Curated OER
Hotel Infinity
Pupils investigate the concept of infinity. They read a story, discuss the concept of infinity from the story, and create an illustration of the hotel described in the story.
Curated OER
The Mandelbrot Set
Students are introduced to the notion of a complex number and function iteration in order to motivate the discussion of Julia sets and the Mandelbrot set.
Curated OER
What is zero? What is infinity? Where they come from? (Senior, Mathematics)
Students discuss and determine what is zero, what is infinity, and where do these numbers come from?
Curated OER
Infinity
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of infinity as defined in a series by geometry. The lesson integrates the use of philosophy to help them comprehend how infinity can possibly mean while investigating the...
Curated OER
Properties of Fractals
Young scholars build a working definition of a regular fractal, they measure the concepts of dimensions and scale, they explore the concept of a logarithm and they attempt to solve simple exponential equations for the exponent both by...
Google
Google for Education: Area of a Circle
Students learn to derive the formula for the area of a circle. They learn to relate a circle to a parallelogram and rectangle while learning the concept of infinity as they imagine slicing an circle into infinitesimally small slices.
New York Times
New York Times: Steven Strogatz on the Elements of Math Series the New York Times
[Free Registration/Login Required] On this site, Cornell University mathematics professor, Steven Strogatz, shares his 15-part series of columns on the elements of math. He investigates topics ranging from negative numbers to subtraction...
Windstream
Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Limits of Infinite Sequences
A wonderful study tutorial explaining the limits of infinite sequences. There are theorems and examples.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto Mathematics: Is There Really Such a Thing as "Infinity"?
See how the existence of infinity depends on the context in which it is used. Offers a look at the concept of infinity from different view points.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Big Is Infinity?
Explore the concept of infinity using the fundamentals of set theory in this animated video. [7:13]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Infinite Hotel Paradox
The Infinite Hotel, a thought experiment created by German mathematician David Hilbert, is a hotel with an infinite number of rooms. Easy to comprehend, right? Wrong. What if it's completely booked but one person wants to check in? What...
Math Medics
S.o.s. Math: Limits and Infinity
Graphs a limit with vertical asymtopes and shows the limits when x approaches 0 and 0 from left and right. Contains many examples.
Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University
Npac Reu Program: Infinite Limits
This Northeast Parallel Architectures Center at Syracuse University site provides a brief description and examples of infinite limits of functions at infinity.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Infinite and Non Existent Limits
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identifying and understanding functions which approach infinity or have no limit. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos...
Mathigon
Mathigon: Real, Irrational, Imaginary Numbers
Explore this course in imaginary and complex numbers including topics of integers, real numbers, infinity, transcendental numbers, imaginary and complex numbers.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: History of Set Theory
This page, which is provided for by the University of St. Andrews, traces the history of Set Theory as well as the concept of infinity and the infinite set.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: End Behavior of Polynomials
Analyze polynomial functions to determine how they behave as the input variable increases to positive infinity or decreases to negative infinity. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly,...
Math Slice
Math Slice: Math Match Game
Test your geometry aptitude using this interactive matching game. Match pictures and symbols to the correct definition. Answers are verified immediately. Winners can earn as much as 10,000 dollars and have their name posted for the day.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Tortoise and Hare Race
Step through the tortoise and hare race, based on Zeno's paradox, to learn about the multiplication of fractions and about convergence of an infinite sequence of numbers.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Derivate
Explores derivatives and the idea of infinity using a geometric interpretation of slope.
Math Notes and Math Tests
Pre Calculus Notes: Polynomial Functions of Higher Degree [Pdf]
The resource discusses polynomial functions of higher degree. Topics examined are infinity, limits, the factor theorem, and the intermediate value theorem.
Texas A&M University
Texas A&m Univ: Limits at Infinity Horizontal Asymptotes
This site, created by a math professor at Texas A & M University provides notes about and defines different types of asymptotes.