Copy of Guided Practice Module 4: Computer simulation for first and second derivative
Drag the point along the graph by moving the slider. Observe how the values of g(a), g'(a), and g''(a) change. Here are some questions you can ask:
- What is the graph doing when g'(a) is positive? Negative? Zero?
- What is the graph doing when g''(a) is positive? Negative? Zero?
- Are there points where all three values are positive? What about just two? What about one? Or none?