Lesson #11
Intuitive Approach to Limits
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 to Limits
3. Intuitive Idea of Limit
The LIMIT is an expected value. The actual value may actually be undefined.
![](../../mgifs/gifs5/lim1.gif)
Some examples of one-sided limits (graphs):
![](../../mgifs/gifs5/lim2.gif)
4. Show Escher Puzzles (in puzzle box in closet)