Calculus - Infinite Limits

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  • Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2024
  • Calculus - Infinite Limits. In this video I calculate a few limits where the solutions are either +/- infinity or the limit does not exist.
    In this video I go through the intuition by first giving numerical examples to illustrate what is happening. Note that infinite limits also relate to finding vertical asymptotes of functions.

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  • @panzR696
    @panzR696 13 лет назад +9

    does youtube recognize that your videos are raising grades and not killing brain cells like most other videos, GIVE THIS MAN A PRIZE

  • @onepumpchump4400
    @onepumpchump4400 10 лет назад +292

    is it me or is the video really laggy?

    • @lalanto341
      @lalanto341 7 лет назад +18

      atleast his voice is clear

    • @Benjii718
      @Benjii718 6 лет назад +6

      Laggy af

    • @buzzyso
      @buzzyso 5 лет назад +11

      this video is from 2009. what do you expect

    • @chaseramos4865
      @chaseramos4865 5 лет назад +5

      it's low fps not laggy

    • @VndNvwYvvSvv
      @VndNvwYvvSvv 4 года назад +3

      Choppy or low fps. Not lag. Be precise with your thoughts and language.

  • @radangel_
    @radangel_ 7 лет назад +55

    11:15 I knew it I thought I was going crazy!!! I knew it was negative infinity

    • @Lanuriaesp
      @Lanuriaesp 6 лет назад +2

      yes!! negative on top positive on bottom ==> negative

  • @aentropy
    @aentropy 7 лет назад +102

    So basically, base on the comments, RUclips tutorials > Our Calculus Teachers.

    • @heavysaber9431
      @heavysaber9431 5 лет назад +2

      Heck even my calculus prof watches RUclips videos because they explain better than the books, hence they can review better on RUclips

    • @ryanm6004
      @ryanm6004 4 года назад +1

      Definitely. My calc teacher constantly gives us Brian McLogan videos to watch before class and to help with studying.

    • @Ekenei
      @Ekenei 4 года назад

      100%

  • @chinsvlogs
    @chinsvlogs 10 лет назад +160

    why do profs mess up our brains with complicated words when it can be as simple as this.......

    • @sofiamadlangbayan1922
      @sofiamadlangbayan1922 7 лет назад

      Blame the dictionary HAHAHA!

    • @520jdm69
      @520jdm69 6 лет назад

      I actually thought this was a little more complicated than it was taught to me at school.

  • @andresamador9855
    @andresamador9855 6 лет назад +36

    Answer at 10:00 should be negative infinity

  • @perccobain6745
    @perccobain6745 8 лет назад +110

    Why did you explain this better than my teacher in 12 minutes then my teacher did in 3, 90 minute classes

    • @20gully
      @20gully 8 лет назад +3

      LOL I agree though if you go seek your teacher afterwards they will do a good job

    • @abhishekbisht5901
      @abhishekbisht5901 6 лет назад +11

      nO TURDFACE. They are on a schedule and they have to keep up with it. Stop with the shitty conspiracy theories.

    • @heavysaber9431
      @heavysaber9431 5 лет назад +2

      @Illinium dumb ass that means if we get low marks we drop out of school then they lose profit that means they can't make money by making us dumber, and when a population is dumb then no job opportunities that means a lot are unemployed that means bad economy that means the government would never pay teachers to make us dumber because it would lead to bankruptcy then anarchy that means conspiracy theorist are drop out college students that also want others to drop out because they feel the more the merrier.

    • @hotandsillycinnamonrollget6697
      @hotandsillycinnamonrollget6697 5 лет назад +4

      Mainly due to most universities now a days being an absolute bureaucratic unit. Classes are way too large and too fast. My teacher assigns homework that is extemly difficult and I usually have to look up the answer so I don't get decent practice. The questions on the test are different than the notes making the tests difficult. Here he explains everything we need to know not confined to a cirriculum. Tbh I think University is obsolete. Patrick's (and thenewbostons) videos proove this to me. I'm only in it because some executive in an office says I need a peice of paper to have a job.

    • @heavysaber9431
      @heavysaber9431 5 лет назад

      @@hotandsillycinnamonrollget6697 No they're not, you're not just studying hard. In college you have to study hard and if you can't keep up then that's your problem. Some universities even offer free tutorials, you have to utilize what's already at hand. Universities have entrance exams and if you passed it then you have to keep up with the standard.

