Abstract A method introduced in the 17th century by Descartes and van Schooten for finding tangents to classical curves is combined with the point-slope form of a line in order to develop the ...

Calculus has a formidable reputation as being difficult and/or unpleasant, but it doesn't have to be. Bringing humor and a sense of play to the topic can go a long way toward demystifying it. That's ...

This paper presents a study of instructors' and students' perceptions of the knowledge to be learned about limits of functions in a college level Calculus course, taught in a North American college ...