Lesson 22

Getting Started (Introduction to Calculus on the ClassPad, continued)


We will begin with limits. It is simple to find a limit with the ClassPad. However, sometimes the answer may not make sense and the answer should always make sense. Question everything until you understand! Limits are wonderful to work with on the ClassPad because we can drag the function to a graph window to better understand the limit. Always explore to understand.  


Part I

1. Setting up a limit

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2. Experimenting with a Limit

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3. Viewing Limits Graphically

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4. Viewing Other Limits

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Part I

Practice Exercises

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  1. Please begin by opening the Main application. Clear the window.
  2. Using the 2D Limit notation, evaluate the limit of image005 as x approaches 2 from the right.
  3. With your limit showing, get a screen capture. Paste it into your Lesson22 document (under a title of PART I).
  4. Change your input to find the limit as x approaches 2 from the left.
  5. With your limit showing, get a screen capture. Add two blank spaces following the first screen capture and then paste this one.
  6. Insert a graph window. Using drag and drop, graph image006 and also x=2.
  7. With the graph window showing, get a screen capture. Add two blank spaces following the last screen capture and then paste this one.