高等数学英文版课件PPT 01 Limits and Rates of Change.pptVIP

See following Figure: What will it happen as x a or x b? x O a b y=f(x) y up down return end (3)Theorem: if and only if Example: Find . x 1/x2 ±1 1 ±0.5 4 ±0.2 25 ±0.1 100 ±0,05 400 ±0,01 10000 ±0.001 1000000 x y=1/x2 O y up down return end To indicate the kind of behavior exhibited in this example, we use the notation: Generally we can give following Example Find The another notation for this is f(x) as x a, which is read as “the limit of f(x), as x approaches a, is infinity” or “f(x) becomes infinity as x approaches a” or “f(x) increases without bound as x approaches a” . (4)DEFINITION: Let f be a function on both sides of a, except possibly at a itself. Then means that values of f(x) can be made arbitrarily large ( as we please) by taking x sufficiently close to a ( but not equal to a). up down return end * * Chapter 0ne Limits and Rates of Change up down return end 1.4 The Precise Definition of a Limit We know that it means f(x) is moving close to L while x is moving close to a as we desire. And it can reaches L as near as we like only on condition of the x is in a neighbor. (2) DEFINITION Let f(x) be a function defined on some open interval that contains the number a, except possibly at a itself. Then we say that the limit of f(x) as x approaches a is L, and we write , if for very number ?0 there is a corresponding number ?0 such that |f(x) - L| ? whenever 0|x - a|? . up down return end How to give mathematical description of In the definition, the main part is that for arbitrarily ?0, there exists a ?0 such that if all x that 0|x - a|? then |f(x) - L| ? . Another notation for is f(x) L as x a. Geometric interpretation of limits can be given in terms