Links reinforcing material from MATH 161
Riemann sums
Newton's method
An
applet demonstration
[Furman]
An
online tutorial
(includes Bisection Method as well) [U Utah]
In the complex plane
(fractals) [U Chicago]
Newton-Raphson method
[Ga Tech]
Functions:
A simple
graphing utility
An applet plotting a particle's
position, velocity or acceleration
along a line.
Limits:
An applet illustration of the
definition of limit
Some examples showing why
numerical evaluation of limits can be untrustworthy.
Drill on finding
horizontal
and
vertical
asymptotes. Solutions provided.
Derivatives:
Movement of secant line toward tangent line:
applet 1
|
applet 2
Relationship between a function and its derivative
applet 1
|
applet 2
|
applet 3
Differentiability implies continuity, but the
converse is not true
.
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