Honors Calculus: An Historical Approach.

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Title:	Honors Calculus: An Historical Approach.
Authors:	Timmons, Todd¹ ttimmons@uafortsmith.edu
Source:	Honors in Practice. 2008, Vol. 4, p87-96. 10p.
Subject Terms:	Calculus education, College honors courses, Calculus problems & exercises, Mathematical analysis, Historical analysis
People:	Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727, Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von, 1646-1716
Abstract:	The article discusses the author's formulation of the calculus course for honors college students. The author had used the historical approach inorder to create awareness and interest to students. It was used as a motivation to allow students to appreciate the subject more and pursue calculus in farther levels. The scrutinous study of the history of calculus generated a debate over the real father of calculus whether its Isaac Newton or Gottfried Leibniz. The author can not determine the success rate of the subject due to lack of evidential data but he is confident that it had created an active participation on his honors students.
Database:	Education Research Complete

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Abstract:	The article discusses the author's formulation of the calculus course for honors college students. The author had used the historical approach inorder to create awareness and interest to students. It was used as a motivation to allow students to appreciate the subject more and pursue calculus in farther levels. The scrutinous study of the history of calculus generated a debate over the real father of calculus whether its Isaac Newton or Gottfried Leibniz. The author can not determine the success rate of the subject due to lack of evidential data but he is confident that it had created an active participation on his honors students.
ISSN:	15590143