Derivative Grapher

Slide a point along a function to watch its tangent slope, trace the graph of f′ point by point, and see where f′ and f″ reveal maxima, minima and inflection points.

MCV4U Calculus and VectorsUsed in 7 lessons

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The Derivative Function
Power, Constant, Sum and Difference Rules
Derivatives of Sine and Cosine
Derivatives of Exponential Functions
Increasing and Decreasing Functions and the First Derivative Test
Concavity, Points of Inflection and the Second Derivative Test
Graphs of f, f′ and f″

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