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Seminar Objective
This seminar explores the use of Mathematica in a typical first-year calculus classroom.
Presenter
The seminar is presented by a senior member of the Wolfram Research technical staff.
Topics
Exploring Functions
Get started right away using Mathematica to compute sums, limits, and integrals; make plots of functions and their derivatives; and create dynamic interfaces
Problems in Integration
Compute Riemann sums, visualize different methods, and explore tools to learn techniques of integration
Overview of Built-in Capabilities
Explore wealth of calculus tutorials, "How tos", Demonstrations, and lots more
Creating Presentations
Quickly and easily create slide shows for classroom presentations
Creating Handouts
Using some of the seminar's calculus tools for exploring functions, create handouts for homework, quizes, and so on
Applications
Explore several problems from standard calculus texts, including optimizing area and computing trajectories (with air resistance)
Delivery Type
The seminar is delivered online using Adobe Acrobat Connect. Use any one of the
supported web browsers on
your computer with Flash Player installed. Once you have registered for a session, you will receive a
confirmation email with a seminar login link. To see and hear the
presentation, click the link at the scheduled time, then simply log in
to the online seminar.
Adobe Connect natively supports streaming audio and video. A
telephone audio conference is also available, should you prefer to
join via phone; a toll-free number is provided for callers in the
U.S. and Canada.
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Materials
A Mathematica notebook together with a number of Mathematica packages that define functions specifically for teaching calculus are included in the seminar download. These packages include tools for visualizing Riemann sums, directions fields and rates of change, easy tabular formatting for function values, symbolic difference quotients for calculating derivatives, and tools for working with series in symbolic form to obtain general terms from the series.
Prerequisites
A basic understanding of the material covered in the first year of calculus is desirable but not required.
To sign up for this seminar, see the online seminars registration
and calendar page.
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