Wright State University Calculus Laboratory Program

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Reading and Using Mathematica Notebooks for Calculus

The Calculus materials on this site are in the form of Mathematica "notebooks", interactive documents used by Mathematica(tm) software. These notebooks can be downloaded from this page.

I Only Want to Read the Notebooks

• If you have Mathematica on your computer (as in 270MM or any CaTS Windows lab), just right-click on the link to download the notebook to the desktop, then open the file in Mathematica.
• If you don't have access to Mathematica, you can view these notebooks in the free program "CDFPlayer", which you can get here.
• If you have Mathematica or CDFPlayer installed and elected to install the associated browser plugin, you may be able to left-click on the link and view the notebooks directly in your browser.
• Important: In order for the notebooks to have the intended appearance, you may need to place the stylesheet LabStyles6.nb in a folder along with any of the notebooks below that you download. This stylesheet can also be placed in any folder named "Stylesheets" in any application support or Library directory associated with Mathematica or CDFPlayer.

I Want to Use the Notebooks in a Wright State Computer Lab

The most convenient labs in which to use the notebooks are 270MM (Mac) and 170MM (Windows), as the notebooks are easy to access, in the "Calculus" folder in 270MM or the "Math Shared" folder in 170MM. Schedules for both labs are available from the Calculus Laboratory Page.

In addition, Mathematica with calcE is available in any CaTS-operated Windows lab. You will need to download any notebooks you wish to work with from the download page.

I Want to Use the Notebooks on My Computer

You will need three things:

• Mathematica software
• The calcE package
• The calculus notebooks

Mathematica software can be purchased directly from the Wolfram Research site. Just look under "Products" to find "Mathematics for Students". Cost is $45 for six months, $70 for one year, or $140 for "as long as you are a student." You will need to verify student status before receiving a license code, but you can download on payment. (It is a LARGE download!)

calcE is available from Richard Mercer, 236MM, x2191, at a nominal cost of $10. It is a copyrighted work and should not be redistributed.