how to easily write the epsilon-delta proofs for limits

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  • @blackpenredpen
    @blackpenredpen  2 роки тому +11

    The ultimate introduction to the εδ definition ua-cam.com/video/DdtEQk_DHQs/v-deo.html

  • @serenitymayfair623
    @serenitymayfair623 3 роки тому +350

    This taught me delta epsilon proofs better in 15 minutes than anyone else ever could in 10 hours of lectures

    • @richerram1
      @richerram1 3 роки тому +12

      Same here. Although I get the aversion to "easy step by step formulas" of some teachers I think some things are better taught with some sort of "fixed procedure" until you start getting the handle of it... great lesson.

    • @Redeemed_Daughter
      @Redeemed_Daughter 2 роки тому +2

      Tell me about it. I've been struggling for so long😅😅

    • @shivrajpatil1770
      @shivrajpatil1770 2 роки тому +1

      You mean 8 minutes and 27 seconds.

    • @kayceestudios6234
      @kayceestudios6234 2 роки тому +1

      @@Redeemed_Daughter yeah,I learnt the thing in just an 8 minutes video just imagine after wasting hours streaming useless videos that won't even explain what they are doing and why they are doing it

  • @martinpena7949
    @martinpena7949 4 роки тому +265

    *In the one hour exam*
    "Oh I'm not sure about this limit, let me prove it"

  • @Denis-vj2hz
    @Denis-vj2hz 4 роки тому +231

    I'm a simple man. If π≈3 and e≈3 then π≈e. Done ✅

    • @pyyrr
      @pyyrr 4 роки тому +83

      Hey look, it's an engineer!!

    • @El_Dr_Tacco
      @El_Dr_Tacco 4 роки тому +3

      Ha ha ha true but it'works, that's why you got an iphone in your hands.

    • @BiscuitZombies
      @BiscuitZombies 3 роки тому +1

      By pseudo-transitivity.

    • @akshatvats7992
      @akshatvats7992 3 роки тому

      If it's close enough, it's good enough

    • @chill4r585
      @chill4r585 7 місяців тому

      does anyone know why in the beginning we have to say "Given epsilon > 0" but not "delta > 0".
      Why cant we just "0 < |f(x)-L| < epsilon" just like delta?

  • @osuh4947
    @osuh4947 3 роки тому +25

    Wow, this really is the single greatest video about Epsilon-Delta proofs.
    I have never seen some one explain this as detailed and well as this guy.

    • @schezum
      @schezum 3 роки тому +2

      I agree. This is the only video that enlightened me with this shit.

  • @divishthamalik309
    @divishthamalik309 4 роки тому +21

    I have followed you through my high school and now I am still relying on your videos in my first year of engineering you have amazing content keep up the good work.Thanks a lot Sir.

  • @SergeantTeabag
    @SergeantTeabag 2 роки тому +9

    Extremely concise, thoughtful, and thorough explanation of how to use the epsilon-delta definition effectively and smoothly. This was so much more help than the book I'm reading through for Calculus. Thank you so much! This is a life-saver for college-level Calculus.

  • @tzonic8655
    @tzonic8655 4 роки тому +68

    I really had a hard time with epsilon-delta in my first semester in engineering but it turns out it's just matter of practice(for linear and 2nd degree polynomials 😅). It would be great if BPRP could show us geometrically the epsilon Delta

  • @kennethgibson288
    @kennethgibson288 4 роки тому +57

    This brings back so many memories!

  • @AdelaCervantes-r4c
    @AdelaCervantes-r4c 11 місяців тому +2

    this might be the most useful video i've ever seen. somehow managed to gaslight me into thinking it was easy and simple and then it really became easy and simple thank you you are a magician

  • @harisl5994
    @harisl5994 2 роки тому +1

    This man just explained the hardest topic in limits in just 15 Mins. Hats Off!!

  • @blackpenredpen
    @blackpenredpen  2 роки тому +12

    more examples:
    linear, square root, and quadratic 👉 ua-cam.com/video/yC8Y50H6kw8/v-deo.html
    1/x and x^3 👉 ua-cam.com/video/7VSG9G6EXrU/v-deo.html

    • @dunemeister5718
      @dunemeister5718 2 роки тому

      where did you get your shirt from????

    • @mikevaldez7684
      @mikevaldez7684 Рік тому +1

      Shouldn't delta be smaller than epsilon? Such as Delta = e/3 ?

