An introduction to the idea that area under the velocity curves yields information regarding distance. Paul Fishback Investigates Riemann sums. Appropriate for use after a reading assignment on 5.1. This activity introduces students to Maple. Ted Sundstrom Lab to explore exponential functions and their properties.
Students see how ellipses and other curves can be used to draw a face.
This lab leads students to explore the concept of local linearity. It is a lab in which the students use excel first to find a derivative at some point. Then they build the derivative as a function, plot it and draw some conclusions about the information the derivative contains. Paul Fishback A longer activity that introduces students to the idea of the derivative and instantaneous velocity. Students completed a reading assignment on section 2.1 prior to starting this activity in class.