Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Tangent Lines and Rates of Change: Practice Problems
This section introduces two problems: rate of change of a function and tangent lines to functions. Both of these problems will be used to introduce the concept of limits.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Local Linearity and Differentiability
In this activity, students explore a graphical feature of some functions called local linearity. They also investigate the link between local linearity and differentiability through several examples.
TES Global
Tes: Spoken Language Study Teaching Resources 11 20
[Free Registration/Login Required] This 20-page word resource discusses the topic of "Slang" for students. Practice exercises and notes are provided. L.11-12.3 Language Functions/Style
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Modeling Limits to Cell Size
Why can't cells continue to grow larger and larger to become giant cells, like a blob? Why are most cells microscopic in size? Find out answers to these questions through this "hands-on" activity that simulates the changing relationship...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Riemann Sums
Students use their TI-89 to investigate Riemann sums and learn how to construct them. They take the limit of two Riemann sums and find out that the limits exist and are the same. They compare this limit to the definite integral of the...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Taking Discontinuity Away
Students can use a graphing calculator to find points of discontinuity of a function and then create a new function that corrects the discontinuity. This allows students to complete the assignment with or without the use of the graphing...
Texas A&M University
Texas A&m Univ: Limits at Infinity Horizontal Asymptotes
This site, created by a math professor at Texas A & M University provides notes about and defines different types of asymptotes.
University of California
University of California, Davis: The Calculus Page
This site, from the University of California, provides several problems from beginning differential calculus, as well as beginning integral calculus. The problems can be accessed by clicking on the link, and the information provided is...
Other
Calculus help.com: Tutorials for the Calculus Phobe
A dozen interactive tutorials are what help make the basics of calculus more clear for those students who need additional explanation. Clear directions, simple examples, and interesting graphics are all part of this resource.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Intermediate Value Theorem
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Analytical solutions of polynomial and rational equations. Intermediate Value theorem and Bounds on Zeroes. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice,...
Other
Swarm Sketch
Each week a new subject and a blank canvas appear. People from around the world are invited to add (a limited contour line) to the in-progress sketch. You can even watch a time-lapse video to see the image's progression.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: More on Curve Sketching
Examples are presented to demonstrate the steps for sketching curves that are not polynomials. Using x- and y-intercepts, limits, domain and range, maxima and minima, second derivatives and general behavior the graphs are constructed...
Oregon State University
Calculus Quest: Jump Discontinuities
This site defines jump discontinuities with graphs of functions to clarify.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Instantaneous Rate of Change
The derivative is applied to real world applications of velocity in an example using "h" notation and limits.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Real Zeros of Polynomials
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students solve problems involving polynomial and rational functions. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Calculus Index
This site from the Massachussets Institute of Technology has links to various topics in calculus.
Other
Jiskha Homework Help: Math Calculus
Jiskha.com offers help with your calculus homework. Use the find button to locate the subject you are interested in. This will take you to the correct link.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Natural and Urban Stormwater Water Cycles
Through an overview of the components of the hydrologic cycle and the important roles they play in the design of engineered systems, students' awareness of the world's limited fresh water resources is heightened. The lesson lays the...
Brown University
Brown University: Seeing Theory
This resource provides interactive visualizations of probability concepts. Covers basic probability, compound probability, probability distributions, frequentist inference, Bayesian inference, and regression analysis. The authors are...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Re Conceptualizing Extra Help for High School Students
The push to ensure all students engage in challenging classes in high school has created new demands on high schools, including a demand to providing extra help for students who are behind in reading, mathematics, and advanced reasoning...
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Programacion Lineal
In Spanish. In many applications in industry are situations which require maximizing or minimizing some functions that are subject to certain limitations. With this interactive activity you can learn how linear programming can solve...
Other
Southern Illinois History: Homepage
A good reference page, even if it limits itself to Southern Illinois. Good information on slavery in the Land of Lincoln, and the struggle between kidnappers and underground railroad. Site has a search function and plenty of photos.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Cape Verde: Economy
Although Cape Verde has limited natural resources, read about the great strides it has made in developing a functional economy. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: How to Make Something Simple, Hard
Middle schoolers will have completed a unit of forces and motion prior to the current unit of study on simple machines (lever, inclined plane, screw, wedge, pulley, wheel and axle). Students will review the functions and examples of...