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Calculus Python Notebook Labs

February 2025

These are pre-built Python notebooks that allow students to further explore Calculus concepts with Python and real data.

• Lab 1: Getting Started with Colab and Python

• Lab 2: Plotting and Solving Equations

• Lab 3: Linear Regression with CO2 Emissions

• Lab 4: Derivatives with Lake Mead Water Level

• Lab 5: Symbolic Differentiation and Marginal Cost

• Lab 6: Optimization and Finding the Line of Best Fit

• Lab 7: Definite Integrals and Accumulated Change in Lake Mead Water Level

• Lab 8: Symbolic Integration and Tracking Change in Position

• Quick Reference Guide for Python

How to use them

(Requires a Google account)

• Follow each link and you will be able to edit and run all the Python code.
• Students should save their own copy (using the file menu) to be able to save their work and share it with their instructor.

Source files

All the source files for the labs and more info available at https://github.com/mcwg/calc-python-labs