Stage 3 Lesson Hub

What's Here 1. The Hungry Tiger. The Concept of a Limit Limit Notation The Definition of Limit [ The Rigorous Trail - enrichment only ] 2. Tiger-ology: Investigating Limits Using Tables Using Graphs Using Algebra 3. Theseus Meets Andron's Relatives. Sinis' Sinister Scion Smith Limits Need Not Exist Right- and Left-hand Limits More on One-sided Limits Pork Chop's Pulsating Pixels Pork Chop's Function 4. Limits That Matter. The Speed Limit sin(x)/x 5. Limits and Asymptotes. Limits which are infinite Limits at infinity

What To Do This Lesson needs to be digested slowly and thoroughly. Be sure to do all the equipment checks and work through all of the examples. The Practice Area has more examples. Expected Study Time You should expect to spend approximately four hours working through this Lesson in order to prepare for the Practice area and "onward and upward" activities of this Stage. Objectives: Formulate graphical and numerical consequeces of limit statmentes and use limits to describe features of graphs and data. Understand limit notation and the meaning of the symbol . References: The Field Guide to Functions. Taking it to the Limit (HyperNews page).