<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[My Site]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Site]]></description><link>https://locusfocusmath.wixsite.com/my-site/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:13:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://locusfocusmath.wixsite.com/my-site/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Day 16:  Limit Definition of a Derivative ]]></title><description><![CDATA[So since I just taught L'Hôpital the day before, derivatives are fresh in their minds.   Again, they should know the derivative of...]]></description><link>https://locusfocusmath.wixsite.com/my-site/post/day-14-limit-definition-of-a-derivative</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611c5e34a26faa001552e8cb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 01:24:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba2bd7_5bc4e2f9bd20448fae0c884a1d5ebaa3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_864,h_672,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>locusfocusmath</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 15:   L'Hôpital's Rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[When your students don't know many derivatives, there is only so much you can do with L'Hôpital.   I get that, but I'm stubborn.   To me,...]]></description><link>https://locusfocusmath.wixsite.com/my-site/post/day-13-l-h%C3%B4pital-s-rule</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611c591ae8d3990016b7fb92</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 01:09:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba2bd7_9b7fe4c902754b438a3bf7ddcc09d083~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_864,h_672,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>locusfocusmath</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 13:  Continuity and Discontinuities]]></title><description><![CDATA[So the first thing I teach on this day is that there are 3 types of discontinuities:  Infinite (Vertical Asymptote), Jump (when the graph...]]></description><link>https://locusfocusmath.wixsite.com/my-site/post/day-12-continuity-and-discontinuities</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611c5596d5068c0015192f8c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:47:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba2bd7_ab4da9f7e18c4250a9cd1b1aae6f19d8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_864,h_672,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>locusfocusmath</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 12 (continued):  Squeeze Theorem]]></title><description><![CDATA[My personal students have never respected the Squeeze Theorem, so that probably says a bit about my attitude when teaching it.   I give...]]></description><link>https://locusfocusmath.wixsite.com/my-site/post/day-11-continued-squeeze-theorem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61119172d25fc20015468056</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 20:51:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba2bd7_ba4d7b53223045888d0b15daef000c7d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_864,h_672,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>locusfocusmath</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 12:  Limits of Piecewise Functions]]></title><description><![CDATA[First I show them the limit as x approaches the middle of one piece of the piecewise.  Those are easy because all they have to do is plug...]]></description><link>https://locusfocusmath.wixsite.com/my-site/post/day-11-limits-of-piecewise-functions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61118170b0f871001587176e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 19:39:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba2bd7_80dde67cb96643799cad0e5fc3c72b97~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_864,h_672,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>locusfocusmath</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 11:  Limits and Asymptotes]]></title><description><![CDATA[So this is the first day of doing limits with infinity.  What I first tell them is where the infinity goes with each type of problem.  If...]]></description><link>https://locusfocusmath.wixsite.com/my-site/post/day-10-limits-and-asymptotes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61117bf88a9e590015de530c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 19:23:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba2bd7_523dd53be9a043b1aade7c59f48be66f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_864,h_672,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>locusfocusmath</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 9 (and 10):  Limits Algebraically]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are too many ways to use algebra to solve a limit.  This lesson is about factoring for rational expressions and rationalizing...]]></description><link>https://locusfocusmath.wixsite.com/my-site/post/day-9-limits-algebraically</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60f852ab8ee0ee00166adadb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 17:13:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba2bd7_f6c752534b8043898966c8eea4d5bcfa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_864,h_672,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>locusfocusmath</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 8:  Limits of Compositions]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I were teaching on block schedule, I would probably include this lesson with the previous lesson.   It's a pretty short concept to...]]></description><link>https://locusfocusmath.wixsite.com/my-site/post/limits-of-compositions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60f84dd8d01c020015a57dd8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:53:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba2bd7_2b3fe7649d3f4ac1a09293797903788c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_864,h_672,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>locusfocusmath</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 7:  Limits via Tables and Graphs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of course before a student should try limits algebraically, they need a visual representation of what they're doing. I literally remember...]]></description><link>https://locusfocusmath.wixsite.com/my-site/post/5-limits-via-tables-and-graphs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60f840b994f0900016d9d45e</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:21:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba2bd7_b1f0995183d04bcf91a23bb0d66295dd~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_864,h_672,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>locusfocusmath</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 6:  "Guess the Derivative"]]></title><description><![CDATA[In "Guess the Derivative", I assume that the students need a reminder of where the graphs of sine and cosine came from. I may even start...]]></description><link>https://locusfocusmath.wixsite.com/my-site/post/4-guess-the-derivative</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60f714c6fe17eb00150d3151</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:32:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba2bd7_04469aaf88404713bfac4cc5d76f67c4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_864,h_672,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>locusfocusmath</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 5: "What Is Calculus?"]]></title><description><![CDATA["What is Calculus?" is the name of the first lesson that I do after I deal with all that summer assignment stuff.   The purpose of this...]]></description><link>https://locusfocusmath.wixsite.com/my-site/post/what-is-calculus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60f7093d4722b20015fa5fe3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:52:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba2bd7_1ed3078a24384a96810ab6404b2e6059~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_864,h_672,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>locusfocusmath</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Days 1 -4:   "Summer Assignment"]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have almost always posted a Calculus Summer Assignment on my school website. In the past I have pushed it on the Pre-Calc teachers to...]]></description><link>https://locusfocusmath.wixsite.com/my-site/post/summer-assignment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60f5d1da6fe31300154af811</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2021 19:28:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ba2bd7_876b0ee62cce40378d2f8cc42695c00f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>locusfocusmath</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>