  • @FOSology
    @FOSology 7 лет назад +60

    Gave me a fucking heart attack when you mistakenly said it was positive infinity

  • @Prophetic_heirs
    @Prophetic_heirs 9 лет назад +4

    even the profs at my internationally recognized university dont teach so well as you do...
    Salute you...
    Helping me be an engineer for two years :)

  • @chintoo266
    @chintoo266 14 лет назад

    am already BSc .........three years back
    now i have a test to appear in calculus.......and totally blank in ir
    But Sir thank you very mush with all the due respects and reverance........your vids are a priceless
    Hazrat Ali (R.A) said : A person who taught you One Word is Your Teacher.....You are my teacher now...........

  • @tramnguyen237
    @tramnguyen237 12 лет назад

    OMG I was cried sooo hard because I totally did not get this !!! but now I can be at ease go to bed after watching your video!!! it prepared me for my test!! Thank you very much

  • @RockThatTele
    @RockThatTele 11 лет назад +1

    Your videos are wonderful, keep it up please. I just started taking calc and i have been having a lot of trouble. With the online homework i don't understand why i am getting the answers right but your videos help me understand so much.

  • @mariechaekyung3
    @mariechaekyung3 9 лет назад

    Life saver. my teacher is a horrible explainer. He knows his calculus very very well, but his explaining leaves a lot to be desired. Thank you for this!

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  14 лет назад

    @pssurfer7 yes, she was doing 'limits at infinity' - that is, when the independent variable (x) becomes arbitrarily large (goes to positive or negative infinity). The problems I do are often called infinite limits because the dependent variable (y) either goes to positive or negative infinity.

  • @subhodeepster
    @subhodeepster 16 лет назад

    hi this is the first comment i am posting after having viewed three of your slides....
    permutations , combinations and even this one.......
    i had not learnt them till date but spending around half an hour with you has helped me a great deal....
    greatly indebted....
    is this your hobby .. because you are so good at it ???

  • @cubencis
    @cubencis 16 лет назад

    what a mind-bogglingly straight forward explanation of limits. that beat a sem of sngl variable calc. thanks...

  • @KdancerofHipHop
    @KdancerofHipHop 10 лет назад +6

    Can you please make another video on infinite limits with more complicated examples such as the function of x containing the absolute value of x?
    Your videos are so so so helpful, thank you!

  • @Ashbourne03
    @Ashbourne03 14 лет назад

    i hope your video's will save me.. im learning more from you than my prof. I'll have my final exam tomorrow, i have to get 51/70 to pass the subject. if i fail, i have to repeat it next yr, which will cause me to delay 1 yr in college.

  • @golfkid333
    @golfkid333 14 лет назад +2

    Thanks man, you just did a better job explaining limits in 12 mins than my teacher is able to in 50 mins.

  • @VanillaFllare
    @VanillaFllare 14 лет назад

    Thank you very much!! When I get calculus ADD while watching this it's so useful to be able to rewind and play again. Unlike getting calculus ADD in class where I miss ten minutes and don't understand the entire lecture!!

  • @dragoncatoverload
    @dragoncatoverload 12 лет назад +1

    The main problem I had was figuring out whether something was positive infinity or negative infinity. This video cleared it up
    Thanks

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  14 лет назад

    @RipplingSHockWave i have no idea what you are trying to say, but i am glad u like my math

  • @metamegaman
    @metamegaman 14 лет назад

    this video helped a lot...i actually caught your mistake right before the little comment bubble you put popped up and confirmed it. im taking calc 1 this semester in my college and this is the 3rd video of yours that has been a great help. keep up the great work! thanks a lot!

