The calculator will find the area between two curves, or just under one curve.
Type of Material:
Simulation
Recommended Uses:
Lecture Notes, assignments, or Handouts for Calculus II
Technical Requirements:
Any browser
Identify Major Learning Goals:
To provide students with an online calculator that finds the area between two curves or under one curve. This calculator provides the numerical value.
Target Student Population:
Students in Calculus II
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Calculus 1
Content Quality
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Strengths:
This site provides users with an online calculator to find the area between two curves or under one curve. If the user is interested in graphing the area between curves, they have an option by clicking on the provided graphical calculator at the bottom of the site. All the users need is to do is write two functions of their choice, and they can also specify the lower and upper limits. This site offers a great help for students of Calculus II who want to check the answers of their course assignments and projects when they do practice questions about the area between curves. This site can be included as a part of a lecture or as an extra online tutorial for students.
Concerns:
The site is cluttered with advertisements that can be very distracting.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
Both the instructor and student can use this site in Calculus II in the section about how to find the area between curves. Students can ask the owner of the site their questions on one of the topics in the site. There is a (lecture notes) section, but it is under construction at this time. There are solved questions and math problems from various topics in Calculus, Differential Equations, and Linear Algebra.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
Students and instructors can access this calculator in this site easily. If the students want help formatting their equations, they can click on the "Show Instructions" button and a detailed list of function syntax appears.
Concerns:
Sometimes calculations can take some time. Also, when the student wants to see their graphs, they have to retype the equations. It would be better to have the computer automatically populate the equation boxes with the equations that the student has already typed in.
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