MAT 1234 Calculus I Section 3.3 How Derivatives Affect the Shape of a Graph (II)
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The 1 st Derv. Test Find the critical numbers Find the intervals of increasing and decreasing Determine the local max./min.
The 1 st Derv. Test Find the critical numbers Find the intervals of increasing and decreasing Determine the local max./min. Note that intervals of increasing and decreasing are part of the 1 st test.
The 2 nd Derv. Test We will talk about intervals of concave up and down But they are not part of the 2 nd test.
Preview We know the critical numbers give the potential local max/min. How to determine which one is local max/min?
Preview We know the critical numbers give the potential local max/min. How to determine which one is local max/min? 30 second summary!
Preview
We know the critical numbers give the potential local max/min. How to determine which one is local max/min? 30 second summary! We are going to develop the theory carefully so that it works for all the functions that we are interested in.
Preview Part I Increasing/Decreasing Test The First Derivative Test Part II Concavity Test The Second Derivative Test
Definition
Concavity
c Concave down Concave up
Definition An inflection point is a point where the concavity changes (from up to down or from down to up)
Concavity Test
Why?
Example 3 Find the intervals of concavity and the inflection points
Example 3 (a) Find, and the values of such that
Example 3 (b) Sketch a diagram of the subintervals formed by the values found in part (a). Make sure you label the subintervals.
Example 3 (c) Find the intervals of concavity and inflection point(s).
Expectation
Example 3 Verification
The Second Derivative Test
Second Derivative Test
Example 4 (Example 2 Revisit) Use the second derivative test to find the local max. and local min.
Example 4 (Example 2 Revisit) (a) Find the critical numbers of
Example 4 (Example 2 Revisit) (b) Use the Second Derivative Test to find the local max/min of
Second Derivative Test Step 1: Find the critical points Step 2: For each critical point, determine the sign of the second derivative; Find the function value Make a formal conclusion Note that no other steps are required such as finding intervals of inc/dec, concave up/down.
The Second Derivative Test
Which Test is Easier? First Derivative Test Second Derivative Test
Final Reminder You need intervals of increasing/decreasing for the First Derivative Test. You do not need intervals of concavity for the Second Derivative Test.
Classwork Do part (a), (d) and (e) only