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Houston Area Calculus Teachers
Related Rates
Use a hands-on approach to exploring the concepts of related rates in your AP Calculus class. Individuals explore the effect of the rate of change on a variable related to a variable they control. After analyzing the data they...
Wake Forest University
Authentic Activities for Connecting Mathematics to the Real World
Check out the handout from a presentation that contains a collection of high school algebra projects connecting a variety of mathematics to the real world. Activities range from simple probabilities to calculus. The activities...
Curated OER
Mathemafish Population
It's shark week! In this problem, young mathematically minded marine biologists need to study the fish population by analyzing data over time. The emphasis is on understanding the average rate of change of the population and drawing...
Illustrative Mathematics
Tides
A very simple example of a functional relationship between depth of water and time is shown here. In fact, it might be more useful to use a coastal tide book to better illustrate this real-world experience. Pupils are to count the number...
Mathematics Archives
Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Fundamental Theorem of Calculus 12
This site uses an example to explain the fundamental theorem of calculus. The student can change the problem. At the bottom of the page is a link to a table of elemantary indefinite integrals.
Mathematics Archives
Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Absolute Convergence
A good site explaining absolute convergence. The site has the definition, theorem and examples.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Model Solutions
What would be the ideal weather conditions for breaking the world record in the shot put? This activity encourages A-level mechanics students (grades 10, 11, and 12) to explore and discuss modelling assumptions.