1. Advantages of using the Briggs/Cochran Calculus eBook Speaking About… Math and Stats February 2013 Presented by German Vargas College of Coastal Georgia

2.  The Book ◦ Our experience at College of Coastal Georgia  The eBook ◦ Advantages  MyMathLab ◦ Homework Assignments ◦ Mathematica Player (CDF Player)  Interactive eBook ◦ Classroom Instruction  Examples

3.  Obtain immediate response in a graph of a function as you change different parameters

5.  Explore new concepts visually without being limited to few examples. You choose the values in the graphs…

6.  Show how slopes of secant lines approach the slope of the tangent line with a interactive figure instead of a sequence of separate images

7.  Present strong concepts in a fun and interactive way

8.  Zoom or change the window box to explore fine details or special behaviors of graphs.

9.  Students have the opportunity to see demonstration typically presented by their professors directly in the eBook as they read it.

11.  Observe dynamic figures instead of snapshots of situations that are dynamical in nature.

14.  Compare different approximations in a single interactive figure.

15.  Introduce new concepts without sacrificing the level of customization of the figures.

16.  Volume by Slicing

17.  Volume of solids with a given cross sectional shape

18.  Volume of solids of revolution: Disks

19.  Volume of solids of revolution: Washers

20.  Volume of solids of revolution: Shells

22.  No need to incorporate external applets to your presentation

24.  Electric Potential function