In his paper The Transition to Formal Thinking in Mathematics, David Tall presents W.P. Thurston’s seven different ways to think of the derivative: Infinitesimal: the ratio of the infinitesimal change in the value
Category: Calculus
Teaching the derivative function without really trying
New mathematical ideas are usually built on another mathematical idea or ideas. Because of this, the teaching of mathematics if it is to make sense to students, should reflect this
Differentiation problem in parametric context with solution
This is hot off the press-a question taken from the recently concluded 2011 September Preliminary Examinations of a school in Singapore. It deals with applications of differentiation in the parametric