Author:
Jim Fowler
Subject:
Calculus
Material Type:
Module
Level:
Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division
Provider:
Ohio Open Ed Collaborative
Tags:
  • Graphing Functions
  • License:
    Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial
    Language:
    English
    Media Formats:
    eBook, Interactive

    Concepts of graphing functions modules

    Overview

    After completing this section, students should be able to do the following.

    • Understand what information the derivative gives concerning when a function is increasing or decreasing.
    • Understand what information the second derivative gives concerning concavity of the graph of a function.
    • Interpret limits as giving information about functions.
    • Determine how the graph of a function looks based on an analytic description of the function.

    What's the graph look like?

    Ximera Module

    Two young mathematicians discuss how to sketch the graphs of functions.

    Concepts of graphing functions

    Ximera Module

    We use the language of calculus to describe graphs of functions.