Student-Centered Approach in Teaching Calculus Based on Moore’s Method

Joseph, Oregon, US – WEBWIRE – Wednesday, October 23, 2019

A published author and Mathematics Professor Emeritus, Clement Falbo, had the privilege of being one of the students of Robert Lee Moore, the renowned Mathematician who taught at the University of Texas. It was during the semester of 1955-56 where Falbo took notes during his classes with R.L. Moore.

As Falbo pursued teaching himself, he followed the Moore method in teaching calculus which is to allow the students themselves to prove and present the definitions and theorems provided. When he retired, he chose to write textbooks. “First Year Calculus: An Inquiry-Based Learning Approach” is his third textbook.

According to Falbo, he has mentally prepared for this book for 50 years and approximately six years in the actual writing of the book at 30 hours per week. In an interview at his house in Joseph, Oregon, he said: “It’s been in the back of my mind for 50 years and in the front of my mind for six. I’ve been working on it since we moved here.”

He only included the fundamentals of calculus to allow students to discover their own path through calculus. In this book, he uses a question-and-answer approach which he patterns on the Moore Method.

“This book is designed for any teacher who is interested in teaching calculus with a strong student-centered approach,” Falbo added.

Carefully written and well thought of. This book is a must-have for teachers and students alike. Copies of the book are available at Amazon.com.

“First Year Calculus: An Inquiry-Based Learning Approach”
Writer: Clement E. Falbo
Publisher: FolioAvenue Publishing Service
Publication Date: September 2019
ISBN-10: 978-1-949473-68-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-949473-80-3
Paperback: $19.00
Hardback: $25.00

About the Author
Clement E. Falbo is a Mathematics Professor Emeritus at Sonoma State University, where he taught for 35 years. Upon retirement in 1999, he, along with his wife Jean Ann Falbo, served in the U. S. Peace Corps in the African nation of Zimbabwe. Together they taught African high school students in mathematics and science.

Dr. Falbo is the author of several mathematical articles and two other mathematical textbooks, Finite Mathematics Applied and Math Odyssey 2000. He has three sons, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren, all of whom seem to be mathematically inclined.