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http://adifference.blogspot.com/2009/05/calculus-made-easy.html
In that post by Darren Kuropatwa, he embeds a scribd.com version of a book called, "Calculus Made Easy." I'm not going to embed it here, as you should really check out his blog in person. He also provides a link to where you can download a copy of the book if you'd prefer.
Here's what I'm thinking. End of the year. Kids have already taken the AP Calc test and are dreaming of college life. What if you were to provide each student with a copy of the ebook, then pair them up. Maybe even give each team a different chapter. Their task is to review that chapter and report back with whether or not they think that the book does indeed make it easier to understand, and why. With examples.
Of course, having completed the class, some concepts will make perfect sense and therefore seem like it is easier. But, remind them to try to think back to a time before they knew the material. Would this approach have helped? Would it have skipped something important? Give specific examples.
I think it would be very interesting to have the kids talking about Calculus that way. Wouldn't it be fun to hear a discussion that might say, "I don't think you should skim over this part about ______ because when they start to ______ later they will really need to know this part." I think this would make a really good exercise for a day or two.
Yes? No?
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