Understanding Calculus: Problems, Solutions and Tips

Concavity and Points of Inflection (1x14)

Udgivelsesdato: Jan 01, 2010

What does the second derivative reveal about a graph? It describes how the curve bends-whether it is concave upward or downward. You determine concavity much as you found the intervals where a graph was increasing or decreasing, except this time you use the second derivative.