Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Intro to Calculus (Class 80)
Lesson Title
Lesson for HW 27: Know Your Limits
Overview
During the fist part of class today students will have the opportunity to continue their work on WS 25. We most likely will do this again on Th. We will then begin our work on our next topic-- Limits. We will develop an understanding of what they are, why we need them, and how to compute them using both a graph and algebra.
Textbook Sections
§2.2 (p.85) The Limit of a Function
Vocabulary
function
independent variable
dependent variable
with respect to
rate of change
limit
derivative
area
definite integral
polar graph
Cartesian
Key Attitudes
Math is about using what you know to create something new.
Key Ideas
A limit can be thought of as the value a function approaches.
Limits can be determined graphically, numerically, or algebraically.
When evaluating limits algebraically, first substitute the value and see what happens. If you get an indeterminate form, then you re-write it using algebra so that it is not an indeterminate form.
Key Skills
I can explain the meaning of a limit of a function.
I can determine the limit of a function using a graph, a table of values, or algebra.
Turn-In (#79)
Finish HW 26: Problems from “To the Pole and Back”
Handouts
Lesson for HW 27: Know Your Limits
HW 27: Know Your Limits
Assignment
HW 27 #TBA
Disclaimer- The assignment as stated in class is the official assignment. Every effort is made to keep this posting accurate, but you should refer to what was stated in class as the final word.
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