Misc
Welcome Back Mixer
Pizza mixer put on by PRISM (student math club)
Tuesday (tomorrow), 5:15, Fraser lounge area.
SI Today
6:00 - 7:30 this evening.
Fraser 104.
Questions?
Algebraic Tricks for Evaluating Limits
“Additional Limit Evaluation Techniques” in section 2.3
What was/were the main idea(s) in this section?
- Common denominators (more generally simplifying fractions)
- Multiplying by a conjugate
- Factoring and canceling
Example 1
An example that involves simplifying a complicated fraction.
Example 2
An example in which multiplying by the conjugate is helpful.
Example 3
An example that could be done either by multiplying by the conjugate, or by factoring. Sometimes multiple techniques apply.
Problem Set
See handout for details
Next
One-sided limits and non-existence.
Read “One-Sided Limits” in section 2.2.