Welcome to Mrs. Young's calculus class blog! Each week, I will start a new post. Students, you can write questions for me or chat with each other about how to solve a particular problem. As part of your class participation grade each week, every student must comment at least once to my post or another student's comment. I look forward to spending this year with you. Enjoy!

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog students! The first week of the 2nd quarter will be a lot of review from chapter 2. I will tell you everything you need to know about limits! To test your knowledge, can you explain in your own words what a limit is?

After watching the second You Tube video to the right, the first person to comment with the correct answer to the limit problem he left hanging will receive 2 points extra credit.

I also know that some of you were looking forward to receiving calculus t-shirts this year. Do you still want to do this? If so, I have a few ideas that I can run by you.
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17 comments:

  1. Ukbin KwonOctober 19, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    Some point that cannot expand anymore(infinity)

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  2. Mrs. YoungOctober 19, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Ben, that is not quite correct. Can you expand more on what you mean please?

    Students, please make sure that you write in complete sentences. You need to answer all of the questions posed in my post, so you need to give me more than just one sentence. Thank you!

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  3. AnonymousOctober 19, 2011 at 1:57 PM

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-yK2hUnSB0
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qEOZNPce60
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8hQB11Ew1A&feature=related
    Here's some links for horizontal and vertical asymptotes in easy way !

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  4. Alexa SpudieOctober 19, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    A limit is the value y is approaching, as x is approaching a specified value. The answer to the problem he left hanging is 4. And I would love a t-shirt :)

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  5. Mrs. YoungOctober 19, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    Congratulations Alexa, you were the first person to answer the limit question correctly, so you get 2 points extra credit!

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  6. Anna SchrammOctober 19, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    The limit is when x approaches a certain number of a function of x. And of course Alexa answered first, but I agree with her answer of 4 even though I don't get any extra credit. I would love t-shirts as well!

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  7. AnonymousOctober 19, 2011 at 9:49 PM

    A limit is f(x) value that the x value approach a number(not equal, it's just approach closer and closer), it's like two similar magnets , when one of them closer and closer to another one and they 're reaction like f(x).

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  8. aiden wangOctober 20, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    limit is a way to solve what we can not solve with common calculus.just like we can't see what is the infinity part of a graph liike, but we can explain it. like 0.9999999.......equals 1.
    i love T-shirt!!

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  9. Alicia WhaJung HanOctober 20, 2011 at 8:58 PM

    A limit is a y value that approaches to x value and getting closer and closer to it. I love the T-shirt idea! It will be so much fun to make our own t-shirt :)I am so excited about it!

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  10. christiankOctober 20, 2011 at 9:01 PM

    I got 4 a tad late.... but I would love a t-shirt!

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  11. Mrs. YoungOctober 21, 2011 at 4:03 AM

    Christian, you did not explain what a limit is in your own words. Please do so if you would like all 5 points for this week. Thanks!

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  12. Caroline KangOctober 21, 2011 at 5:12 AM

    A limit helps us to find f(x),y values when x goes to a certain number. But x value is getting closer to a number but not exactly that number.

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  13. Ukbin KwonOctober 21, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    As x approaches to point a, in the both side, the value of f(x)

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  14. Mrs. YoungOctober 21, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    Very good Ben!

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  15. AnonymousOctober 21, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    As x gets closer to a certain number, a, to the both sides, it is the value of function, f(x)

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  16. Krista WoodOctober 21, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    A limit is the y value when x is approaching a certain point. And yes i would love a t-shirt:)

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  17. Nate LyellOctober 23, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    A limit is the y value of a function f(x) as it approaches a certain point. And yeah T-shirts would be sweet!

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