Infinity is an endless, boundless idea that cannot be measured and does not behave like a real number. Some key properties of infinity include that any real number added to or multiplied by infinity is infinity, and infinity plus or multiplied by itself is also infinity. While infinity can be used like a number in some cases, some operations involving infinity like dividing infinity by infinity are undefined.
Lesson 16: Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential FunctionsMatthew Leingang
We show the the derivative of the exponential function is itself! And the derivative of the natural logarithm function is the reciprocal function. We also show how logarithms can make complicated differentiation problems easier.
Lesson 16: Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential FunctionsMatthew Leingang
We show the the derivative of the exponential function is itself! And the derivative of the natural logarithm function is the reciprocal function. We also show how logarithms can make complicated differentiation problems easier.
Lesson 18: Indeterminate Forms and L'Hôpital's RuleMatthew Leingang
L'Hôpital's Rule is not a magic bullet (or a sledgehammer) but it does allow us to find limits of indeterminate forms such as 0/0 and ∞/∞. With some algebra we can use it to resolve other indeterminate forms such as ∞-∞ and 0^0.
Lesson 18: Indeterminate Forms and L'Hôpital's RuleMatthew Leingang
L'Hôpital's Rule is not a magic bullet (or a sledgehammer) but it does allow us to find limits of indeterminate forms such as 0/0 and ∞/∞. With some algebra we can use it to resolve other indeterminate forms such as ∞-∞ and 0^0.
Lesson 14: Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (slides)Matthew Leingang
The exponential function is pretty much the only function whose derivative is itself. The derivative of the natural logarithm function is also beautiful as it fills in an important gap. Finally, the technique of logarithmic differentiation allows us to find derivatives without the product rule.
Lesson 14: Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions (slides)Mel Anthony Pepito
The exponential function is pretty much the only function whose derivative is itself. The derivative of the natural logarithm function is also beautiful as it fills in an important gap. Finally, the technique of logarithmic differentiation allows us to find derivatives without the product rule.
1. What is Infinity?
Infinity ...?
... it's big ...
... it's huge ...
... it's tremendously large ...
... it's extremely humongosly enormous ...
... it's ... Endless!
2. Infinity is an idea that has no end
In our world, we don't have anything like it.
So Just think infinity as an idea that is
"endless", or "boundless".
Infinity is not a real number
It is an idea
An idea of something without an end.
Infinity cannot be measured.
3. In Geometry a "Line" has infinite length ... it goes in both directions without an end.
If it has one end it is called a Ray, and
if it has two ends it is called a Line Segment, but that needs extra
information to define where the ends are.
4. We can sometimes use infinity like it is a number, but also infinity
does not behave like a real number.
For example: ∞ + 1 = ∞
Which says that infinity plus one is still equal to infinity.
If something is already endless,
you can add 1 and it will still be endless.
The most important thing about infinity is that:
∞ <x< ∞
Which is mathematical shorthand for
"minus infinity is less than any real number,
and infinity is greater than any real number"
5. Special Properties of Infinity
∞+∞=∞
-∞ + -∞ = -∞
∞×∞=∞
-∞ × -∞ = ∞
-∞ × ∞ = -∞
Some properties x+∞=∞
x + (-∞) = -∞
x - ∞ = -∞
x - (-∞) = ∞
For x>0 :
x×∞=∞
x × (-∞) = -∞
For x<0 :
x × ∞ = -∞
x × (-∞) = ∞