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Graphing Relationships

Subject Area
Math: Calculus: Derivatives
Math: AP Calculus: AP Calculus
Level
9-12
Activity Time
60 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-84 series
Other Materials
This is Activity 12 from the EXPLORATIONS Book:
Calculus Activities.
Resource Types
Lessons

Graphing Relationships

Activity Overview

In this activity, students explore information about a graph based on the first and second derivatives. They learn that a function's derivative is positive when the function increases and negative when the function decreases. They learn that the second derivative is positive when the graph is concave upward and negative when the graph is concave downward.

Subject Area
Math: Calculus: Derivatives
Math: AP Calculus: AP Calculus
Level
9-12
Activity Time
60 Minutes
TI Calculator
TI-84 series
Other Materials
This is Activity 12 from the EXPLORATIONS Book:
Calculus Activities.
Resource Types
Lessons
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