Calculus 1 Lecture 1.1: An Introduction to Limits

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  • @Nishe167
    @Nishe167 Год назад +242

    This man still saving lives in 2023. You deserve the world, sir.🖤

    • @cyclingpoppy
      @cyclingpoppy 6 месяцев назад +15

      2024 still clutching up for me

    • @cosmicmyst6958
      @cosmicmyst6958 6 месяцев назад +2

      Getting ready for my calculus midterm and I found this hero of a teacher 🙏😭 I'm blessed

    • @tyrenluke95
      @tyrenluke95 5 месяцев назад +1

      Can someone clarify at 30:28 does it mean by factoring out the x-1 we are not making q=p and not making x=1.What does sir mean when he says "are we letting x=1 and p=q"

    • @aegon_the_conquerer9563
      @aegon_the_conquerer9563 4 месяца назад +1

      @@tyrenluke95 he meant we are getting really really close but not reaching there so we can cancel out the two (x-1)s but if we got to 1 we couldn't do the cancelling out

  • @justinlipper8526
    @justinlipper8526 4 года назад +1334

    new life goals:
    -get shredded
    -become an amazing calc teacher

    • @beoptimistic5853
      @beoptimistic5853 3 года назад

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    • @kurchak
      @kurchak 3 года назад +2

      @@beoptimistic5853 ?

    • @luisitocarrillo
      @luisitocarrillo 3 года назад +7

      Hahaha I think I can teach calculus, the shredded part is harder well gonna try it

    • @Anonymous-gd7xd
      @Anonymous-gd7xd 3 года назад

      @@luisitocarrillo then please could you teach me calculus?

  • @GO-fs5cz
    @GO-fs5cz 8 лет назад +1888

    Attention Everyone!!! PLEASE Forward quickly to 25:18 and take this ONE very important advise from Professor Leonard - watch it multiple times and embed it in your minds. It is very, very true that you can be successful in Calculus by just memorizing formulas and limits/differentiation/integration rules. For those of you who are serious about studying Math, Science, Physics, Engineering, it is essential that you understand "why you are doing what you're doing," simply memorizing formulas WILL NOT make you successful as it may have had in your lower level maths. I've used the concepts of Calculus in virtually every higher level classes. Since this is the first official lecture in Calculus 1, I thought this would be the best place to post this comment so everyone starting off will have the right mindset. Lastly, I would like to thank Professor Leonard for all his time and effort he put in these excellent videos - I don't know wth I would do without it.

    • @cortez121219933
      @cortez121219933 6 лет назад +56

      students wont get what u are saying till they are deep in a fluid mechanics book and trying to read it, lost as hell but know how to find sinks and sources. Learn what a derivative is, what it MEANS, same with intergral, surface intergrals, etc. You will have a much richer and deeper understanding everytime you take an advanced course in engineering.

    • @holipinieo1
      @holipinieo1 6 лет назад +55

      This is VERY true. In my engineering courses we say that we are measuring 'x' with an infinite sum and of course, it implies an integral and everyone is expected to know it. The unit circle is utilized quite often if not in every engineering course that I've taken. I started calc 1 not knowing why I'm using any of this and didn't understand, but just memorized. When I got into calc 3 I had to go back to calc 1 and truly understand what I was doing in order to grasp engineering and physics concepts. THIS IS THE BEST ADVICE. LISTEN TO THIS ADVICE!!

    • @jasonharris996
      @jasonharris996 5 лет назад +28

      Even when I was in engineering school, students in calculus would still ask "why are we doing this?" Like... you don't get it by now? You've taken years worth of mathematics and witnessed the progression of needing more tools to handle increasingly complex situations? Calculus is all about change. Algebra provides the basis for handling variables and mathematically understanding the 2D and 3D environments. But, how do you mathematically express changes occurring in these environments? Calculus hammers all of it home. Pair it up with its companion physics and, damn, it doesn't get much clearer than that.

    • @AceofDlamonds
      @AceofDlamonds 5 лет назад +4

      @@jasonharris996
      noted. bout to go back to Calc 1 and start from first principles.

    • @isobar5857
      @isobar5857 4 года назад +13

      George Olagov. Precisely. Well said. Anyone can learn the rules...but knowing why and how those rules are derived is difference between true learning and just learning by rote. This man cares that you understand where it all comes from, and this is what makes him a great teacher. There are those who know what they teach and those who can " teach" what they know, and there is a world of difference between the two.

  • @Maryam-dq1iy
    @Maryam-dq1iy Год назад +193

    I think I was in grade 2 when you uploaded these videos, and now 2022 I am a 1st year engineering student at university who uses these videos to pass my calculus course. You are giving education to generations sir, thank you very much!

  • @akindantagonist8708
    @akindantagonist8708 3 года назад +667

    This man still saving lives in 2021. You deserve the world, sir.🖤

    • @bahadrpolat5984
      @bahadrpolat5984 2 года назад +17

      still in 2022

    • @HeavyReign12
      @HeavyReign12 2 года назад +12

      @@bahadrpolat5984 This dude allowing me to enjoy math for the first time in my life

    • @shjaaz4139
      @shjaaz4139 2 года назад +6

      @@bahadrpolat5984 maybe up to 2023 and 24

    • @nishantprabhat5674
      @nishantprabhat5674 Год назад +6

      i am from 3069 and this fella is a frickin' legend over there

    • @proxxysikhoya678
      @proxxysikhoya678 Год назад

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  • @emant1171
    @emant1171 8 лет назад +765

    I am extremely happy that I have come across your channel. I am 70 years old and I want to refresh my calculus and you are gifted to make complex concepts simple, thank you Professor Leonard

    • @paulgarcia2887
      @paulgarcia2887 8 лет назад +123

      Are you trying to figure out how much longer you have to live?
      Sorry couldn't help my self.... Have a nice day....

