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Subjects:

  1. Calculus
  2. Graphing
  3. Maxima / minima
  4. Rational functions
  5. Newton's method
  6. Differentiation

Title: Functions and Graphs

Book Description: The purpose of this lab is to experiment with some of the general applications of the derivative to the study of the behavior of functions. This includes their critical behavior (local extrema, inflections) and linearization technique which, using Newton's Method will yield a way to approximate roots of equations: f(x) = 0. The reader may investigate built-in examples or supply her own functions.

Authors: James White and Samad Mortabit

Contained in Calculus 1 Course.

Suggested Use: Instructions are under the (?) button. The first page of this lab is a Report page and contains the lab assignment with space for students to fill in answers. This has been saved as Notes for that page. To open the report, return to the first page by pressing the Black Rectangle, then select Customize, Notes for this page. To close the notes before leaving the first page, select: Customize, Close Notes .

Topics: extrema, maxima, minima, inflection points, newton's method, monotonicity, graphing functions, derivative

Number of Pages: 3

Animation: No

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