Electronic Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Chicago, Illinois, October 30-November 2, 2003

Paper S073

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Edited by Corinna Mansfield, ISBN 0-321-30456-x, Copyright (C) 2005 by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.


Applied Calculus on the Web - an Interactive Approach to Freshman Calculus

Jennifer Whitfield


Department of Mathematics
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843
USA


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Kathryn Bollinger


Department of Mathematics
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843
USA


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ABSTRACT

Applied Calculus on the Web (ACOW) is a web-based supplement for freshman calculus under development at Texas A&M University. ACOW employs JAVA applets, Flash and interactive tutorials to introduce and explore calculus concepts. We will show several representative modules and discuss their use in the classroom.

Keyword(s): calculus, Internet, Flash, Java