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Local Linearity

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

Local Linearity

Activity Overview

Visualize the idea of derivative as local slope.

Objectives

  • Dynamically see the idea of "local linearity"—the behavior exhibited by a differentiable function when one zooms in on its graph.

About the Lesson

The Local_Linearity.tns TI-Nspire document provides a tool for visualizing the idea of derivative as local slope by providing a dynamic zooming box that maintains square scaling between the x and y values.

Subject Area
Math: Calculus: Derivatives
Math: AP Calculus: AP Calculus
Level
9-12
Activity Time
45 Minutes
Software
TI-Nspire™ CX
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS
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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