  • @mohamedibrahim1023
    @mohamedibrahim1023 4 роки тому +29

    Best professor of all time♥️🔝

  • @Rachel-tu8pq
    @Rachel-tu8pq 2 роки тому +3

    exactly what I needed to help me in calc. love the way you can explain this dreaded topic so simply and have it be so effective!

  • @flyingcola7616
    @flyingcola7616 4 роки тому +32

    I've never seen a simpler walkthrough for this! Thank you so much! Calc AB final is coming up in a couple of days

  • @einsteingonzalez4336
    @einsteingonzalez4336 4 роки тому +176

    "GPA saver"...
    More like career saver. It's necessary.

    • @blackpenredpen
      @blackpenredpen  4 роки тому +18

      Definitely!

    • @benextinction__144
      @benextinction__144 4 роки тому +7

      I thought you were me for a second and I was going loopy watching videos I'd already seen. Never seen anyone else with a map of CMB radiation as a profile pic. :)

  • @BhaveeRathod
    @BhaveeRathod Рік тому +1

    this dude's actually the best i can't even put it into words how grateful i am for him and his wonderful content!!

  • @dansantner
    @dansantner Рік тому

    This is the best explanation I've ever seen. Every other Real Analysis lecture makes this way too difficult and confusing.

  • @imsonecka
    @imsonecka 2 роки тому

    i was reading a calculus book and i didn't understand a thing about this part but you made everything clear in 8 minutes! thank you so much!!!

  • @shawnpcyril4200
    @shawnpcyril4200 3 роки тому +3

    Every Math professor should be simple, clear and paced as you are. Thanks a ton !

  • @ellielinyan1521
    @ellielinyan1521 3 роки тому +3

    watching this 2 days before my calculus paper and suddenly it all makes sense...LMAOOOO

  • @ikersanchez8222
    @ikersanchez8222 3 роки тому +3

    I wish I had found this video during my first college year. It is so well explained!

  • @mathosophy3655
    @mathosophy3655 2 роки тому +2

    For the last problem, we could instead choose δ to be (sqrt(49 + 4ε)-7)/2, and it would be a less strict condition as min{1,ε/8} ≤ (sqrt(49 + 4ε)-7)/2 for all ε. If, say hypothetically, we had to pay according to how small we chose δ to be, then we wouldn't want to choose it any smaller than we actually need to. In that case, the more complicated expression would cost the least. In any case, it was a great video, as always!

  • @chrisxd146
    @chrisxd146 4 роки тому +6

    I almost wish my university would've had more time to focus on the delta-epsilon proof. We never went over the notation used for the limit of the quadratic so thankfully I learned about it before moving on from being an undergrad.

  • @_AmitabhShukla
    @_AmitabhShukla 3 роки тому

    DAMN! you explained it to me in just 15 minutes and I was struggling with it for last 2 hours . ......Thanks , man.

  • @Bayesic
    @Bayesic 4 роки тому +12

    Where was this kind of content when I was in calc 1? Amazing video man!

    • @aliaziz1145
      @aliaziz1145 3 роки тому

      This isn’t in calc 1 b/c u don’t focus on proofs in that course. This content comes up in advanced courses

    • @Bayesic
      @Bayesic 3 роки тому +3

      @@aliaziz1145 we definitely had a couple sections in my calc 1 class that were dedicated to delta epsilon proofs. Technically optional but not as far as my teacher was concerned haha

    • @aliaziz1145
      @aliaziz1145 3 роки тому +1

      @@Bayesic this definition of a limit is so much more satisfying than the lower level sanitized definition from freshman year college 😂

  • @smackdashitoutchu7755
    @smackdashitoutchu7755 3 роки тому

    Wouldnt have been ever able to grasp this concept otherwise without this video. Thanks.

  • @adityakulkarni9230
    @adityakulkarni9230 4 роки тому +9

    Learned something new. This was a bit different from other vids as I could try the problems along with you. Really a great experience.
    Please do keep having more such alongside trial videos.
    BPRP Yay!

  • @Chris-ng9zi
    @Chris-ng9zi 3 роки тому +5

    For the second example where you said (@(8:27) root (2x+6) is always positive and thus {(2|x-5|) / (root(2x+6) + 4)} < (2|x-5|) / 4. Instead, could you have said the entire denominator (root(2x+6) + 4) is also positive and thus { (2|x-5|) / (root(2x+6) + 4) } < (2|x-5|). The result is that delta is equal to Epsilon/2 vs 2.epsilon. Is "Epsilon/2" an acceptable answer?

