Calculus for and by Young People

[Pen]

I'm looking for feedback on this program pro or con.

[Amy Jo]

How ironic! I was going to ask the same thing. There is also Calculus Without Tears - for 4th grade and up. I'd love to know if one (or both) of these are consumable. So I'm all ears, and not much help!

[mumto2]

We used it at least 6 years ago so there might be updates but I thought I would bump you.

 

What I remember was that it was confusing for me to teach. A bit open ended with things not lining up perfectly. I did not enjoy it but my children loved it. My daughter commented just the other day that Calculus at 7 was great. She was thrilled.

 

We also did a different series called " Calculus Without Tears" which lined up with phisics principles. I preferred that one. Workbook style with an interesting self check built in. Easier to teach but no where near as experimental. We spent a day cutting tiny pieces of paper -- must have been infinity for calculus for young people the other was workbook pages.

 

I hope this helps.

[Pen]

Yes. Thank you! And hoping for perhaps yet more feedback.

[letsplaymath]

It's great if you want to explore ideas and learn wherever they take you. I prefer the worksheets over the original little book (which is such a tiny, awkward size).

 

You can get a pretty good feel for the book by exploring these activities:

 

Don Cohen's Map to Calculus

Start with Infinite Series, because a lot of the other activities build on that one.