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Infinity and Beyond! A prelude to Infinite Sequences and Series (Ch 12)
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Infinity and Fractals…
Fractals are self-similar objects whose overall geometric form and structure repeat at various scales they provide us with a “glimpse” into the wonderful way in which nature and mathematics meet. Fractals often arise when investigating numerical solutions of differential (and other equations). Fractals provide a visual representation of many of the key ideas of infinite sequences and series.
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Paradoxes of Infinity Zeno Motion is impossible
Achilles and the tortoise Math prof version
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The Koch Snowflake and Infinite Sequences…
What is a Koch Snowflake? How “long” is a section of the Koch Snowflake between x = 0 and x = 1? Anything else odd about this? What “dimension” is it? Can you differentiate it?
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What is the area of a Koch Snowflake?
Start with this…
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Rules of the Game… Section 12.1 – defines sequence and basic terminology Section 12.2 – extends definitions to infinite series Use many of the ideas that you developed about limits in Math 200 and 205 Important Theorems: The Squeeze Theorem L’Hopital’s Rules Examples: pg : 5, 12, 33
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Convergence True or False a series for which must converge.
Examples: : 2, 21,44
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