Make: Calculus: Build Models to Learn, Visualize, and Explore

When Isaac Newton developed calculus in the 1600s, he was trying to tie together math and physics in an intuitive, geometrical way. But over time math and physics teaching became heavily weighted toward algebra, and less toward geometrical problem solving. However, many practicing mathematicians and physicists will get their intuition geometrically first and do the algebra later.

Make: Calculus imagines how Newton might have used 3D printed models, construction toys, programming, craft materials, and an Arduino or two to teach calculus concepts in an intuitive way. The book uses as little reliance on algebra as possible while still retaining enough to allow comparison with a traditional curriculum.

This book is not a traditional Calculus I textbook. Rather, it will take the reader on a tour of key concepts in calculus that lend themselves to hands-on projects. This book also defines terms and common symbols for them so that self-learners can learn more on their own.

當艾薩克·牛頓在17世紀發展微積分時，他試圖以直觀、幾何的方式將數學和物理學結合在一起。然而，隨著時間的推移，數學和物理教學變得更加偏向代數，而較少涉及幾何問題的解決。然而，許多實踐中的數學家和物理學家會先從幾何角度獲得直覺，然後再進行代數運算。

《製作：微積分》想像了牛頓如何使用3D打印模型、構造玩具、編程、手工材料和一兩個Arduino來以直觀的方式教授微積分概念。該書盡可能少地依賴代數，同時仍保留足夠的代數內容，以便與傳統課程進行比較。

這本書不是一本傳統的微積分I教科書。相反，它將帶領讀者遊覽微積分中的關鍵概念，並提供適合實踐的項目。該書還定義了術語和常用符號，以便自學者可以更深入地學習。