The Main Sequence courses for Distance Calculus will adequately prepare you for your degree requirements for a major in Mathematics, the Physical Sciences, Economics, or any other major requiring Calculus from the Main Sequence.

The curriculum for Distance Calculus is the award-winning Calculus&Mathematica (and its sibling project, Calculus&LiveMath), by Davis/Porta/Uhl.

This curriculum is a very challenging curriculum, requiring the student to study and engage and learn calculus at probably a higher level than the student has faced before. Many problems and topics are "non-traditional", and push the limits of both the use of technology in learning the topics of engineering calculus, as well as pushing the development of problem-solving skills by working on problems that do not simply result in a numerical answer.

Students are required to write - often multiple paragraphs - supplying graphs, tables, numerical values, algebraic expressions - all to "make their case" for the solution of a problem. The correct answer is only of secondary importance in this curriculum - the primary goal is for the student to learn to thoroughly experiment, engage, investigate, and then explain the solution to a problem.

For preparation in a math or physical sciences major, these basic skills will provide the student with a toolbox to go on to upper-division courses.

The use of technology in application to learning Calculus is also key. Upon graduation from university and entering a career where the understanding and application of calculus is required, the ability to use powerful computational software programs such as LiveMath™ Maker and Mathematica are essential skills in the workplace.