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

San Antonio, Texas, March 6-9, 2008

Paper M010

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, ISBN 0-321-64488-3, Copyright (C) 2009 by Pearson Education, Inc.


Maplets for Calculus: Improving Student Skills and Understanding in Calculus

Douglas B. Meade


University of South Carolina

Philip B. Yasskin


Texas A&M University


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ABSTRACT

Maplets for Calculus (M4C) is a collection of more than seventy-five Maple applets for use by students and instructors in single-variable calculus. This paper discusses how students can use M4C to practice specific calculus skills and how instructors can use M4C to improve student understanding.

Keyword(s): calculus, Maple