# Active Calculus 2.0

- By: Matt Boelkins - Author / David Austin - Author / Steve Schlicker
- Publisher: Grand Valley State University
- Source: [Open Textbook Library](https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/active-calculus-2-0)
- Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
- PDF: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/books/15/
- Online: https://activecalculus.org/single/

Active Calculus is different from most existing calculus texts in at least the following ways: the text is freely readable online in HTML format and is also available for in PDF; in the electronic format, graphics are in full color and there are live links to java applets; version 2.0 now contains WeBWorK exercises in each chapter, which are fully interactive in the HTML format and included in print in the PDF; the text is open source, and interested users can gain access to the original source files on GitHub; the style of the 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; following the WeBWorK exercises in each section, there are several challenging problems that require students to connect key ideas and write to communicate their understanding.