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nycmathguy

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Registered: 2021-06-02

Posts: 53

Basic Limit Idea

Hello everyone. How are you? I want to learn calculus so badly. I plan to do a self-study through calculus l, ll, and lll. Before I think so far ahead, I need a clear, basic definition of the concept of a limit. Textbook language is never easy to grasp unless the student is gifted. I am not gifted mathematically but love the subject.

I understand the limit idea to be the following:

•The value a function is tending to without actually getting there.

•The height a function is trying to reach in terms of the y-axis.

•In terms of a point (x, y), the limit is (value the function is tending to, limit). In other words, x = the value a function is tending to and y = the limit, the height of the function.

Is my understanding of a limit clear or not?

Jai Ganesh

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Registered: 2005-06-28

Posts: 46,334

Re: Basic Limit Idea

Hi nycmathguy,

Welcome to the forum!

I think you are on the right path.

See the links for reference:

Limits - An Introduction

Limits (Evaluating).

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nycmathguy

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Registered: 2021-06-02

Posts: 53

Re: Basic Limit Idea

Hi nycmathguy,

Welcome to the forum!

I think you are on the right path.

See the links for reference:

Limits - An Introduction

Limits (Evaluating).

Thank you for the links. I look forward to learning calculus on this site as well as on You Tube and other places online. Look for my questions.