The assignments in this course are openly licensed, and are available as-is, or can be modified to suit your students’ needs. For Calculus II, the assignments include a variety of discussion prompts, writing tasks, possible group work, and application-based activities that focus on reinforcing specific learning outcomes.
There are also Problem Sets – found here, and Flipped Classroom Assignments and Desmos Interactives – found here.
| Activities Embedded in Text | |
|---|---|
| Activity Title | Module Location |
| A Parachutist in Free Fall | Module 1: Integration |
| Engineering the Grand Canyon Skywalk | Module 2: Applications of Integration |
| Laplace Transforms | Module 3: Techniques of Integration |
| Logistic Equation with a Threshold Population | Module 4: Differential Equations |
| Fibonacci Numbers | Module 5: Sequences and Series |
| Series Converging to [latex]\pi[/latex] and [latex]\frac{1}{\pi} [/latex] | Module 5: Sequences and Series |
| Proving the [latex]e[/latex] is Irrational | Module 6: Power Series |
| The Witch of Agnesi | Module 7: Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates |
| Travels With My Ant: The Curtate and Prolate Cycloids | Module 7: Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates |
| Subject Field Assignments – (Learning Outcome alignment is listed on each assignment) | |
|---|---|
| Assignment Title | Field of Study |
| Differential Equations and Population Models | Biology |
| Logistic Equation | Biology |
| Taylor Series Approximation |
Physics |
| Mass, Center of Mass | Physics |
| Distributed Loads on a Beam | Engineering |
| Hydrostatic Force on a Dam | Engineering |
| Surplus | Economics |
| Lorenz Curve | Economics |
| Approximating Transcendental Functions | Computer Science |
| Midpoint, Trapezoidal, and Simpson’s Rule | Computer Science |
| Capstone Project Assignments – (Learning Outcome alignment is listed on each assignment) | |
|---|---|
| Agnesi Island Wildlife | |
| Population Analysis | Part 1 |
| Island Maintenance | Part 2 |
| Temperature Impacts | Part 3 |
| Temperature Regulation | Part 4 |
| The Finale | Final Project |
