Limits and Graphs
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Lesson Description:
The concept of limit from an intuitive, graphical point of view. Left and right-sided limits. Infinite one-sided limits and vertical asymptotes.
Copyright 2005, Department of Mathematics, University of Houston. Created by Selwyn Hollis. Find more information on videos, resources, and lessons at http://online.math.uh.edu/HoustonACT/videocalculus/index.html.
Additional Resources:
- Finding the limit from a graph - How to find the limit of a function from a graph
- Finding a limit intuitively - How to find the limit of a function intuitively.
Questions answered by this video:
- What is a limit?
- What is a hole?
- What does it mean for a graph to be continuous?
- What happens if f(1) does not equal the limit as f(x) approaches 1?
- When does a limit not exist?
- What is a one-sided limit?
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Staff Review
This video explains limits and continuity completely and very well. If you are having any trouble understanding limits, be sure to check out this video. A truly great tutorial, in which several examples are explained and every step is detailed. The resources are great companions to this video. -
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levin
Perfect choice of problems and additional resources. Helps a lot in my classroom, much better than just work from overhead projector. 'help on this topic' part is the best!!! -
