Time to use some higher order thinking skills as you write about calculus.  Below are some interesting facts on the origin of calculus and the definition of calculus.  Analyze the information, decide which items are pertinent and synthesize them into a paragraph.  Your topic:  an introduction to calculus.  Remember the rules of a paragraph.  I KNOW what you have been doing since fifth grade in language arts, so you are aware of what makes a good paragraph!  >DUE DEC.
1.  Two men are credited with inventing calculus:  Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz.
2.  Newton recognized as the father of modern physics.
3.  Leibniz born in Germany in 1646.  Father died when he was 6, raised by mother
4.  Calculus:  2 fundamental ideas:  derivative (a way of measuring instantaneous change-finding speed from position) and integral (accumulation of tiny peices that add up to a whole, such as determining distance traveled based on speed.)
5.  roots of calculus usually traced back to ancient Greece
6.  Calculus is fairly simple and straight in concepts:  it is essentially a way of measuring change, whether that be a change in position, temperature, or whatever.
7.  The derivative and integral of flip sides of the same coin, and function is the connection between them.
8.  The development of the accurate clock in the 17th century led to significant developments in science and math.

OK, here we go with another explanation of your thinking!  (Don't you just love metacognition?)
This is due on Friday Nov. 18.

Suppose you are looking at a graph of velocity as a function of time.  How can you estimate the acceleration of a given point of time?