Website projects Studyguide for the Hourly. Frequently asked questions. Pre-Archimedian Greek mathematics. Archimedes invents the calculus, almost. Mathematics takes 1800 years to catch up.
Newton really invents the calculus.
How we got from Newton to your first Calculus course. Students will be asked to complete five documentation projects, one in each of the five themes. A project may take the form of an oral report, a research essay, a hypertext document, a lesson using a symbolic calculation program, a JAVA applet, a physical model, a computer graphic or animation. The form and content of a proposed project is open to negotiation, and adapted to the interest and skill of the student. There will be a 50 minute midterm exam and a 3 hour final.