tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967489116561238812.post7738995889964793821..comments2008-08-03T15:46:12.355-04:00Maria H. Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686325011770339309wyandersen@gmail.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967489116561238812.post-33397262054616607342008-08-03T15:46:00.000-04:002008-08-03T15:46:00.000-04:00Maria, have you used Calculus Made Easy by Silvanus P. Thompson and Martin Gardner?<BR/>Best Calculus book I have ever ran across.Mathematixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07805563309726451649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967489116561238812.post-88770356574845190502008-07-26T22:13:00.000-04:002008-07-26T22:13:00.000-04:00Also, the guy in the kite/flying pig problem needs less caffeine.Robert Talberthttp://castingoutnines.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967489116561238812.post-67857427602113486202008-07-26T22:10:00.000-04:002008-07-26T22:10:00.000-04:00I liked the Mr. Bill-like facial expressions on the character in the ladder problem. In fact, I think you could recast this whole assignment so that students MUST use Mr. Bill in some sort of faux-violent manner to illustrate related rates problems. (Or is Mr. Bill too 80's for this crowd?)Robert Talberthttp://castingoutnines.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967489116561238812.post-35224220251207752172008-07-23T12:15:00.000-04:002008-07-23T12:15:00.000-04:00Great idea. I so hoped to see someone actually standing on the ladder as it fell down the wall, though.SplineGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11950611669102624191noreply@blogger.com