    • @ptipanaskhuna4147
      @ptipanaskhuna4147 7 лет назад +33

      +Paul Garcia duude... ROFLMAO THAT WAS RUDE
      sry couldnt stop myself from laughing xd

    • @marcelweier1806
      @marcelweier1806 7 лет назад +13

      you made my day guys now i have to clean my display from coffee:DDDDD

    • @holipinieo1
      @holipinieo1 6 лет назад +13

      I'm all for non-political correctness, but I didn't even chuckle.

    • @nobackup9228
      @nobackup9228 6 лет назад +7

      Paul Garcia what do you think? will u live forever...

  • @connect2reality
    @connect2reality 6 лет назад +3237

    Finishes his lifts. Puts on his glasses and teaches us calculus.

  • @silverfoxrn6932
    @silverfoxrn6932 5 лет назад +506

    I wish I had him during my college days. He is extremely good in teaching this course and explains things very easily. We need more people like Prof. Leonard in colleges!

    • @tomboytomgirl5356
      @tomboytomgirl5356 3 года назад +6

      We sure do!

    • @ogidi2177
      @ogidi2177 2 года назад

      Hello my dear friend how are you interacting with the lectures hope to hear from you

    • @martinwalker9386
      @martinwalker9386 2 года назад

      1968-9 I failed calc 131 then failed calc 121 then got a D in calc 121. This video helped understand more than the three quarters combined.

    • @chandranichaki9580
      @chandranichaki9580 2 года назад

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    • @kel1404
      @kel1404 2 года назад

      You are older than him, so forget about having him teach you at your days🤪😜

  • @mozamelahmadi5693
    @mozamelahmadi5693 3 года назад +80

    I trust this man's biceps, it helps me focus on the content he is teaching.

  • @blackjack2770
    @blackjack2770 4 года назад +176

    Best Calculus professor ever. This man helped me get an A in my calc class. I was sending out emails of all his videos to students to help them as well and they love him. You made me fall in LOVE with calculus. Thank you so much.

  • @ProfessorLeonard
    @ProfessorLeonard  10 лет назад +1474

    I rarely respond to comments but do appreciate them greatly. You have my thanks for that. However, a comment by Can B. made me feel a response is warranted. A secant is by no means the same as a tangent, nor do I believe that I ever mentioned that was so. If you are under the assumption that a secant IS the same as a tangent, please read about limits, or carefully watch the video again. It should be clear that as the distance between the two points of a secant approaches zero (the idea of a limit), the secant so closely approximates a tangent that there is no difference and we can treat the slope of the secant to be the SAME as the tangent. Hopefully this clears up any confusion. God bless you all.

    • @samdelsgs2
      @samdelsgs2 10 лет назад +29

      Thanks for the video Professor.
      Can you tell me which textbook has been used in this video?

    • @nathancorser5430
      @nathancorser5430 10 лет назад +6

      here's a question, though an answer isn't exactly required. can you use two secants to get the exact slope of a tangent? if the two secants are of equal distance from p, wouldn't you be able to predict the slope of the tangent of P by using the curve? on a perfect curve (such as the edge of a circle) i imagine the tangent would be in the middle but if the curve curves more unpredictably i imagine you could still get it if you know by how much the curve is curving.

    • @josephbongiorno2265
      @josephbongiorno2265 9 лет назад +8

      If you didn't get the distinction between the use of secant and tangent listen to this bit here 33:45

    • @amandeswalpapaji831
      @amandeswalpapaji831 9 лет назад +13

      Adel Suliman Book is written By Soo tan and is named Caclulus: Early Transcendentals

    • @michaeljohnmagistrado1166
      @michaeljohnmagistrado1166 9 лет назад +2

      Manhattan Project that big red book? i think i saw that on a bookstore here in the philippines.

  • @this_mfr
    @this_mfr 8 лет назад +1748

    Came here to learn about Calc, and noticed the following:
    A) He is very good looking.
    B) Has a friendly demeanor.
    C) Is obviously very intelligent and talented at teaching.
    D) He is not wearing a wedding ring.
    E) He calls himself a professor, indicating he teaches at the college level. Therefore, practically all students are 18+.
    Conclusion: This dude might be the first man in the history of man to successfully use Calculus as a means of getting showered in fresh, young ladies just dying to find a good looking *and* intelligent guy.
    Thug level: Off the charts.

    • @Jaymansharma
      @Jaymansharma 7 лет назад +208

      thug level: indifferentiable

    • @GamSpoley
      @GamSpoley 7 лет назад +190

      Thug level: limit x->∞

    • @winwin0808
      @winwin0808 7 лет назад +5

      You are fucking criticized.

    • @this_mfr
      @this_mfr 7 лет назад +3

      Carmen Wong I am criticized? Ahhuh?

    • @fcb347
      @fcb347 7 лет назад +27

      LOL this is not college level math, its junior high school. So most "fresh, young ladies" would be 14-16.

  • @gregmitchell6213
    @gregmitchell6213 10 лет назад +141

    Professor Leonard, I hope you understand and never forget that you have a great gift. I have come upon your videos looking for review as a 35 year old returning to school for an engineering degree in a couple weeks. Through your videos I actually understand these concepts better now than I ever did before. You will surely receive recognition for your approach if you haven't already. You are thorough, positive, and enthusiastic, without being condescending to the students in the classroom. Superb job professor.

    • @this_mfr
      @this_mfr 8 лет назад +5

      I am here for the same! Almost 30 and getting ready to start a Civil Engineering degree. Need some refreshers and I'm understanding it better now than I did in high school.

