit of x" and shows a square with sides x and x + dx and you can see why you can "ignore dx^2". Of course it isn't rigorous in any sense, but it uses differentials to get all the essential ideas of both differential and integral Calculus across quickly and smoothly. Needless to say, once I had absorbed all these essential ideas I went on to read more rigorous books where limits were introduced and used to make precise what I already understood well from this intuitive introduction. If I recall correctly Calculus Made Easy was republished some years back (Dover?) and was quite popular. I would suggest that you recommend it to your students, with appropriate caveats.

(Added later) I checked online and indeed there is a recent reprinting (available from Amazon and the other usual places). Moreover it has three new chapters written by the late great Martin Gardner aimed at the modern reader. I'm going to buy myself a copy!

I have written a textbook called Intuitive Infinitesimal Calculus, which teaches infinitesimal calculus the classical, informal way, informed by my Ph.D. research on the history of the Leibnizian calculus.

This approach is suggested by Tevian Dray and Corinne Manogue in their program of Bridging the Vector Calculus Gap. They focus on multivariable calculus and differential forms, but they discuss single-variable calculus (pdf) once. Unfortunately, they don't seem to have a textbook for that.

Courant's calculus text is considered to be one of the more challenging calculus textbooks available. It covers a wide range of topics and requires a strong understanding of calculus concepts and mathematical reasoning. However, with dedication and proper study techniques, it can be mastered.

First, make sure you have a solid foundation in basic calculus concepts before diving into Courant's text. It may also be helpful to work through practice problems and seek additional resources, such as online tutorials or study groups. Additionally, break up the material into manageable chunks and make sure to review and reinforce concepts regularly.

It can be challenging to stay motivated while working through a difficult textbook. One tip is to set specific goals for yourself, such as completing a certain number of sections or practice problems each day. It can also be helpful to remind yourself of the long-term benefits of mastering calculus and to seek support from classmates or a tutor when needed.

This may vary for each individual, but many students find the topics of multivariable calculus, vector calculus, and differential equations to be the most challenging in Courant's text. It is important to allocate enough time and effort to thoroughly understand these topics.

Courant's calculus text is a comprehensive resource that covers a wide range of calculus topics. To prepare for exams, make sure to review and reinforce concepts regularly, work through practice problems, and seek additional resources or help from a tutor if needed. It may also be helpful to create a study schedule and focus on areas that you find particularly challenging.

Many of these materials were developed for the Open Course Library Project of the Washington State Colleges as part of a Gates Foundation grant. The goal of this project was to create materials that would be FREE (on the web) to anyone who wanted to use or modify them (and not have to pay $200 for a calculus book). They have been used by several thousand students.

The textbook sections, in color, are available free in pdf format at the bottom of this page.

Printed versions, in B&W, are available for Calculus I (chapters 0-3), II (chapters 4-8), and III (chapters 9-11) for about $18 each at Lulu.com.

Alternate printed versions reformatted in LaTex are available at CreateSpace.com and Amazon.com or free online at ContemporaryCalculus.com.

The links below are to pdf files. When you click on them, they will be downloaded to your computer. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open them.

This work by Dale Hoffman for Washington State Colleges is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. You are free to print, use, mix or modify these materials as long as you credit the original to Dale Hoffman. MSWord versions are available from the author.

Calculus I, II, and III are participating in the Follett inclusive access program, so if you do nothing you will be automatically given access to the online course materials for the fall semester and your fee of $50 will be included with your tuition and fees. For more information about the Follett inclusive access program, follow this link: -pay/follett-access-textbook-program. For the student guide Click here . Calculus access is through Canvas and codeless. You may review your charges and opt out or opt back in here: Opt-out portal dates: Fall 2023 Opt Out portal opens: TBA Materials begin to deliver to students TBA First Day of Classes: TBA Opt Out Portal Closes: TBA To get started with WileyPlus, ask your instructor if you are using a standalone site or a site integrated with Canvas. If your WileyPlus site is integrated with Canvas, start by viewing the video here: -videos/video/6177746486001/first-day-of-class-canvas-integration?autoStart=true.. The first time you login, you will be prompted to register for WieyPlus. After that you will be taken straight into the course materials on WileyPlus.If the WileyPlus site is standalone, begin by watching the WileyPLUS video linked here. _default/index.html?videoId=6180165510001. Each section with a standalone site will have WileyPlus Course ID provided by your instructor. Be sure to use the Course ID for your section. The videos above not only contains instructions for registering for WileyPLUS, but also gives a walkthrough of all the features of WileyPLUS, including how to access your assignments, how to access the textbook, how your assignments are structured, etc. Refer to this video if you have any questions about navigating WileyPLUS, E-Text or resources. After viewing the video, you can either start it over and follow along with the instructions to register for the course, Please use your fsu.edu email/Canvas information to register for both WileyPLUS and VitalSource. All the information used in Canvas, WileyPLUS, and VitalSource should match (using your FSU info is the easiest way to ensure this.)The first time you access your eText through WileyPLUS you will be prompted to sign into VitalSource. If you have a VitalSource account enter your email to sign in If you are new to VitalSource enter in your preferred email to create an account If you wish to not create an account, click "No thanks, I'll skip this step" NOTE: If you use this option, you WILL NOT be able to access your eText on the mobile appPrint option: WileyPLUS is included with your Follett ACCESS fee. There is a print option available through the bookstore that has been discounted for Follett ACCESS students. Please contact the bookstore if you are interested.

In some of our calculus classes, we have used Python-based Jupyter notebooks as tutorial assignments. These are now available as a Jupyter book, along with some supporting documentation on the basics of using Python (and the SymPy and NumPy libraries) for Calculus.

For users at the University of Lethbridge, the Jupyter notebook pages can be launched in an interactive environment, using our Syzygy Jupyter hub. (U of L login required.) Look for the rocket ship icon at the top of the page to launch the interactive notebook.

APEX Calculus is a free, open calculus textbook created by Greg Hartman of the Virginia Military Institute. University of Lethbridge has used APEX Calculus since 2015. Traditionally we used PDF textbooks edited by Sean Fitzpatrick to align with the U of L calculus courses.

The PDF books look great, and they're a good choice if you want to print a coursepack. But the PDF does not meet basic accessibility requirements, and it does not scale well for students wanting to access the book on a phone.

Since 2019, Sean Fitzpatrick has been working with Greg Hartman and a team of editors to convert the book to a new format, called PreTeXt. PreTeXt allows us to output to both PDF and HTML, and the HTML supports a lot of nice features, like optimization for small screens, embedded videos, and interactive exercises.

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