  • @UnevenerGgc2
    @UnevenerGgc2 4 роки тому +1

    I’m not taking calc(not old enough yet to take it lol) but it was always difficult for me to wrap my head around quadratic epsilon delta proofs, it feels like this opened my 3rd eye

  • @MichaelDuder
    @MichaelDuder 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for this... I am trying to get a headstart on calc out of Stewarts Calculus and they really don't do a very good job of explaining in the text so you just got me dug out of a ditch trying to understand what to do with exponents.

  • @shivrajpatil1770
    @shivrajpatil1770 2 роки тому

    The last sentence of "We Are Done." is too satisfying!!!

  • @w7lves
    @w7lves 3 роки тому

    this is kind of on me for not attending class after convo, but this man probably just saved me

  • @tharinduprabhath3377
    @tharinduprabhath3377 3 роки тому

    Dude I was so fucked up by delta and Epsilon... You just solved it under 15 min.. Cool man.. You are a really good teacher.. Good Luck ❤️❤️❤️

  • @tangpiseth8416
    @tangpiseth8416 3 роки тому +4

    6:04 me having a flashback to my 7th grade trying to simplify a radical expression...

  • @amyholmes8373
    @amyholmes8373 3 роки тому

    Better explanation than the lecturers at uni, tysm!

  • @laizquierdomx
    @laizquierdomx 2 місяці тому

    thank you sir you saved my exam !!

  • @iwonthide
    @iwonthide 4 роки тому +3

    was waiting for this video thanks man ❤️

  • @frostinfy169
    @frostinfy169 4 роки тому +3

    I've never been thought this method. I'll try to practice with it!

  • @spider-uh5ws
    @spider-uh5ws 3 роки тому +5

    bro I am 14 and this is so nice and understandable, honestly you are the best teacher ever.

  • @isaklyon7660
    @isaklyon7660 3 роки тому

    thank you bro you explained better than my lecture did in 2hrs

  • @BiscuitZombies
    @BiscuitZombies 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks. I'm not in university yet, but I do like calculus and I think this is important.

  • @jaloliddinzukhriddinov5820
    @jaloliddinzukhriddinov5820 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks so much, you helped me to understand easily and fully about limits with epsilon, delta, thanks so much for your videos

  • @ludwigfredriksson3786
    @ludwigfredriksson3786 4 роки тому

    Thanks, you explained it much better than my professor. It clicked!!

  • @epsa9324
    @epsa9324 3 роки тому

    taught better than our college professor..... do uploa more videos.....

  • @phyokhant6472
    @phyokhant6472 3 місяці тому

    thanks god I found you before my next week exam.

  • @muhammadmuaaz3704
    @muhammadmuaaz3704 2 роки тому

    Bro you are nothing less than a life saver man thanks a lot bruh this video is amazing. .

  • @2manynathans
    @2manynathans 2 роки тому +1

    excellent video! It was the one that finally made it make sense!!!!!!!

  • @kr4301
    @kr4301 4 роки тому

    I wish I had these videos back in times i was taking calculus I class. However I succeed my Calculus I part 2 exam (mostly based on series and series of functions) thanks to your videos

  • @MrDZ-xc9ip
    @MrDZ-xc9ip 2 роки тому

    Thanks teacher
    You save my life

  • @WritersDigest-b8f
    @WritersDigest-b8f Рік тому +1

    Enjoyed it, explained with clarity, thank u, I will look for similar examples on YT from you to be able to solve all problem of this nature.

    • @blackpenredpen
      @blackpenredpen  Рік тому

      Glad it was helpful! This is the video
      24 rigorous limit proofs (ultimate calculus tutorial)
      ua-cam.com/video/AfrnYS5S8VE/v-deo.html

  • @Mrsidd328
    @Mrsidd328 4 роки тому +37

    I swear I heard him say "Idiot" at 2:28 (I know he says "in the end" but it confused me for a minute)

    • @przemezio
      @przemezio 4 роки тому +3

      It sounds like "in D yet" :)

    • @valsnemakonde6936
      @valsnemakonde6936 3 роки тому

      live lol

    • @navaerick86
      @navaerick86 3 роки тому

      I felt like he was speaking directly to me.

    • @j.6230
      @j.6230 3 роки тому

      @@navaerick86 To me as well, and he's right

  • @zayedsalim5333
    @zayedsalim5333 2 роки тому +1

    At 6:26, why we can't say that it's less than 2*|x-5| (in stead of 2*|x-5| over 4)? so delta = epsilon/2...

  • @dognip
    @dognip 4 роки тому

    I've just started calculus. It's nice

  • @AJ69238
    @AJ69238 2 роки тому

    Excellent explanation! You're a life saver, man!