    • @anwesaroy6998
      @anwesaroy6998 7 лет назад

      Do you get to study at such an old age in your country!...... What are the job prospects?. Will a company be willing to recruit you after you earn your degree? Or are you just doing it for knowledge enhancement?.....I have passed my graduation and have renewed interest in physics and mathematics. But this wont be of much use in my country India, apart from teaching kids and helping them with their study

    • @RoseteMonik
      @RoseteMonik 7 лет назад

      Greg Mitchell I agree ☝️

    • @gsc2835
      @gsc2835 5 лет назад +1

      @@anwesaroy6998 it doesnt matter in fact it's not uncommon for alot of older people to be in college I'm 26 and currently going towards my engineering degree and so are alot of people I'm rarely in class with anyone below the age of 21

    • @Razali.
      @Razali. 3 года назад

      I'm 34 and returning to school too! Knowledge has no age limits it's a basic human rights

  • @dreamfire5210
    @dreamfire5210 3 года назад +154

    If my teacher was this good at explaining things, I would not have dropped out of calculus 30 years ago. Learning it again at age 52 and having a much more enjoyable experience. Thank goodness for teachers like this.

    • @raymondwilson293
      @raymondwilson293 3 года назад +5

      I'm preparing to go back to grad school at 56... i have five months to ramp up to linear algebra.... i think this prof is going to be a great asset. Thanku prof if you happen to read this. you're an amazing teacher!

    • @Suekru3
      @Suekru3 3 года назад +16

      @@luisavelar9883 Gonna assume you're a kid/teenager. I'm just about to hit 25 and I already can tell you that the years go by faster as you age and before you know it, kids are gonna be calling you old.
      Even so, I personally consider up to 13 a kid, 13-19 a teenager, 20-29 a young adult, 30-64 an adult and then 65+ is finally what I would consider "old".

    • @zyenathalous
      @zyenathalous 2 года назад +4

      at 51 im finding the exact same thing! :) well said mate

    • @Suekru3
      @Suekru3 2 года назад +5

      @@luisavelar9883 So I was correct.

    • @allysonidk8920
      @allysonidk8920 2 года назад +2

      @@raymondwilson293 that's awesome, good luck!! :)

  • @pgo301
    @pgo301 4 года назад +42

    Certainly wish we had the internet and videos like this in the 80's. This professor seriously makes calculus as simple as possible. He knows the pitfalls where people get lost and bridges that gap. Great work Professor, you'll succeed as a teacher with just your approach.

    • @anymaths
      @anymaths 4 года назад +1

      learn square numbers from my videos.

  • @Stonehawk
    @Stonehawk 6 лет назад +241

    16:40 was THE MOMENT I learned something. THE MOMENT something went click in my head, took a bunch of new information, and suddenly SNAPPED it into correlation. Sir you are a FANTASTIC teacher, your excitement for the subject is palpable, and you gave m something I can really latch onto... I always had a vague idea of what limit is - but now I KNOW. And that knowing happend RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, thanks to you.

  • @sjwdestroyer6336
    @sjwdestroyer6336 3 года назад +47

    To any of you guys who are just starting your journey into calculus and have come across this video. DO NOT STOP. I am a senior in college and just finished differential equations recently. I struggled when this all started until I came across professor Leonard. This legend is everything anyone could ever ask for in a math professor and deserves everything and more. I know the videos may seem long, but you can always speed them up a little. It got to the point where I didn't even attend my lectures for calc classes except on exam days because I wasn't learning anything and quite frankly it was a waste of time when I was learning everything so much better through these videos. I'm not saying skip like I did. But Professor Leonard will get you to the places you wanna be. I owe my degree to this guy.

    • @tomboytomgirl5356
      @tomboytomgirl5356 3 года назад

      Thank you for your voice, SJW. How true you have spoken.

    • @cyceryx
      @cyceryx 7 месяцев назад

      high school sophomore here (currently in precalc and taking calc 1 and 2 next year), i've heard that a lot of professers also grade based on attendance. if i get a professor like that who's also bad at teaching calc, should i just watch these videos while at the lectures? i'm asking because both of my older siblings have had some very bad professors in college. thanks!

  • @Italiano9091
    @Italiano9091 8 лет назад +15

    Once somebody said: "A good teacher/professor is somebody that can explain very complex things in an easy understandable way"
    You're the best!!!!

  • @israanur76
    @israanur76 5 лет назад +23

    you're the first professor who didn't make me feel stupid, it means a lot to me, I really appreciate that.

  • @kennedylove2433
    @kennedylove2433 4 месяца назад +3

    To anyone wondering if the time commitment to these videos is worth it, *I promise they are.* I go to UT Austin and my professor was atrocious at teaching calculus. I skipped virtually every lecture he gave after the first exam (when I confirmed they were genuinely unhelpful) and, before the curves were applied, averaged a 93.25 between our 3 midterms and final. For reference, the class average on the midterms and final ended up being a 61. Prior to Leonard's lectures, I was subpar at best at math. At this point, I'm very confident in my abilities and Leonard's lectures are why I'm able to say that. Sincerely, Leonard, your lessons are a gift and I'm SO thankful to have watched your videos.

  • @StandforTr00th
    @StandforTr00th 7 лет назад +33

    Your students are so fortunate to have you as their Calc professor. Colleges should hire you to teach their teachers how to teach. You're a legend dog!

  • @jvolstad
    @jvolstad 9 лет назад +480

    Next year I start calculus at San Antonio College. I'm a bit nervous about this, but will give it my best shot. Just like I do all my classes.
    Oh BTW, I'm 63-years-old and a disabled veteran.

    • @mandyhamilton8083
      @mandyhamilton8083 8 лет назад +21

      +jvolstad God bless you and your efforts in bettering yourself.

    • @robertogonzalez6083
      @robertogonzalez6083 8 лет назад +6

      +jvolstad this is fantastic! i'm extremely happy for you, keep the great work up! :)

    • @electronicdreams.9870
      @electronicdreams.9870 8 лет назад +6

      wow....I didn't know you learn calculus in college in America....here in greece we learn it in the last two grades of high school

    • @brionian1017
      @brionian1017 8 лет назад +4

      +The Pinnacle here in the states, precalculus and calculus are taught in the last two years of High School. However, initial calculus classes are usually only single-var calc. College classes cover far more in depth subjects and topics in calculus, they're usually more oriented to study fields. For example, a calc class for engineering is VASTLY different from a calc class for theoretical physics.

