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 | |
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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) | |
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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) | |
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Agnesi Island Wildlife | |
Population Analysis | Part 1 |
Island Maintenance | Part 2 |
Temperature Impacts | Part 3 |
Temperature Regulation | Part 4 |
The Finale | Final Project |