# Active Calculus

- By: Matthew Boelkins, David Austin & Steven Schlicker
- Publisher: Grand Valley State University
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://math.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Calculus/Active_Calculus_(Boelkins_et_al.))
- Licence: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://math.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Calculus/Active_Calculus_(Boelkins_et_al.)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/math-107784/pdf

The style of the Active Calculus text requires students to be active learners — there are very few worked examples in the text, with there instead being 3-4 activities per section that engage students in connecting ideas, solving problems, and developing understanding of key calculus concepts; each section begins with motivating questions, a brief introduction, and a preview activity, all of which are designed to be read and completed prior to class; the exercises are few in number.