I appreciate anything which alleviates my conscience with regards to the murky copyright and academic honesty issues. Another book which has a similar policy is Student Research Projects in Calculus ,by Cohen, Gaughan, et. A good starting point for those using projects and the inspiration for the book under review, Student Research Projects in Calculus provides 103 ideas for projects and more detailed suggestion on how to use projects. Both books provide a difficulty rating and a list of mathematical requirements for each project. Students must sift through the problems presented in everyday language to analyze the relevant facts.
Solutions are then to be submitted to a client whose knowledge of calculus is minimal.
At the same time, the report must be accompanied with detailed mathematical analysis thereby requiring clear thinking and communication. The book provides a solution for each project which I found very helpful, not because the answer was given, but because it helped in seeing how a solution might be written. While my students may never approach their quality, the provided solutions provide a guide with which to help. I found careful consideration must be given to distinguish between variables, parameters, and constants. Issues which arise in related rates problems will arise here.