Students gain a better understanding and appreciation for Calculus by studying mathematicians credited for the invention of calculus, including the period in which they lived and the significant mathematical problems they were attempting to solve.

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12th

Students explore a webquest to research the discovery of calculus. They present a court case of the situation between Newton and Leibniz and write a research paper that is submitted using e-mail.

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9th - 12th

Students view a Power Point presentation outlining the basic concepts of calculus, complete several crossword puzzles reviewing definitions and problem solve with graphing calculators equations involving limits, differentiation and integration. They work in groups of three in the computer lab with this assignment.

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9th - 12th

Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concepts of absolute value and symmetry. They define the meaning of absolute value and graph functions and study the corresponding line and its symmetry. The lesson includes calculus study tips that is followed with an internet link.

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9th - 12th

Students investigate the concepts of applied mathematics with the study of maximum minimum problems. They are given some applied calculus problems to think critically through before attempting the mechanics for solving them.

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10th - 12th