The development of calculus in the seventeenth century by Newton and Leibniz provided scientist with their firth real understanding of what is meant by an instantaneous rate of change such as velocity and acceleration. Once the idea was understood conceptually, efficient computational methods followed, and science took a quantum leap forward. The fundamental building block on which rates of change rest is the concept of a limit, an idea that is so important that all other calculus are now based on it.
In this chapter we will develop the concept of a limit in stages, proceeding from an informal, intuitive notion to a precise mathematical definition. We will also develop theorems and procedures for calculating limits, and we will conclude the chapter by using the limits to study continuous curves.
The development of calculus in the seventeenth century by Newton and Leibniz provided scientist with their firth real understanding of what is meant by an instantaneous rate of change such as velocity and acceleration. Once the idea was understood conceptually, efficient computational methods followed, and science took a quantum leap forward. The fundamental building block on which rates of change rest is the concept of a limit, an idea that is so important that all other calculus are now based on it.In this chapter we will develop the concept of a limit in stages, proceeding from an informal, intuitive notion to a precise mathematical definition. We will also develop theorems and procedures for calculating limits, and we will conclude the chapter by using the limits to study continuous curves.
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