Math 118 - Quantitative Analysis II
Study Guide - Quiz #1
  1. In you own words describe the concept of limit
  2. Illustrate the concept of limits by drawing the graphs of two different functions that have a limit at some point - one which is defined at that point and one which isn't - and one function that does not have a limit at some point (three graphs all together).
  3. Describe the three conditions that must be statisfied for a function to be continuous at a point.
  4. Display the graph of a function that has a limit at some point, but is NOT continuous at that point.
  5. Given a function, determine whether or not it is continuous at a point, and if it is not, which of the three conditions is violated.  (Problems 3 - 22 on p. 644)
  6. Problems similar to those in the On-Line Practice Problems under the headings "Evaluating Limits," "Indeterminate Form," and "Limits at Infinity."  (Problems 17 - 38 on p. 631, 31 - 38 on p. 645)
  7. Display the "Average Rate of Change Graph" (the figure on page 648), labeling each piece correctly, and explain what happens in that graph to obtain the derivative.
  8. Given a function, find the average rate of change between two values of the independent variable. (Problems 39-44, p. 663)
  9. List the three concepts that are equivalent. (Hint: Derivative, instantaneous rate of change of a function, and slope of the tangent line.)