Calculus/Contributing

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Notes on contributing to the Calculus textbook. This is the Wikibooks:Local manuals of style for the Calculus textbook.

Contents 1 Structure 2 Templates 2.1 {{Calculus/Top Nav}} 2.2 {{Calculus/TOC}} 2.3 {{Calculus/Def}} 2.4 {{Calculus/Stub}} 3 On Inclusiveness vs. Exclusiveness 4 TODO

[edit] Structure

The structure currently being implemented is as follows:

• The book is divided into major sections (these sections may incorporate material that might comprise two or more chapters in a standard text).
• These sections and their articles are listed on the main page. Some articles actually span more than one page and if a user clicks on the link to them they will be taken to the section's contents page where they can select which page of the article they would like to view.
• Each section has a page with its complete, detailed contents listed plus a link to that section's page(s) of Exercises and Problems. Section pages should incorporate more actual material such as descriptions of articles and discussion of the chapter's important points or important/unusual prerequisites.
• Pages of Exercises are divided into sets (by type of problem) of sequentially numbered exercises or problems. Each page of exercises links to a corresponding page of solutions. Naming Convention: Calculus/[Section-Name]/Exercises (ex. Calculus/Differentiation/Exercises)
• Pages of solutions are organized based on their corresponding page of exercises (exercises set one has a corresponding set one of solutions, etc.) Solutions should be complete and logical. Particularly important steps should be noted and decribed in words as well as being shown symbolicly. Naming Convention: Calculus/[Section-Name]/Solutions (ex. Calculus/Differentiation/Solutions)
• All content pages and section pages should include at the end {{Calculus/TOC}} which is a quick-navigation template.

[edit] Templates

See Category:Calculus (book)/Templates for a list of all Calculus textbook templates.

[edit] {{Calculus/Top Nav}}

{{Calculus/Top Nav|Limits|Infinite Limits}} produces this navigation box:

← Limits	Calculus	Infinite Limits →
	Contributing

All Calculus content pages should include this at the top of the page.

[edit] {{Calculus/TOC}}

{{Calculus/TOC}} produces this navigation box:

All Calculus content pages should include this at the bottom of the page. This also adds the page to Category:Calculus (book).

[edit] {{Calculus/Def}}

{{Calculus/Def|text=My definition here.}} produces a box for important text:

Use this to introduce significant new definitions and concepts. See Calculus/Limits#Informal definition of a limit, where the informal definition of a limit is inside such a box.

[edit] {{Calculus/Stub}}

{{Calculus/Stub}} produces a stub notice, signifying that the given page or section is too short.

[edit] On Inclusiveness vs. Exclusiveness

An Extensions section is included for further topics. Any study beyond fairly basic calculus should be in this section. We should aim to include more than is necessary and insure that our readers are aware of this. The book should be structured so that J. Random Student can find a rigorous course in the essentials of Calculus but also include further study of the topic that readers can pick and choose topics from, as their interests warrant.

[edit] TODO

• ADD MORE, ORGANIZE MORE.
• Provide answer for Differentation exercise on the absolute value function.
• Provide a more in-depth Precalculus section.
• Create problem sets (preferrably original, rigorous and realistic).
• Create answer sets.
• Move existing problems from within the articles to the appropriate Exercises page.