Khan Academy: Analyzing the Second Derivative to Find Inflection Points

You can learn to graph as well as a calculator using calculus. The lesson introduces using derivatives to find critical points needed to graph polynomials. Pupils learn to find local maximums and minimums and intervals of increase...

Confused about concavity? Here's the perfect video. Young mathematicians watch a video that explains the process of using the second derivative to determine inflection points and the concavity of a function. An example reinforces the...

Take a second look at extrema of functions. Pupils learn how to use the second derivative to determine whether a critical point is a maximum or a minimum. Learners use concavity to identify critical points as either a max or a min and...

The inflection point, the point where the second derivative is zero, is the focus of a video  that works through a problem where it is not obvious to see the roots of a function. The solution to the problem requires using...

Two derivative tests are better than one. By watching an informative video, learners discover how to apply the second derivative test. They see that classifying a critical point as a local maximum or minimum requires substituting into...

It's critical to find the critical points. Pupils learn how to identify the critical points of a function. By looking at an example, they see how to determine the derivative function, find the critical numbers, and test to determine...

Uncover what the first and second derivatives reveal about the function. Pupils move beyond sketching graphs to determine what derivatives tell about the function itself. The video reminds learners about particle motion and how to...

Use derivatives to find equations of lines. Pupils learn more rules to use as shortcuts to find derivatives. Using the rules, they find the equations of the tangent line and the normal line at a given point. Scholars then apply the new...

It only takes a minimum amount of effort to understand optimization. Pupils watch an illuminating video to learn about applications of the first derivative test. They see how to find critical points and then check to see whether each...

Provide this video for your class to help with understanding of how to use the zero product property to find solutions to an equation. Before viewing, learners will need to have a basic understanding of the zero product property since...