This lesson introduces the topic of limits of sequences. Right away I demonstrate the first, fundamental technique for computing those limits — factoring out the highest power.
From it you will learn, among other things, how to grasp in a simple way what the limits of sequences are and how helpful that understanding is when computing them.
You will also become familiar with two fundamental, elementary limit formulas—used at virtually every turn—whose very existence many beginners are unaware of when they start learning.
This lesson lasts 75 minutes and contains 30 step-by-step examples, including examples with exponential expressions and factorials.
Table of Contents:
- Intuitive overview of the limit of a sequence and its formal definition [02:26]
- Sequences – 5 examples [12:22]
- Indeterminate forms [22:53]
- Factoring out the highest power – examples 1-3 [25:50]
- Factoring out the highest power – examples 4-8 [34:03]
- Factoring out the highest power – examples 9-12 [42:10]
- Factoring out the highest power – examples 13-16 [47:30]
- Factoring out the highest power – examples 17-18 [52:15]
- Factoring out the highest power – examples 19-20 [57:37]
- Factoring out the highest power in exponential functions – 3 examples [01:00:51]
- Factoring out the highest power in factorial examples – example 1 [01:08:07]
- Factoring out the highest power in factorial examples – example 2 [01:11:07]
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