  • @hb1318
    @hb1318 Рік тому

    You're a lifesaver. Thank you!

  • @MrCrazydooker
    @MrCrazydooker 3 роки тому +2

    7:30 Since we can remove the square root part of the denominator which makes the resulting fraction is bigger, couldn't we just remove the positive denominator all together? That would result in 2abs(x - 5) < ε which gives us δ = ε/2. You ended up with δ = 2ε. Are both okay or am I missing something here?

    • @adirbarak5256
      @adirbarak5256 3 роки тому

      I think that's true but in the context of a "step by step tutorial" it might be for the best that he doesn't go the most direct efficient path. Anyway thank you for your comment, I hadn't notice it.

    • @McBlueskai
      @McBlueskai 2 роки тому

      Hey im also interested in that, why not remove the whole denominator?

    • @thisis_shashwat
      @thisis_shashwat 2 роки тому

      Both okay, to check you can give some values to epsilon or delta,
      Eg you can take delta as 1 & epsilon as 2.
      You'll see that they satisfy both inequalities

  • @foudilbenouci482
    @foudilbenouci482 Рік тому +1

    Thank you very much you explaination is very efficient

  • @strixytom
    @strixytom 3 місяці тому +1

    That was a really nice video. Thanks!

  • @ayberkkarakas6898
    @ayberkkarakas6898 3 роки тому +1

    You're awesome mate!

  • @jimmorrison6177
    @jimmorrison6177 4 роки тому +1

    In the second problem you need d=min{8,2e} because in the current state, for e=5 we get d=10 but then x can be -4 (0

    • @angelmendez-rivera351
      @angelmendez-rivera351 4 роки тому

      No, because x = -4 is not in the domain of the function in question anyway.

  • @linkoffate
    @linkoffate 4 роки тому +4

    This guy is evolving to Master Xehanort

  • @alifetimeoflearning
    @alifetimeoflearning Рік тому

    It is so important to keep sharp with these proofs. In today’s world of “dumbing down” we are graduating students who, more or less are not able to think outside of the box. #alifetimeoflearning.

  • @valsnemakonde6936
    @valsnemakonde6936 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much, i should have known this channel before

  • @cellothere5723
    @cellothere5723 Рік тому +1

    This is an amazing video, thank you so much!!

  • @ninjapirate123
    @ninjapirate123 8 місяців тому

    This dude is a legend

  • @technicalbrains7675
    @technicalbrains7675 4 роки тому +3

    That Pokeball looks awesome 😁

  • @hilaalimrit640
    @hilaalimrit640 3 роки тому +15

    Me skipping every else delta-epsilon explication and watching his, just because he is holding a pokeball 👌

  • @alexandremargar123
    @alexandremargar123 3 роки тому

    Thx thx really thx it took me several years to understand that damnned e-d stuff until I see your video.

  • @sajinilakshika5000
    @sajinilakshika5000 2 роки тому

    I got an A for real analysis (continuous/discontinuous functions ) just bcz of this 8 minutes video.. tnx blackpenredpen ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @taurus7868
    @taurus7868 6 місяців тому

    It always amazes me how smooth and fast you can shift your pen colors..

  • @qin2500
    @qin2500 3 роки тому

    AY YO! Bro, my midterm is tomorrow, you just saved my ass.

  • @natnaelh.baraki2869
    @natnaelh.baraki2869 3 роки тому +2

    What about for the cases when X approaches to infinity?🙏🏽

  • @thiwankapathirana9532
    @thiwankapathirana9532 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much for your help sir.

  • @RUTHLESSS19
    @RUTHLESSS19 3 роки тому +6

    Damn, this makes so much more sense! I really appreciate your work!

  • @firenzetanke2272
    @firenzetanke2272 3 роки тому

    This is so much more understandable than how my professor explained it to me

  • @zayk9532
    @zayk9532 3 роки тому

    I actually understood it. My teacher is great but I just need a little more time to learn the concept.

  • @Redeemed_Daughter
    @Redeemed_Daughter 2 роки тому

    You are the best man🥺🥺 thankyou

  • @thedoublehelix5661
    @thedoublehelix5661 4 роки тому +3

    proof: trivial.
    proof (assuming we're allowed to use the algebraic limit theorem): Note that lim (ax + b) = a lim x + b.

  • @cezarkaja2405
    @cezarkaja2405 3 роки тому

    Man he explains it better than my teacher . And also holds a pokeball all along

  • @ahadkhan7290
    @ahadkhan7290 3 роки тому

    great explanation, made a complicated topic seem easy and simple!

