Advantages of using the Briggs/Cochran Calculus eBook Speaking About… Math and Stats February 2013 Presented by German Vargas College of Coastal Georgia
The Book ◦ Our experience at College of Coastal Georgia The eBook ◦ Advantages MyMathLab ◦ Homework Assignments ◦ Mathematica Player (CDF Player) Interactive eBook ◦ Classroom Instruction Examples
Obtain immediate response in a graph of a function as you change different parameters
Explore new concepts visually without being limited to few examples. You choose the values in the graphs…
Show how slopes of secant lines approach the slope of the tangent line with a interactive figure instead of a sequence of separate images
Present strong concepts in a fun and interactive way
Zoom or change the window box to explore fine details or special behaviors of graphs.
Students have the opportunity to see demonstration typically presented by their professors directly in the eBook as they read it.
Observe dynamic figures instead of snapshots of situations that are dynamical in nature.
Compare different approximations in a single interactive figure.
Introduce new concepts without sacrificing the level of customization of the figures.
Volume by Slicing
Volume of solids with a given cross sectional shape
Volume of solids of revolution: Disks
Volume of solids of revolution: Washers
Volume of solids of revolution: Shells
No need to incorporate external applets to your presentation
Electric Potential function