    • @jvolstad
      @jvolstad 8 лет назад

      +Bronson I'm not what?

  • @harrisashraff
    @harrisashraff 7 лет назад +146

    he just cured my phobia on calculus which i had for the past 7 years.. thank you professor..

    • @zeroseventen4879
      @zeroseventen4879 6 лет назад +1

      Mohammed Harris Ashraff 7 years? have you failed calculus for seven years or have you been fearing it lol

    • @insiya4561
      @insiya4561 5 лет назад

      ZeroSevenTen a year old lol, but maybe his teacher wasnt good and resulting his performance being so bad that he had this fear since 7 years

  • @g9tv156
    @g9tv156 3 года назад +526

    I got so high that I clicked on a Calculus lecture and watched the whole thing

    • @zukacs
      @zukacs 3 года назад +26

      bruh i had to stop at min 40 and found this comment calculus is lit

    • @kevinthomas9002
      @kevinthomas9002 3 года назад +8

      same lol but i was drunk

    • @nubnerd.
      @nubnerd. 3 года назад +3

      I got it recommended for some reason and then watched it at 2 am

    • @ebrietasbiscuit
      @ebrietasbiscuit 3 года назад

      I just had some edibles. Diving in!

    • @lorik5195
      @lorik5195 3 года назад +1

      Literally smoking and got this recommendation

  • @techskills5376
    @techskills5376 4 года назад +19

    I am doing B.E civil Engineering and this man helped me alot
    Lots of Love from Pakistan

  • @IncubusOfDeath
    @IncubusOfDeath 8 лет назад +161

    I needed this guy as my Math teacher in High School where I failed miserably in 1985...You are truly a fantastic teacher, I understood a part of Calculus for the first time......:)

    • @sukmehballs
      @sukmehballs 8 лет назад +5

      i really hope you're right because at this point, i'm going to be in the same situation that you were in during 1985....;-;

    • @IncubusOfDeath
      @IncubusOfDeath 8 лет назад

      +teto Lol, think positive.

    • @sukmehballs
      @sukmehballs 8 лет назад +2

      Mako 44 i'll try my best lol. it's hard when the teacher has a suuuper strong accent

    • @IncubusOfDeath
      @IncubusOfDeath 8 лет назад

      teto
      I hear you man, the teacher I had was a woman, she was mean, would get irritated easily, was short, stocky and manly. lol

    • @sukmehballs
      @sukmehballs 8 лет назад +4

      Mako 44 yikes, what a handful LOL. yo i have my first test tomorrow, wish me luckkkkkk

  • @lubime10
    @lubime10 10 лет назад +31

    You are really really really really good Teacher !!
    I have never seen a person that explain this concept so clear and easy to digested .
    Congrats !!

  • @jackgao5681
    @jackgao5681 8 лет назад +114

    this guy is a funny professor that makes everything seem so simple. I like how he doesn't really use big words.

    • @agentsmidt3209
      @agentsmidt3209 8 лет назад +38

      Well, he is the quintessence of a certain pedagogical persuasion...no big words used.

    • @jackgao5681
      @jackgao5681 8 лет назад +7

      lol

    • @aachalvlogs4839
      @aachalvlogs4839 6 лет назад +10

      Yes..he...does know the subject matter clearly.....that's why he doesn't need big words..just plain and simple....
      Like what Einstien said: If you can't explain something to a child....you really don't know the subject matter.....

  • @oliviamoreno535
    @oliviamoreno535 4 года назад +35

    you’re teaching me more than my college calc teacher is. Couldn’t do my homework without you

    • @beoptimistic5853
      @beoptimistic5853 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/XPCgGT9BlrQ/видео.html 👍💐

  • @jameshulsey2704
    @jameshulsey2704 Год назад +5

    He is the only teacher that I've seen that has actually thoroughly explained what limits are and why they are used! My professor just sort of brushed through the conceptual part of this lesson and just told us the rules on limits. Thank you, sir!

  • @alneri1597
    @alneri1597 6 лет назад +26

    So I go to school , learn , take my notes , get back home and keep them then log onto RUclips to learn from Prof Leonard. Better explained than the classes I pay for. smh.

    • @Suekru3
      @Suekru3 2 года назад

      I honestly stopped going to lecture for Calc 1 and instead used that time to watch these videos. I'm just here for some limit review for Calc 2.

  • @PrankSmith
    @PrankSmith 10 лет назад +67

    Dude I wish you taught my class you are great at teaching you go slow and explain everything.

    • @gabriellemueller9459
      @gabriellemueller9459 3 года назад

      Seconds to that; other people talk @ the rate of a speeding train and I get so enraged as I waste so much time with this Many thanks, Gabrielle from Australia.

  • @locket1172
    @locket1172 8 лет назад +1240

    Looks like Clark Kent is now teaching calculus.

    • @thuhongbui7158
      @thuhongbui7158 8 лет назад +14

      +RB Gaming&Others Tbh. me too this teacher his glasses remind me about Clark Ken, and thought about to write a compliment comment that he is my Superman. Until see his profile pic XD

    • @markyisser9004
      @markyisser9004 7 лет назад +8

      i was thinking more ""Matt Damon""
      maybe talented Mr. Ripley

    • @mainakdutta905
      @mainakdutta905 6 лет назад

      yess..!