  • @lastdivantruther
    @lastdivantruther 3 роки тому

    My plants are watered my face is cleaned and my grade is saved. Thank you!

  • @Nikolaij02
    @Nikolaij02 3 роки тому

    thank you this is exactly what i needed

  • @CHEESYhairyGASH
    @CHEESYhairyGASH Рік тому

    At 6:33, why do you keep the integer in the denominator? In a previous video titled "limits with epsilon-delta definition! (linear, square root, and quadratic examples)" you ignored the denominator entirely and got rid of both the square root part and integer part (this happened at 7:22 in the other video).
    Why do you use two different methods in these two very similar cases???

  • @therandomvidguy5141
    @therandomvidguy5141 4 роки тому

    can you please love this for no reason

  • @mikoajmackowiak6993
    @mikoajmackowiak6993 4 роки тому +1

    Even tho, I don't need this at school now, cool video.

  • @alberteinstein3392
    @alberteinstein3392 3 роки тому

    How can I like this video twice 😍

  • @chileshesikazwe8500
    @chileshesikazwe8500 3 роки тому

    thank you from Zambia

  • @jeremypolancolara2154
    @jeremypolancolara2154 2 роки тому

    Nice explanation, very clear

  • @approachinglimits
    @approachinglimits 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this video! I could not figure out how to do the quadratics of these for the life of me. The answer key in the back of the book has the answer but no sufficient explanation. And the only other example I could find on UA-cam was of a quadratic the factored to a perfect square which comes out much nicer in these circumstances.

  • @aidenhastings6341
    @aidenhastings6341 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you! Do you have explanations of delta epsilon proofs in other contexts than just a limit (such as limit of a sequence, uniform continuity, etc)?

  • @jopro3d718
    @jopro3d718 3 роки тому

    This is a true homie right here

  • @TheKiller-me3uy
    @TheKiller-me3uy 10 місяців тому +1

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  • @frozenmoon998
    @frozenmoon998 4 роки тому +14

    Hardest Calc 1 problems made easy by bprp himself.

  • @lmc_x_hep9356
    @lmc_x_hep9356 2 роки тому

    Wow bro, u are so brilliant, I like u bro, u help me so much to understand

  • @jianzhao4208
    @jianzhao4208 4 роки тому +8

    |x+5|=|x-2+7|

    • @blackpenredpen
      @blackpenredpen  4 роки тому +4

      Yes
      This is a way better (and more mathematical) explain. 😃

    • @leif1075
      @leif1075 4 роки тому

      @@blackpenredpen Why do you have epislon and delta??..why not just one variable...seems needlessly complicated.and confusing

    • @angelmendez-rivera351
      @angelmendez-rivera351 4 роки тому +1

      @@leif1075 That is just the definition of a limit.

    • @leif1075
      @leif1075 4 роки тому

      @@angelmendez-rivera351 oh it's been a while..so one corresponds to x and the other to f(x) I take it? Epsilon for x and delta for f(x) or vice versa..

    • @angelmendez-rivera351
      @angelmendez-rivera351 4 роки тому

      @@leif1075 ε corresponds to f(x), and δ to x.

  • @Cris-qn2ii
    @Cris-qn2ii 4 роки тому +2

    Actually this is stuff we're just about to study. Sa damn thanks

    • @blackpenredpen
      @blackpenredpen  4 роки тому

      Just wondering, r u in AP calc or calc 1 in a uni?

    • @Cris-qn2ii
      @Cris-qn2ii 4 роки тому +1

      @@blackpenredpen I'm not sure how the system works in other countries. But mine is the french system. After high school, to get to engineering schools you gotta pass from prepatrory classes in 2 years. They're called prepatory classes to the big schools. Not sure its equivalent in other countries tho.

  • @hqs9585
    @hqs9585 3 роки тому

    I do like your lectures but I have a few comments in this delta epsilon subject. Suppose(?) that is a big step to come out with possible delta. One should first work with the f(x) and find factors, then from there you start your delta value. The value of epsilon you get by just dividing by a factor to make it ! is also arbitrary. Just compare the |f(x) - limit value| and from there you automatically get that fraction relating delta and epsilon. Thanks

  • @rishikagudlavalleti5241
    @rishikagudlavalleti5241 4 роки тому +1

    This was so helpful thank you 😁😁🙏🙏

  • @joseph-ianex
    @joseph-ianex 8 місяців тому

    Great video! I'm a bit confused when I was supposed to learn this though because I'm taking Calc 2 now and was never taught this in Calc 1 or 2 so I guess the teachers assumed it wasn't important or just didn't have time