Using Mathematica notebooks for Pre-Calculus and Calculus requires Mathematica software created by Wolfram Research, Inc.

The notebooks offered here for download are aimed at pre-calculus and calculus teachers and their students. Teachers may use them for demonstrations in classes. Students may use them for exploration and visualization. They do require that the Mathematica software be installed on the computer. Most notebooks were formatted using version 11, but they should work just fine with many earlier versions.

Most expect very little knowledge of Mathematica. Enter a function, execute a command, choose a window, or use sliders. Of course, to enter functions, it is important to understand the basics of Mathematica syntax, including capital letters and square brackets. Many of the notebooks explain a few of these basics for the user.

There are two groups of notebooks: Pre-Calculus and Calculus. There are a few notebooks that are included in both groups since I often use them in both courses. For example, these include topics such as polar functions, parametrics, and sequences and series.

Note on Downloading:
On some computers, with some browsers, the Mathematica notebooks show up as a text file. If there is a “.txt” added at the end, simply deleting “.txt” should work. If it is still a “.nb” file, but appears as text, there are two possibilities to try. It may work to open the file from within Mathematica. Otherwise, copy all of the text and paste it into a blank Mathematica notebook.