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Calculus is the branch of mathematics that deals with continuously changing quantities and motion. Sir Isaac Newton was one of the pioneers of calculus.

Sample some of the following activities to learn more about calculus.

Places To Go

The following are places to go (some real and some virtual) to find out about calculus.

Calculus
Online calculus primer.

Harvey Mudd College Online Tutorial
This site features online tutorials covering precalculus, calculus, multivariable calculus, linear algebra and differential equations.

eCalculus
Directory of calculus links for tutorials, homework help, history sample tests, and tips on exam preparation.

Ask Mr. Calculus
Send your equation-related questions to Mr. Calculus.

Karl's Calculus Tutorial
Meet Karl Hahn. He likes to help students with their calculus problems.

A History of the Calculus
Meet the people--like Leucippus, Democritus and Antiphon--who made contributions to the development of calculus.

The Integrator
Do your integrals online.

AP Calculus
From the Advanced Placement Program, get tips and tricks to help in passing AP exams. You'll find example questions and responses that will give experience for the actual exam.

SOS Math - Calculus
Learn about sequences, series, integration, and integrals.

Trigonometry and Calculus Problem of the Week
Try a new calculus problem each week. Students can submit their answers directly to the website. The solutions to each week's problems are posted the following week. Past problems and solutions are also available.

Visual Calculus
Find a collection of modules on seven different areas of calculus.

Learning Calculus
Gain some good advice on mastering calculus. Here is this site's first tip: "Calculus is likely to require that you make a substantial investment of TIME. Probably a minimum of three hours outside class for every hour you spend in class. Build this into your life. You should work on it some everyday, whether you have class or not and whether anything is due or not. One of the advantages of mathematics is that it can be done virtually anywhere, anytime. You can use time when you are in the shower or waiting in line to be thinking about problems or going over new concepts in class."

The Calculus, Concepts, Computers and Cooperative Learning Program
Read through these concepts about how students learn and retain mathematical principles.

CalculusQuest
Sample this interactive, online approach to learning calculus.

Calculus on the Web (COW)
COW is an internet utility for learning and practicing calculus. Give students the opportunity to learn and practice problems in calculus in a friendly environment via the internet. The most important feature of the COW is that students get to know whether their answer is correct immediately.

Step-by-Step Derivatives and Integrals
Enter your calculus problem on this interactive site and let it figure the solution and show you the steps along the way.

Calculus@Internet
Work your way through the dozens of links at this calculus-rich site.

PCPOW : Physics and Calculus Problem of the Week
Particpate in this weekly calculus contest by posting your solution. You can also view previous problems and answers.

 Lesson Plans/Webquests

• Applications of Differentiation
• Be Fruitful and Multiply
• Like a Steam Locomotive (Rolle's Theorem)

• Abbott, Percival. Calculus. Lincolnwood, Ill. : NTC/Contemporary Pub., 1997.
• Bleau, Barbara Lee. Forgotten Calculus : A Refresher Course with Applications to Economics and Business. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's Educational Series, c1994.
• Downing, Douglas. Calculus the Easy Way. Hauppauge, NY : Barron's Educational Series, c1996.
• Dykes, Joan. Introduction to Calculus. New York, NY : HarperPerennial, c1992.
• Morgan, Frank. Calculus Lite. Wellesley, Mass. : A K Peters, c1997.
• Ross, Debra. Master Math : Calculus. Franklin Lakes, NJ : Career Press, c1998.
• Smith, Ron. Business Calculus. New York : HarperPerennial, c1993.
• Thompson, Silvanus Phillips. Calculus Made Easy : Being a Very-simplest Introduction to Those Beautiful Methods of Reckoning Which Are Generally Called by the Terrifying Names of the Differential Calculus and the Integral Calculus. New York : St. Martin's Press, c1998.
• Weaver, Jefferson Hane. Conquering Calculus : The Easy Road to Understanding Mathematics. New York : Plenum Trade, c1998.
• Zandy, Bernard V. Calculus. Lincoln, Neb. : Cliffs Notes, Inc., c1993.