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  13 лет назад

    @steverock85 yes, everyone complains. but they do not complain about the fact that everything on youtube is FREE! : )

  • @RaghadQashou
    @RaghadQashou 9 лет назад +22

    Thank yoooou so much ,i dont know What would I do without this video

    • @patrickjmt
      @patrickjmt  9 лет назад +2

      +Raghad Sama (Raghad65x) happy i could help you :)

    • @nadersrouji9484
      @nadersrouji9484 9 лет назад

      +patrickJMT fast question if the number on top was negative and the 0 on the bottom was also negative does that make the infinity positive? because my doctor wrote it negative infinity

    • @hadiabadi4538
      @hadiabadi4538 8 лет назад +2

      +Nader Srouji there is not negative zero in math it is just zero

    • @nadersrouji9484
      @nadersrouji9484 8 лет назад

      Hadi Abadi not negative 0
      But 0-

    • @hadiabadi4538
      @hadiabadi4538 8 лет назад

      +Hadi Abadi even if you multiply the zero by negative the answer would be zero NOT negative zero

  • @gracetsangaris922
    @gracetsangaris922 7 лет назад

    You are my hero.--Your use of notation is sublime. You are an exceptional mathematician.

  • @Iba12345
    @Iba12345 11 лет назад

    Patrick you are an angel sent by the mathematical gods, god bless your soul.

  • @carlyb4673
    @carlyb4673 10 лет назад +3

    It's definitely helpful that you're going slow and taking the time to show your thought process for this whole thing! Thanks :)

  • @narleydude1
    @narleydude1 15 лет назад

    Thanks for your reply. You're right, We're done with limits @ school, So I had to double check what you said and its true, I may have entered some wierd data on the math software last time I used it. Thanks again.

  • @robinfr93
    @robinfr93 11 лет назад

    What I like I about your video compared to any of the other ones in youtube is..
    Your videos are SIMPLE, they have just the right amount of material and info..
    Nothing less and nothing more..
    And something to find out by oneself..
    :)
    I still don't understand why you weren't selected for the live tutoring program by youtube..
    Probably because of the low subscribers..
    You here that people starting spreading the message!!
    We need to get this guy and his channel KNOWN!!!

  • @Taareshcool10
    @Taareshcool10 12 лет назад

    hey patrick....u r d best....u've really got this unintuitive "infinite limits' in ma head....thnx...

  • @XSmfatcat
    @XSmfatcat 10 лет назад +25

    came into this wondering how much a 12 minute video could help, came out of it wondering where you've been all my life

  • @semisikaufusi2467
    @semisikaufusi2467 7 лет назад

    Your approach defining infinity in relation to limits could not be simpler than that....Great job on it. OBTW, Got the book already, my son already said it great book...will give it to the other son in college taking calculus. Again, great job.

  • @GeotheDio
    @GeotheDio 13 лет назад

    You are saving my life as I cram for my AP Exam.

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  13 лет назад +3

    @dragonflar8 that is correct

  • @cortezjose6
    @cortezjose6 11 лет назад

    You deserve a Nobel peace prize in Math for making it more accessible to everyone. Your videos get 4!thumbs up! (I included my toes)

  • @Nawafy007
    @Nawafy007 10 лет назад +96

    Who else has their exam in 4 hours?

  • @vlasevmovement
    @vlasevmovement 15 лет назад

    + infinity is a shorthand for being able to make the value of the expression in question as large as we want it to be, by taking x closer and closer to the limiting value...

  • @LowGhostRider
    @LowGhostRider 10 лет назад

    Patrick you could, like my teacher, refer to the denominator (what it will end up equaling) as a + or - SMIDGE. Meaning like if u have 5.001-5 you will have a + smidge when approaching from the right..so its (+) infinity since all numbers beyond 5 will create a + number

  • @sir.francislow5257
    @sir.francislow5257 7 лет назад

    Where would I be without you Patrick?

  • @Atheist269
    @Atheist269 15 лет назад

    dude THANK YOU!. i got everything in calculus this far except chapter 1 which happened to be limits... and my common exam in 3 days is only on chapter 1 (even though the teacher said it will be on all 11 we learned lol) and now i think i get it. i was especially confused with -infinity and positive and the small plus/minus sign, but now i get it :D. Thxxxxxx

  • @INDIAN5001
    @INDIAN5001 11 лет назад

    Thanks so much! Idk why everyone is crazy about Khan Academy, you are so much better!! Can't thank you enough!

  • @aeropostale4277
    @aeropostale4277 14 лет назад

    i got a 98 on my math test after watching all of your limit videos (never got over a 82 in math bfore this) thank you so so so much

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  12 лет назад +1

    come back any time :) i am always here!

  • @AfroQueenB
    @AfroQueenB 15 лет назад

    Amazing lesson you could easily replace all the calculus teachers at my school... Thanks, I have just mastered limits!