    • @goblinninja1234
      @goblinninja1234 4 года назад

      Lol

    • @taekwondotime
      @taekwondotime 4 года назад +11

      Went through all of his lectures on Calculus (1, 2, and 3)... and his lectures on differential equations. Got 98% on my engineering exam . Only messed up one thing because I didn't sleep the night before the exam (me being nervous) and even then I knew what my mistake was on the drive home. Professor Leonard is the best math teacher on RUclips . If you're here to learn math, you're in the right place.
      NOTE: It's fun to watch a lecture like this after completing Calc 3.... just to see how far I've come. The world is a very different place with the knowledge I now have. Sort of like Neo in the movie The Matrix when he stops the bullets and can finally see the matrix at the end of the movie and defeat the agents. This is how you feel once you learn Calculus: :)
      ruclips.net/video/zYwdzYC3uUc/видео.html

  • @sciencesimplified3890
    @sciencesimplified3890 3 года назад +13

    Haha wow, I haven’t seen one of these lectures in years.. i dropped out of my sophomore year of college and worked odd jobs for nearly a decade. However, i was offered the chance to enroll into my university with the condition that i pass calculus 2. At this point i had forgotten even the basics of algebra and was terrified of the prospect of relearning all of math just to pass a calc 2 class to reenroll into my university. Thanks to these lectures and these lectures alone, now i am a first year medical student. Your lectures were the best resource i found online so sincerely thank you!

  • @oscarmonroy6337
    @oscarmonroy6337 4 года назад +13

    I really benifit from learning calculus in a 1 on 1 intimate setting, possibly over coffee, maybe a stroll in central park in the spring discussing how its so difficult finding someone that really gets us and our natural attraction to math and academics...lol

  • @BornYooper
    @BornYooper 6 лет назад +16

    Having taken calculus 15 years, I found these videos to be a great refresher in prep for grad school - thanks!

  • @aliabrahimi3711
    @aliabrahimi3711 10 лет назад +12

    Imagine a very complicated crime which has hunted many people over many years. But suddenly an investigator solves that crime by putting together all the pieces of information he has collected. By making logical connections between those pieces of information he will explain it to the public in a way that no doubt remains about the case. The same is true for math. Professor Leonard is a great Mathematics detective.

  • @GeniusSteven
    @GeniusSteven 9 лет назад +11

    Thanks so much for you lecture(s)! I'm a 38yr old guy who graduated high-school a pretty long time ago but never took Calculus courses. Never understood what it was until I watched your videos. In some ways, you remind me of my high-school Algebra teacher who was very good at explaining the whys and hows of the math and where and how it could be used. Because of that, I got an A+ but then was assigned another teacher the next semester, for Algebra II, who was frankly opposite of him and I ended up dropping out of the class because I didn't understand his way of teaching.
    Thank God for RUclips for those of us who can't afford college or simply don't have the time for full-fledged college training! In some ways, I'm starting to see how this could be useful in software development. I'm a full-stack web application developer who has learned everything I know from online videos and ebooks. If you got the heart and passion, you can literally accomplish anything!
    Thanks again for your lectures! I look forward to watching more of them.

    • @shelley2he844
      @shelley2he844 5 лет назад

      GeniusSteven you just inspired me a lot. Well said. God bless you x

  • @the_monalea2969
    @the_monalea2969 2 года назад +4

    Its year 2022 and Im learning way more from you than any of my college professors combined. Teaching is a gift and most people just dont have it anymore. I wish I could have you as my teacher! Thank you so much!

  • @cram2208
    @cram2208 3 года назад +95

    "Would you raise your hand if you're okay with what we've talked about so far?"
    *Me raising my hand and realizing he doesn't see me* 😂😂

  • @Aeirety
    @Aeirety 8 лет назад +506

    This dude is really, really, really awesome.

    • @thearcanearcade4923
      @thearcanearcade4923 7 лет назад

      Wit does that mean?

    • @phoenixninja8872
      @phoenixninja8872 7 лет назад +1

      I'm 13 and excel at school, thus I thought of studying calculus and see how it was as some of my friends claimed it to be really hard despite being really smart but I find It pretty okay due to professor Leonard's methods.

    • @catholickate7445
      @catholickate7445 7 лет назад +6

      He's kind of cute for a math teacher

    • @phoenixninja8872
      @phoenixninja8872 7 лет назад

      I do not focus on the appearance of the teacher I focus on the teaching itself

    • @venusreena2532
      @venusreena2532 6 лет назад +2

      He is Clark Kent

  • @kennykepra1695
    @kennykepra1695 9 лет назад +26

    The best explanation of limits that I have ever heard.This is teaching because the Pro explains the"WHYS and HOWS" and that so good.

    • @MsAsim123456
      @MsAsim123456 9 лет назад

      kenny kepra
      Did anyone take notes from this series if you did i would appreciate it if you could share thanks.

    • @kennykepra1695
      @kennykepra1695 9 лет назад +5

      Sorry I do this as a hobby. But this guy is one of the best because he gets into the "How and Whys something is done." Calculus is the so beautiful Its like drinking a nice glass of wine.

    • @mahrukhahmad7494
      @mahrukhahmad7494 9 лет назад +3

      kenny kepra I'm going to take notes throughout this video. I'll watch it soon & can share them to you if you like (:

    • @zaryabbaig4415
      @zaryabbaig4415 6 лет назад

      kenny kepra js

  • @runy977
    @runy977 9 лет назад +16

    I know this video was made long ago, but I must say, you are THE BEST teacher I have ever had the pleasure to learn from. If even half of my teachers had the passion for what they do, the teaching style, and the reinforcement of taught concepts that you do, I would have graduated college with a Masters at 18. I'm currently Majoring in Computer Science and Minoring in Mathematics at Texas Tech University, and you alone have taught me more than any math professor I've had.
    A very sincere thank you, Professor Leonard

  • @judyjaniewicz8787
    @judyjaniewicz8787 3 года назад +6

    I wish I knew this when I took Calculus. I plan on playing is over and over again. Thank you.

  • @AChemTeacher
    @AChemTeacher Год назад +5

    I'm taking calculus I and online along with physics and this is going to save me!

