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Limits: The Intuition

Calculus starts with one idea: what value does a function approach as the input gets close to a point? Limits from tables and graphs, algebraic tricks, one-sided limits, limits at infinity, continuity and the epsilon–delta idea, with finance examples.

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Prereqs: Functions & graphs; Exponential growth. Next: Derivatives. Follows Khan Academy Calculus AB Unit 1, 3Blue1Brown *Essence of Calculus* ch. 7, Stewart's *Calculus* ch. 2.
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