  • @DKZK21
    @DKZK21 5 лет назад

    My man wiping boards with his hands for us what a hero.

  • @joshuaferguson7464
    @joshuaferguson7464 12 лет назад

    dude seriously thank you so much.. this was understandable because you defined why these are the way they are and then run through it step by step as to train my brain on the way you think. i feel like i have hope for tomorrow's test now!

  • @KaykSkellington
    @KaykSkellington 13 лет назад +3

    Your videos are amazing, they have helped me so much! I have been paying for a tutor yet I feel I am benefiting way more from your videos! :)

  • @droppingsack
    @droppingsack 12 лет назад

    you are so damn right. the information is free and it is out there

  • @P14N0L0V3R
    @P14N0L0V3R 12 лет назад

    unlike my teacher, you never use old, unreadable markers. that's what makes you different
    from all the students cramming for finals, thank you

  • @cfaion341
    @cfaion341 12 лет назад

    you're awesome dude! I'm pretty much fluent with limits but I still watch your vids everytime I have tests coming up! best revision method ever!

  • @CheesedipProd
    @CheesedipProd 11 лет назад

    Thank you so much! I shall donate once I graduate!!

  • @mrfarooqkhan8454
    @mrfarooqkhan8454 Год назад +1

    Great video

  • @unrivaled37
    @unrivaled37 13 лет назад

    thank you so much, greetings from san salvador, el salvador!

  • @kurushseyfaddini1728
    @kurushseyfaddini1728 7 лет назад

    i really like how simple you teach thanks alot

  • @TheBirdMan
    @TheBirdMan 13 лет назад

    i was trying to figure out how you brought + (INfinity in start) i watched so many times that how + and - gives _ LOL>>.but you corrected it..thanks for an awesoem video.

  • @mypinkdollprincess
    @mypinkdollprincess 14 лет назад

    thanks a zillion! you have no idea how helpful these vids are! Thanks again!!!

  • @papajerry3413
    @papajerry3413 8 лет назад

    this helped me alot in my quest for a great nut and mathmatics

  • @trollingmananaps6403
    @trollingmananaps6403 5 лет назад +1

    i think you will use (0.9,0.99,0.999) instead of (0.1,0.01,0.001) if its from the left

  • @matcha5836
    @matcha5836 7 лет назад +1

    I reached college without knowing this and now I'm suffering. Thank you so much for your videos!

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  16 лет назад

    thanks, i appreciate the kind words

  • @ashkansnake
    @ashkansnake 5 лет назад

    Thanx! The idea that limit of division by zero is infinity took me two days to realize, very much not intuitive at all.

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  12 лет назад

    dne. they are all dne if the limit is not finite.

  • @manyiuwong2586
    @manyiuwong2586 10 лет назад

    your video helps me to get a good grade in mid term, thx!

  • @SpacySpaceCadet
    @SpacySpaceCadet 14 лет назад

    Thank you so much, This made so much more sense than my book.

  • @yigs7339
    @yigs7339 10 лет назад +87

    got a midterm in half an hour, lets see how i do...

    • @patrickjmt
      @patrickjmt  10 лет назад +41

      i hope it went well! if nothing else, at least it is over.

    • @yigs7339
      @yigs7339 10 лет назад +33

      it went pretty well thanks to your videos! i watched about 20 of them while studying!

    • @BrownSugarGene
      @BrownSugarGene 7 лет назад +2

      graphing in math

    • @juggernautjay307
      @juggernautjay307 4 года назад

      me too

  • @Scarf3086
    @Scarf3086 13 лет назад

    Are you a grad student / professor? You must be some sort of teacher, as your videos are super useful (even for undergrad math majors XD) I was refreshing my knowledge so I could tutor somebody and your videos have been a great help. I'll gladly watch the commercials if you get a pay check for it lol

  • @TheWaffleofWisdom
    @TheWaffleofWisdom 12 лет назад

    When does one attempt to find the left limit and right limit? Is it when they ask you if the function is continuous? How about simplifying, factoring, and using conjugates. Is that when you are asked to evaluate?

  • @Mikelevay
    @Mikelevay 13 лет назад

    Stellar job. Thanks for the help. I'm sick of these damn downy commercials though. I hope you're getting paid.

  • @peterpatalano
    @peterpatalano 15 лет назад

    About to take my calc final... thanks patrick.