    • @rockababy
      @rockababy Год назад +1

      my school requires me to take calc first before physics

  • @Forde3654Eire
    @Forde3654Eire 10 лет назад +109

    Funny, our Calculus lecturers never mentioned anything about graphs and curves. Next thing I know, they're talking about limits. "Limits of what?" I ask, and they reply "Its just a limit"... "Yes, but limit of what?"... "What do you mean?"
    I failed Calculus I, not surprising... from now on, I'm watching these videos.

    • @gregorio8827
      @gregorio8827 6 лет назад +2

      Forde3654Eire is it possible to teach calculus without saying something about slope or graphs? Wtf.
      4 years ago... im late

    • @pooshpoosh9232
      @pooshpoosh9232 6 лет назад +2

      Well TBH limit is just limit by itself, but It's a tool to calculate the tangent and area

    • @fanimeproductionst.v.3735
      @fanimeproductionst.v.3735 6 лет назад +1

      How the fuck do....? How the....how the fuck did he teach that without graphs??

    • @samuelvelazquez8834
      @samuelvelazquez8834 5 лет назад +1

      Gregorio Its still very annoying to just try and learn without seeing the bigger picture, it definitely makes it more boring, more robotic and overall way more discouraging to actually engage and enjoy learning.

    • @KevinGnanaraj
      @KevinGnanaraj 5 лет назад +1

      Dude same!! My calc teacher just jumped straight into derivative rules

  • @SovietIVIan
    @SovietIVIan 9 лет назад +29

    You're a better teacher than my college calculus professor. I always watch you vids after a lecture to understand a subject better. Thank you so much for your work!

    • @laura8040
      @laura8040 7 лет назад +1

      Same!

    • @raku678
      @raku678 4 года назад

      Same (we are going at a gap of 2 years)

  • @damanjeetkhaira3515
    @damanjeetkhaira3515 10 лет назад +6

    Seriously, you are the best Math professor I had so far. You exactly know what questions students has in their minds while understanding the different concepts of math. That's is a talent in itself. Proud of you. Keep up the good work for all of us.

  • @rameshchandraray3696
    @rameshchandraray3696 Год назад +5

    Professor even looks like chad. And helping students with one of the most difficult subjects in Mathematics effortlessly. A chad through and through.

  • @jameshitt3263
    @jameshitt3263 3 года назад +17

    On a side note, it really is nice when math teachers have good penmanship. I had a professor who drew the most beautiful integral symbols you've ever seen.

  • @JackMeoff46
    @JackMeoff46 6 лет назад +43

    As a 1st year engineering student,you're really really really helping me! Thanks

  • @CarsonCameronClark
    @CarsonCameronClark 10 лет назад +22

    I appreciate your enthusiasm. You're a good professor.

  • @KishanGosrani
    @KishanGosrani 9 лет назад +23

    My lecturer made me hate math
    Thanks to Prof. Leonard I can finally pass my exams and understand calculus.
    Thanks man

  • @MultiMaymaymay
    @MultiMaymaymay 3 года назад +3

    I am a teacher in Thailand university, I always watch this video to adapt with my class. I like how you teach fundamental or the concept idea. And it make me to improve my work

  • @MathsCityAcademy
    @MathsCityAcademy 4 года назад +301

    Who’s Still Here In This Corona Virus Era? You’re Awesome Prof.✅

  • @bambiness7504
    @bambiness7504 7 лет назад +50

    When there's a random badass professor you found while scouring the interwebs for college lessons (just because, math is fun and why the hell not) and he actually makes it understandable. So you just sit there in shock

  • @trippplefive
    @trippplefive 10 лет назад +44

    I was waiting for Professor Kent to excuse himself for a minute while he ran out of the class, change into his red speedos and save somebody in distress.

    • @bobhiggins5553
      @bobhiggins5553 5 лет назад +1

      trippplefive he’s saving all of us from the distress of bad teachers and finals :D
      (Yeah I know I’m 4 years late )

    • @gbugis6706
      @gbugis6706 5 лет назад

      Bob Higgins sad

  • @mcdonald7321
    @mcdonald7321 6 лет назад +4

    I never thought I'd be binge-watching calculus videos in a million years, but here I am. I actually like math when I understand it.

    • @2triedforthis830
      @2triedforthis830 3 года назад

      Me too it’s really fun to raise your hand in excitement to yell your answer.

  • @rebecapimentel3050
    @rebecapimentel3050 3 года назад +7

    Hash Tag. Professor Leonard was there for me when no one else was. Much love to you always. So amazing to see your videos has hit millions. Teaching Calculus around the world. I hope your house in Costa Rica is all done and built.

    • @ProfessorLeonard
      @ProfessorLeonard  3 года назад +6

      Hi! So glad that you found the videos helpful :)
      And yes, the house is done! It took 4 days with a group of us working nonstop. It was for a local Costa Rican family near San Jose.

  • @philosophertiger4124
    @philosophertiger4124 2 года назад +1

    I just started calculus and I lowkey want to cry already. This however made it far easier to understand and I feel a lot more prepared for my quiz

  • @boodrow6969
    @boodrow6969 10 лет назад +32

    The day my Business Calculus professor went over limits, one of the students said, "I don't understand any of this. I just wrote 'lim' about 100 times. What does it mean?" The professor said, "don't worry about it, you'll get it." I doubt that kid ever did, I know I didn't. I think 1/4 of the class has already dropped. I've literally learned more about limits in the past hour than in 3 weeks of class.

