The traditional sequence for math in middle school and high school is algebra I, geometry, algebra II/trigonometry and then pre-calculus, with advanced students making it to calculus. Increasingly ...

Rather than have these students retake the pre-calculus they had in high school — a discouraging way to begin a college career — the integrated course incorporates just those key pre-calculus concepts ...

Calculus has a formidable reputation as being difficult and/or unpleasant, but it doesn't have to be. Bringing humor and a sense of play to the topic can go a long way toward demystifying it.