Zvezdelina Stankova has taught mathematics at UC Berkeley for nearly three decades. But in 2023, while teaching introductory calculus for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic ...

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Finding the area of a circle is easy with pizza and infinity. One of the oldest calculus problems, finding the area of a circle, can be visualized using a pizza. By dividing it up into ever smaller ...

Interest is the cost of borrowing money or the rate paid on a deposit. Learn the difference between simple and compound ...

We walk through an optimization problem step by step, clearly explaining how to identify variables, set up the correct function, apply derivatives, and find maximum or minimum values. Each step is ...

The package documentation includes a simplified (but still rigorous enough) explanation of the background theory, inspired in [@Beer2017] and [@Bell2015]. It is assumed that the students understand ...

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Many students find calculus intimidating—not because of the numbers, but due to its abstract nature. However, struggle is built into its DNA. This feature explores seven effective, research-backed ...

If there ever was a federal election campaign where foot-in-mouth disease sank this many candidates, I don’t recall it. The score, for those who haven’t kept track, is Conservatives five, Liberals ...