The Language of Functions and Continuity · Algebraic Thinking

Limits and the Infinite

Investigating how functions behave as they approach specific values or infinity.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we describe the value a function approaches when that value is undefined?
  2. 2What distinguishes a jump discontinuity from a removable singularity in a physical system?
  3. 3Why is the concept of a limit necessary for understanding instantaneous change?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.HSF.IF.A.1CCSS.Math.Content.HSF.IF.B.4
Grade: 12th Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: The Language of Functions and Continuity
Period: Algebraic Thinking

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