Calculus

increase attendance, including making attendance mandatory, may deserve serious consideration” (p. 167). This study addresses that point, and provides a method which has worked extremely well in calculus classes with approximately 50 students. The second issue is how to improve the writing skills of calculus students before it is too late for them to realistically major in mathematics. While admitting that “our information-obsessed culture sacrifices detail for immediacy,” Montgomery and…

I love challenging myself, to test my own limit. Therefore during my Sophomore year, I decided to take Pre-Calculus and AP Calculus at the same time. This was quite a bold move for myself, due to the fact that I would have to learn Pre-Calculus on my own in order to pass the class, and I was not a very good math student to start with. Both my Pre-Calculus teacher, and my Calculus teacher tried to discourage me from doing that. However, I was ready for the challenge and I was determined to make…

One of the first rules that is taught when learning Calculus is L’Hospital’s rule. The rule provides an easy technique to solve for a limit that has the indeterminate form 0/0. To get past this roadblock, L’Hospital’s rule allows for the individual differentiation of the numerator and denominator, and taking the limit of the result. If after the first application of the rule the limit once again produces the indeterminate form, it is possible to apply L’Hospital’s rule again. There is mystery…

one hassle in itself. We first need to set up a positive degree of fulfillment earlier than demanding about getting there. In my calculus class my professor Dr. Andrew Wells always says that “Math is really fun and it is one of the essential components that each and every individual uses it directly or indirectly in their life.” I conducted a survey within my calculus class and with all my friends to find answer to the question “Is math fun? Why Should Anyone Study Mathematics?” Most of my…

have ever imagine. We not only talk about what all the formulas and equations meant but after class, we would spend our lunch period solely discussing how those formulas and equations were derived which typically meant higher level math upwards of calculus 1 and 2. All of this while a junior in high school. This really motivated me to want to learn more. I grew to become a student who didn’t just want to know all the formulas and equations but to have a fundamental understanding of how they were…

Chinenyenwa Amaechi Dahiya AP Calculus 16 October 2015 Every student who has ever asked an older adult for help with their math homework is very familiar with the phrase “This is not the type of math I did growing up”. The mathematics we have today greatly differs from that of earlier generations and time periods due to the dynamic nature of this field of study. Throughout history, many important individuals have contributed to the field of mathematics and have helped develop the theories,…

physicist, Sir Isaac Newton. Newton’s name is recognized by almost everyone today due to his math and scientific studies. In the world of mathematics he is known for creating the calculus. However, there are a few people who would disagree with that. Some people would argue that, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is the man who created calculus and because of that there was a dispute that happened between the two mathematicians. Sir Isaac Newton was born in England in the year 1642. He was born…

Spanish 4 Advanced, Band, AP US History as well as Honors English. Next year I am planning to take 5 AP classes, which are AP Economics, AP Stats, AP Calculus AB, AP Spanish Language, as well as AP Physics 2. I am considering if I will self-study for some of the AP exams such as the AP Computer Science Principles class, AP Physics C or AP Calculus BC. I am looking to study in a STEM related field at a four year college after graduating. After graduating college, I am not exactly sure where I…

Algebra II and I failed the course because I lost interest. Junior year, I took Geometry while everyone was in Pre-Calculus. Even though I didn’t have enough time to catch up to the rest of my class, I still tried. Over the summer, I took Algebra II at my local community college and passed, thus I was able to enroll in Precalculus during Senior year. Although I wasn’t able to take Calculus during my senior year, I was still content with the fact that I tried and as far as I could. I was happy…

According to my mother, I was six years old the first time I told her what I wanted to do with my life. “I want to be a teacher when I grow up!” I said to her, and I’ve been saying it ever since. I had a brief flirtation with marine biology in sixth grade, and with psychology in tenth, but in my heart I’ve always remained faithful to my one true passion: teaching. When my high school guidance counselors began asking about my career goals, teacher was always the answer I gave them, because…