  • @llh5226
    @llh5226 6 лет назад +11

    Thank you professor, I failed my math exam and I have to retake it again, I took the decision to study math during this holiday, having chinese teacher isn’t simple, I didn’t know what all of this was about... but you are helping me so much. Wish me luck for my coming exam 🙏

  • @binjm3a
    @binjm3a 10 лет назад +13

    Your explaination is better than the mit explaination with all respect to both of you . Keep going professor . And always with details please . God bless you man . Mathematician with good body . Good luck

  • @hanaillarapha
    @hanaillarapha Год назад +2

    went through calculus in high school and taking up calc 1 in college,, couldn't understand calc for the past few weeks cus my prof just be throwing formulas at us. But omg thank God for prof. leonard for letting us understand the reason for calculus & what's behind all those formulas 🫡🫡 big respect for this guy even after 10 yrs he still be saving lives of students

  • @katiesunder4622
    @katiesunder4622 5 лет назад +13

    i come here to go to sleep at night. been listening to this for 2 years now. big props to you for getting me to sleep

  • @ArielVolovik
    @ArielVolovik 8 лет назад +6

    Next year I'm going into college for prerequisites math advanced 4 and 5 and physics and chemistry and then in 2 years , calculus, so I'm just watching this and I love it, you are REALLY passionate and I LOVE learning through these

    • @ArielVolovik
      @ArielVolovik 7 лет назад

      Aye, finished math 4 with 96, math 5 so far average is 98, let's see how the final is next week :D

  • @serggla924
    @serggla924 10 лет назад +8

    Thank you.Great explanation without skipping any steps as most professors do.

  • @sc00ter.b.g00de
    @sc00ter.b.g00de 5 лет назад +3

    I just want to say thank you for teaching mathematics for free this way. In school, I was a slacker. I just did what I had to do to get by. Here I am nearly 20 years after I graduated high school and I regret it deeply. I have always had a deep love of astronomy and science, but I never truly believed that astronomy/science and mathematics REQUIRED each other for one to be good at astronomy. As I have taught myself more and more over the years, I have discovered how wrong I was. So I have slowly been going back to try and relearn the things I barely tried in before. You make this enjoyable and very educational. And on top of that, it's free! I apologize, but I currently cannot provide support through Patreon, but once I am more stable, I promise you will be receiving a lot of support from me! Please continue making education in mathematics easy and understandable!

    • @GameInOne
      @GameInOne 3 года назад

      Thanks for info
      I'm interested in astronomy too :)
      Gotta focus more on maths and physics now

  • @revenant6345
    @revenant6345 4 года назад +3

    This is amazing. I just suffer with basic high-school algebra, but I'm understanding almost everything this man is teaching and I'm grasping the concepts in my head and actually understanding what he is doing.

    • @beoptimistic5853
      @beoptimistic5853 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/XPCgGT9BlrQ/видео.html 💐💐💐💐💐

  • @ericthiel4053
    @ericthiel4053 2 года назад +1

    It doesn't matter if it's basic algebra, calculus or geometry, the TEACHER of the subject makes all the diffrence. Great video. Man I wish my professors were as articulate as him in explaining the principles and details of the problems.

  • @relaxandgrowwithMegan
    @relaxandgrowwithMegan 9 лет назад +93

    I grew up being told I am deficient in math and was placed in the special math room as a teen. I then tried to learn some math on my own with Arthur Benjamin. If it wasn't for my mum I would've never even learned basic multiplication, fractions, decimals. I was then tested in a 7 hour long test on various IQ components where 100 is the average and scored 120 in maths. I am now trying to teach myself calculus and this is my very first video. Not sure if I need to watch precalc first. I learned I'm not deficient, I just learn differently.

    • @L30N4tER
      @L30N4tER 9 лет назад +10

      +Megan De I can deeply relate with you .It is just very difficult to understand maths for me .I need to know why we are doing the calculations and what is the purpose of the maths we are doing .

    • @relaxandgrowwithMegan
      @relaxandgrowwithMegan 9 лет назад

      God is an atheist ditto

    • @L30N4tER
      @L30N4tER 9 лет назад +6

      Megan De Very happy to find someone who understands exactly how I feel about my incompetency

    • @relaxandgrowwithMegan
      @relaxandgrowwithMegan 9 лет назад +1

      God is an atheist fortunately I don't need to take it, I was just looking at it as a self study thing. Good luck to you if this is a required course.

    • @L30N4tER
      @L30N4tER 9 лет назад

      Megan De thanks

  • @silosko9304
    @silosko9304 10 месяцев назад +3

    hocam hem yakisikli hem de mukemmel anlatiyo hem kulaga hem goze hştap ediyo kurban olurum

  • @arianagrande8221
    @arianagrande8221 8 лет назад +11

    I love how his sarcasm just goes over their heads.

  • @karawewa
    @karawewa 7 месяцев назад +2

    This man still saving lives in 2024. You deserve the world, sir.🖤

  • @shubhrachaudhary8420
    @shubhrachaudhary8420 5 лет назад +2

    I'm from a poor village in india and I feel it is better explanation... thank u so much sir always do such great jobs for economically backward students like me 👍🙏🙏🙏

  • @ronakprakash9698
    @ronakprakash9698 4 года назад +3

    Hello I am a 11 year old eager to learn calculus but couldn’t find a reliable source until I came across this.. Thank you sir and I respect you as a teacher

    • @dorol6375
      @dorol6375 Год назад +1

      How're you doing now? I just turned 15 today and I thought THAT was too early to learn calc 1-3..

  • @jameserayburn
    @jameserayburn 10 лет назад +4

    Professor, this is one of the most effective tutorials I've ever seen. I appreciate the fact that you made the tutorials public. I'll gladly watch the commercials of youtube's sponsors and even purchase their products in return for making this information free to me as a knowledge seeker. Two thumbs up to a great educator, youtube, and youtube's sponsors. .

  • @johnnythreefour2902
    @johnnythreefour2902 9 лет назад +84

    I was going to make a comment that it's like watching Clark Kent teach math, then I saw your profile pic haha.

  • @acepaul407
    @acepaul407 2 года назад

    RUclips has changed the game in education. I graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering about 25 years ago. I wish this was around. The best thing about YT is that if you miss something you can always rewind and play it over and over again until you understand what he is trying to teach. Also with so many videos on the same subject you can pick and choose what to watch. This has made learning 10 times easier. Great stuff,.