  • @EADgbeist
    @EADgbeist 4 года назад

    A limit must approach a real number. The notation lim f(x) = ±∞ describes the function's asymptotic behaviour (at a vertical asymptote) -- but the limit does not exist.

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  13 лет назад

    @jinlane correct.

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  14 лет назад

    @chintoo266 glad you like the vids : ) good luck in your studies!

    • @viviamescobar7468
      @viviamescobar7468 Год назад

      I love your videos, very helpful I wish I can have you as my professor 🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️😭

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  16 лет назад

    howdy waranle! all is well here; hope you are doing good yourself

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  16 лет назад

    all ready have a bunch of l'hospital rule problems!

  • @letmebeintan1253
    @letmebeintan1253 6 лет назад

    I found this very helpful thanks a lot ! Thanks for changing the infinity sign as well..

  • @aytanbabayeva6075
    @aytanbabayeva6075 9 лет назад

    Your explanation is really awesome. Thank you.

  • @trevorariza5135
    @trevorariza5135 9 лет назад

    say for example f(x)=([|x|](1-x))/x-[|x|] and we're required to find the limit as x approaches 2 from the left. ([|x|] is the greatest integer function of x).

  • @TheMechaBrittany
    @TheMechaBrittany 11 лет назад +1

    I rewatched that problem like 4 times because I didn't notice the note haha .I was trying to figure out how the hell that turned positive!
    but basically, x/0 = + or - infinite?

  • @lanfred619
    @lanfred619 8 лет назад +1

    mid terms tomrow and u saved my grades ty :)

  • @TheNumberEight
    @TheNumberEight 12 лет назад

    Thanks for the video man, it made a difference.

  • @Waranle
    @Waranle 16 лет назад

    Thank you Patrick, good to see you, im Glad your back, hope you doing well.

  • @markpatrickburton1471
    @markpatrickburton1471 8 лет назад

    schooled my math teacher in an argument. thanks to this video.

  • @warnexus
    @warnexus 13 лет назад

    thanks man! you made it easier to understand!

  • @brandonsifuentez1921
    @brandonsifuentez1921 11 лет назад

    Your videos are of such great help! Thank you for doing this and for free. Thank You soooooooooo much!

  • @erikationofkita
    @erikationofkita 14 лет назад

    thanks for this vid! im takin calc this semester and you do a really good job of explaining it so simply. thanks :D

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  13 лет назад

    @DakotaWiggles okie dokie

  • @spaRKLES88604
    @spaRKLES88604 4 года назад

    when he did the first limit I was concerned because a negative over a positive should be a negative, but he fixed it so I felt good that I was right for once

  • @luirot9
    @luirot9 12 лет назад

    This is when Calculus and I had to depart. I hated this topic in differential calculus. Could never get it with two different instructors.

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  15 лет назад

    well, it was up there!

  • @asugrue9367
    @asugrue9367 10 лет назад +4

    I

  • @evonnezhu5521
    @evonnezhu5521 10 лет назад

    you are a godsend.

  • @hiddengoals8890
    @hiddengoals8890 11 лет назад

    All your videos really did help me a lot for i had a quiz today and it helped me! Thank you kind sir! God bless you :)

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  14 лет назад

    @martialrockarts2 u r very welcome

  • @chunkylover817
    @chunkylover817 13 лет назад

    You are a lifesaver! man good job and thanks for being my tutor :D definitely subscribed ^^

  • @quentinkaramitsos6446
    @quentinkaramitsos6446 7 лет назад +2

    Lol just saw an ad for math tutor help, no thanks pat does the trick

  • @patrickjmt
    @patrickjmt  12 лет назад

    that is an indeterminate form. you can use l'hospital ( l'hopital) rule to find the solution.

  • @SpykerLN
    @SpykerLN 12 лет назад

    Thank you so much for all of your videos! You're helping me pass my calculus final. :)

  • @jonathandb91
    @jonathandb91 12 лет назад

    Saying positive zero is an cool way to teach it... I like what my calc teacher says, "we're dividing six by TINY positive numbers! Something constant and positive divided by a TINIER and TINIER positive number is a HUGE positive number." (approaching positive infinity) Haha

  • @danzazish
    @danzazish 9 лет назад

    Thank you very much you saved my life!