Step By Step

Registration information for this course may be found at http://mtl.math.uiuc.edu/register.php .

This module is estimated to take around 130 to 140 hours to complete. Follow the steps below:

Step #1 Make sure that you have installed Mathematica on your computer

See Required Materials if Mathematica is not installed on your computer.

Step #2

Make sure that you have installed the Calculus& Mathematica courseware from MathEverywhere.com

Step #3 Download the Pre-Assignment

Log in to the course management system at http://cm.math.uiuc.edu/classcomm and download the pre-assignment. Open the file in Mathematica, save the file and submit it to the homework section of Classcomm. Send an e-mail to

calcref [at] mtl [dot] math [dot] uiuc [dot] edu

Step #4

If you are not familiar with Mathematica, download the Feel of Mathematica:

Mathematica 5.x

0.FeelofMathematica

Mathematica 6.0

6.0/FeelOfMathematica.zip
Play around with that for an hour or so. You can skip this step if you are already comfortable with Mathematica. You may also download an INTRO to CALCULUS AND MATHEMATICA tutorial from here:

All versions

tutorial

Step #5

Review the document called "introtoc_m.doc." It will guide you though the format of the lessons which reside on your courseware CD from MathEverywhere.

Step #6


All homework assignments are from the Give It a Try and Literacy Sheet sections. The assignments are as follows:

  • 1.01 - G2, G4, G6, G7a, L1,L3,L7,L14,L15,L16
  • 1.02 - G1, G2, G3a, G4a, L2,L4,L6,L9,L17,L18
  • 1.03 - G1a,b, G2, G3, G4a, L1,L4,L5,L8,L9,L11
  • 1.04 - G1, G2a,b,d,e,j, G3, G7a,c, L1 c,d,f,g,h,k,L6,L10,L13
  • 1.05 - G1, G2a,b, G3a, G5a, G7, L1,L2,L5,L7,L9,L10
  • 1.06 - G1, G2b, G3 and either 6a or 6b--your choice, L1,L2,L4,L7,L10,L12
  • 1.07 - G1, G2b, G6, L1, L4, L5, L7, L11, L12, L13
  • 1.08 - G1, G2, G5, G6, L1,L4,L5
  • 1.09 - G2a, G3, G4a,b,c,d, G.5, L6,L7,L8,L9
  • 2.01 - G1, G3a, G5a,b, G6a, G8a, L1,L4,L8,L11,L12,L13
  • 2.02 - G1a,b, G2, G3a, G5, G6, G7a,b, G9a.i, L1,L2,L3b,c,e,g,l,L11,L12
  • 2.03 - G1a,b.i,b.ii, G2a,b,c,d, G3, G4a.i, G8, L1,L2,L6,L7,L11,L14
  • 2.04 - G1, G2a.i, G3, G4, G5, G10, L1,L3,L5,L6,L10,L11
  • 2.05 - G1, G6, G7, L3,L4,L7,L9,L13
  • 2.06 - G1a, G2a.i,ii,iv,v, G5, G7, G9, L1,L2,L4,L6a,b,L9

Step #7 Final Project

Read the  NCTM - Principles and Standards,  Chapter 7: Standards for grades 9-12, and write a four page paper where you "Compare and Contrast how Calculus & Mathematica vs. a Traditional Calculus course align with the NCTM standards."

If you don't own a printed copy of the NCTM-Principles and Standards, you can access them online at  http://standards.nctm.org/ .

E-mail your paper as an attachment to

calcref [at] mtl [dot] math [dot] uiuc [dot] edu

Step #8 See handin system for further assignments and projects.

If you are enrolled for graduate or continuing education credit, submit the graded student homework file through the Module Hand-In System using your MTL login and password. You have just completed the module. Congratulations!