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Derivative Analysis

Subject Area
Math: Calculus: Applications of the Derivative
Math: AP Calculus: AP Calculus
Level
9-12
Activity Time
45 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
TI-Nspire Version
3.0
Resource Types
Lessons
Format
TNS

Derivative Analysis

Activity Overview

Associate the verbal language of function behavior with characteristics of the graph of the function.

Objectives

  • Associate the verbal language of function behavior (increasing, decreasing, concave up, concave down) with characteristics of the graph of the function

About the Lesson

The Derivative Analysis.tns TI-Nspire document is very simple but provides a very powerful tool for discussing the language of function graphical behavior (increasing, decreasing, concave up, and concave down).

Subject Area
Math: Calculus: Applications of the Derivative
Math: AP Calculus: AP Calculus
Level
9-12
Activity Time
45 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
TI-Nspire Version
3.0
Resource Types
Lessons
Format
TNS
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