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139- Selling Sporks: A Yearlong Sequence of Projects for Calculus

Friday, November 4, 2011: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Grand Pavilion VI (Hyatt Regency Albuquerque)
Lead Speaker:
David S. Metzler

The speaker has developed small projects for AP Calculus AB around the theme that the class is the analysis department of a corporation that sells sporks. He uses the projects to present many central ideas of calculus and some important economic applications. He will discuss the investigations and students' reactions to them.

Presentation Format: 9-12 Session
Grade Band Audience: Higher Education, 9 to 12

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