Quote of the Day: "Calculus has its limits." Objectives: The student will begin to understand the concept of limit in mathematics. The student will view artistic works illustrating limits. The student will apply techniques of one-sided limits to graphs of relations. The student will compute limits evaluated at infinity. 1. Collect Homework. 2. Artistic Approach to Limits – M.C. Escher (pictures, tee-shirt, posters)Click here for Works of art relating toLimits 3. Intuitive Idea of Limit The LIMIT is an expected value. The actual value may actually be undefined.
Some examples of one-sided limits (graphs):
4. Comic Strip Take-off on M.C. Escher's Drawing Hands
5. Click here for comic strip on infinity
6. Show Escher Puzzles (in puzzle box in closet) 7. Assignment: p. 124 (1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14) |