Math 398B: Calculus Projects - Projects aimed at bringing joy and exploration to our courses


Course/Topic Project Description Project Guide/Answers Visuals/Video
124 / Tangents Distance to the Horizon
124 / Parametric Motion Playground Math
124 / Curves Sigmoid Functions and Vaccine Dose-Response
124 / Curves Roller Coasters and Euler Spirals
124 / Applications of Derivatives Economics and Derivatives
125 / Differential Equations Cup of Noodles and Newton's Law of Cooling
125 / Volumes Half of a Sphere
125 / Volumes Revolving around y = mx + c
125 / Surface Area Surface Area and Soap Bubbles
125 / Volumes Hyperboloid Volumes and Ruling Lines
125 / Trig Sub Integration Pancake Cutting (2D, 3D and beyond)
125 / Separable Diff. Eq. Modeling Melting Snowballs
125 / Separable Diff. Eq. How Long to Empty a Bathtub?
125 / Separable Diff. Eq. Population Models
125 / Separable Diff. Eq. Air Resistance and Terminal Velocity
125 / Separable Diff. Eq. How Good is your Coffee Mug?
Beyond 125 / Differetial Equations Wave and Heat Equations and Fourier Series