Deconstruct,
create,
​educate

Textbooks are trash, so why not trash them?
​Our journals are meant to be thrown, torn, and deconstructed, all in the name of calculus! From cover-to-cover, each workbook is stuffed with self-contained presentation of concepts, calculation problems, and loads of activities and challenge problems.

A new kind of calculus

Students and instructors from all backgrounds can benefit from a new spin on a dusty, old topic like calculus.
From high school teachers to university professors to private instructors and beyond! 
See how our book's methods could benefit you.

Interactive

Do calculus like you've never done before. Helmet suggested, but not required. 

Student-Directed

Perfect for self-study, distance-learning, and asynchronous settings.

All-in-One

Integrates concepts, activities, practice, tech tools, challenge problems, and study guides!

Each journal includes:

  • Information pages
  • Activity pages
  • Calculation practice
  • Algorithm pages
  • Challenge problems
  • Tech tools
  • Math morals
  • Chapter review
  • Graphic novellas

What Students Say

I wish more math classes were taught like this because it's so much fun, it's so engaging, and it's real world math!
I’ve probably preached this book to 20 different people because this is literally the coolest math book I've ever had. I show people who aren't math people the activites and they get it no problem.
The textbook was uniquely valuable. It is the most creative and helpful learning tool I have ever had in a mathematics course. It emphasized the why and how with short physical analogs. More math and science teachers need to follow this model for textbooks – always with more emphasis on the how and why of a concept.
I loved the use of the calculus journals and thought they were a great way to learn this course's content. It was unique and interactive and am glad I got a chance to experience it.

What Students Create

About Us

The Deconstruct Team originated from The College of Charleston mathematics department, but like dandelions in the wind, we have dispersed to spread the idea that math can be fun and creative. The head author, Dr. Amy Langville, still resides in Charleston, SC and teaches business calculus (Calc I-III) every semester, which originally gave rise to this workbook series.