Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Rate of change

What is gradient?
What is the problem with finding gradient in a straight line?
What is the problem with finding gradient in a curve?
Is gradient in any way connected to rate of change?

Divide by 0

What is the result of 145/0?
In respect to real life what is this expression representing?

In finding the limit at the given value, the expression evaluates to 0/0,
what does this means, how will you handle a situation like this?

Limits

What really is limits in maths?
What is the use of the concept of limits in real life?