  • @jesng7770
    @jesng7770 4 года назад +1

    I took cal 1 and cal 2 for quite long time ago. Now I need to take cal 3. Here I am to review and refresh before taking cal 3. Quarantine 2020. Time to learn some Math. Good luck, everyone. Thanks for your lectures, prof.

    • @beoptimistic5853
      @beoptimistic5853 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/XPCgGT9BlrQ/видео.html 💐💐💐💐💐

  • @cresel6071
    @cresel6071 4 года назад +4

    The best professor I have ever known. Thanks so much. God bless you. Greetings from Africa

    • @beoptimistic5853
      @beoptimistic5853 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/XPCgGT9BlrQ/видео.html 👍💐

  • @yesungkpopper4ever
    @yesungkpopper4ever 9 лет назад +192

    I'm going to watch all these videos for fun even though I'm not taking calculus yet~ :D

    • @trav569
      @trav569 9 лет назад +7

      ***** same lmao

    • @Fasken2
      @Fasken2 9 лет назад +1

      +yesungkpopper4ever same

    • @sangoo4679
      @sangoo4679 8 лет назад +2

      +yesungkpopper4ever good for you

    • @brionian1017
      @brionian1017 8 лет назад +10

      Haha me too! Im going to study quantum mechanics when I graduate high school, and I want to learn all of this!

    • @luisduron2333
      @luisduron2333 7 лет назад

      Same

  • @mohammedismail4124
    @mohammedismail4124 4 года назад +4

    dude you are very much underrated,.. it would be Einstein if you were my math's teacher. Never stop updating i'm your student from now on

    • @beoptimistic5853
      @beoptimistic5853 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/XPCgGT9BlrQ/видео.html 👍💐💐

  • @euniceshin7583
    @euniceshin7583 3 года назад +2

    watching this during the pandemic gives me some semblance of peace... the quiet noise of the classroom and sounds of other people is actually calming...

  • @chrisdoodle98
    @chrisdoodle98 3 года назад +2

    This guy did a way better job of introducing calc goals than my professor (who just basically just went right into the math dry). Those little things in the first five minutes are what help set you up for success over the next four semester (if you include diffx)

  • @mycommentpwnz
    @mycommentpwnz 5 лет назад +20

    I've always thought that it's the word "limit" that throws people off. Especially in the beginning, when the bigger picture is still unclear. Rather, I think people would understand, "does the function have a defined output at this point?"

  • @barbaraluhana5448
    @barbaraluhana5448 6 лет назад +6

    Professor Leonard you are awesome, you have made my course simple, i need more on Trigonometry by yourself. Thanks a lot. God bless you more!

  • @Mattlott222
    @Mattlott222 10 лет назад +4

    You're a lifesaver Professor Leonard! You the man! Come to WVU and teach these guys how to teach math!

  • @Victor-tl4dk
    @Victor-tl4dk 3 года назад +1

    Helped me not fail Algebra II at my college prep high school and eventually find an appreciation for math. I've lost that and now he's back at it helping me not fail Calculus!
    Thanks professor Leonard!!!
    By the way, I was missing (almost) 2 years of math from middle school (no teacher) when I suddenly got shoved into 11th grade college preparatory math in my freshman year while dealing with all sorts of issues on top of that at the time. Your videos literally saved me from failing math in the second semester. So thanks for that.

  • @rajkrishna27
    @rajkrishna27 4 года назад +1

    You are awesome Professor. I studied calculus 25 years back in my engineering. I wanted to get a refresher just for the fun of it. Your course is awesome. You make it so simple. Thanks for these lectures.

  • @prophetessrukundoseduridaa3848
    @prophetessrukundoseduridaa3848 3 года назад +3

    This has resurrected me for Calculus, thank you Prof.Leonard.

  • @skkiittllezz
    @skkiittllezz 10 лет назад +4

    hes the kind of teacher I aspire to be. very enthusiastic about his field

  • @JosephPetrow
    @JosephPetrow 10 лет назад +4

    Professor Leonard,
    I would like to say you have really hooked me into Calculus. I've spent this entire month going through your videos on Calculus I and trying the exercises you put up on the board. In my opinion, you've done a wonderful job of turning calculus, and math in general, into something enjoyable and exciting. Moreover, you've eased my worries heading into Calculus AB in 11th Grade. Thank you for all your help. I can't simply cannot thank you enough and I can't wait to watch the Calculus 2 playlist next month!
    Have an awesome summer! :D
    Joe

  • @Shiverburn12
    @Shiverburn12 3 года назад +2

    I'm crying. You're helping me obtain my chemistry degree. Thank you so much.

  • @mary56789
    @mary56789 10 месяцев назад +1

    My daughter’s profrssor did not explained even 20% of material what Prof.Leonard teaches in every of his lectures!…Thanks!

  • @waltersono2742
    @waltersono2742 10 лет назад +6

    Thumbs up for this teacher.
    Don't just do it, understand it too.

  • @MikaylaTgirl
    @MikaylaTgirl 10 лет назад +12

    I love this guys enthusiasm. : )

  • @busimathe9646
    @busimathe9646 4 года назад +3

    Thank the pope for this lesson, I finally understand what is going on in calculus. I was a bit confused in the beginning when the guy was talking about slopes but I later realized it was just another word for gradients. thank you so much for posting your lesson on RUclips
    - A learner from South Africa

    • @beoptimistic5853
      @beoptimistic5853 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/XPCgGT9BlrQ/видео.html 💐💐💐💐

  • @jamesmclean5790
    @jamesmclean5790 Год назад

    I'm a math teacher and a tutor. I watch these, not for the knowledge, but for the style of teaching. The professor knows how to teach in such a way as to keep your interest. I very much want some of this style to rub off on me. My students deserve it. Thanks.

  • @biryaniboy7587
    @biryaniboy7587 3 года назад +2

    I’m still in high school, but I’m subscribin’ now so that I’m ready by the time i get to college...