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Second Derivative Grapher

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
4.5
Resource Types
Lessons
Format
TNS

Second Derivative Grapher

Activity Overview

Visualize the relationship between the graph of a function and the graph of its second derivative.

Objectives

  • See graphically how the second derivative value is related to the concavity of a function's graph by making use of a dynamic "quadratic of best fit”

About the Lesson

The Second_Derivative TI-Nspire documents provide tools for visualizing the relationship between the graph of a function and the graph of its second derivative.

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
4.5
Resource Types
Lessons
Format
TNS
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