Jon Oaks

Tag: Calculus

  • The Mathematics of Weight Loss

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    The picture below was taken in college when I was around my heaviest weight ever of 314 lbs.  I’ve always been a big person and I there is a lot that goes into why this is the case as well.  Was it the way I was raised?  Was it genetics?  Was it just me eating…

  • Mind Maps for Calculus, Algebra, and Statistics

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    This semester I decided that I wanted to organize all of the resources that I’ve found on the Internet onto Mind Maps for my Calculus, Algebra, and Statistics classes.  There was just too much that I wanted to tell my students about every semester that it started to become too overwhelming to repost the links…

  • Calculus Applets

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    If you haven't yet checked out Paul Seeburger's Calculus Applets, here's the link:   http://www.monroecc.edu/wusers/pseeburger/index.htm

  • ‘Derive This Way’ Calculus Videos

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    These are both videos based on a parody of 'Born This Way' by Lady Gaga.  Personally, I don't like her music, but that's because I don't listen enough to the radio to know any of her songs.  However, I did find both of these videos very amusing in their own ways.  They were uploaded to…

  • Calculus Parody Videos

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  • An Array of Media — Video and Audio Clips

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    1.  JotForm Introductory Video 2.  Article: College Lecture Classes Need Overall /mp3player/mp3_shell.png /jwplayer/posterous/pstplayer.swf if (FlashDetect.installed) { $(‘flash_embed-ywmyppzGum’).show(); $(‘quicktime_embed-ywmyppzGum’).hide(); } else { $(‘quicktime_embed-ywmyppzGum’).show(); $(‘flash_embed-ywmyppzGum’).hide(); } 3.  Calculus Rhapsody (I know this isn’t new, but… a friend who is teaching Calculus this summer asked for a link.) 4.  Math:  It’s Everywhere 5.  A Short List of Great…

  • This Calculus Game Needs a Sweet Name… Any Suggestions?

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    I just finished this new Calculus game in anticipation of teaching a lesson on The First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.  I’m looking to give it a good name.  Any suggestions? Calculus Game.pdf Download this file Jing Video and notes to accompany my lesson: http://content.screencast.com/users/Mallwalker52/folders/Jing/media/54f7800c-0820-4d28-ab22-63c3ca0ae758/jingswfplayer.swf View on screencast.com » Intergal_Video.pdf Download this file Jing Video and notes…

  • GeoGebra and Applets for Calculus

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    Somethings I have learned just by being a little more observant.  One day last week I was sitting at a different table than usual at school, and it happened to be next to the bulletin board.  At the very top of the bulletin board was a flier that I had never seen before that had…

  • Helpful Links for Teaching Calculus

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    Here is a list of helpful links that I compiled while teaching from “Calculus: Early Transcendental Functions,” 5th Ed. by Larson, Hostetler, and Edwards last summer.  These aren’t necessarily textbook specific, either.  Honestly, although it was just last summer, I was sort of still back in the dark ages and hadn’t yet made the jump into…