Name: __________________________________ Date: _________________ KWL Chart In this activity, begin by filling out the first two columns. This will give you an idea of what you know about the subject. The last column will be completed at end of Lesson 3. Topic: Interpreting Graphs and Functions Using Calculus What I Know 1. A graph is increasing when the slope of a function is positive. What I Want to Know What I Learned 1. How do I find an absolute maximum and minimum? 1. 2. Compare and contrast the difference between the critical values and inflection points? 2. 3. What does the first derivative help us find. 3. The first derivative allows us to find the critical values and some of the inflection points. 4. What is the process of the second derivative? 4. The process of the second derivative goes as follows: a. Take the derivative of f(x) and set it equal to zero. b. Find the value of f at all critical 2. A graph is decreasing when the slope of the function is negative. To find the absolute maximum and minimum we could use the closed interval method. The closed interval method requires the following: a. Finding the critical values of the function (f) and the values of f at the critical values. b. Find the values of f at endpoint [a, b]. c. The points from steps a & b the has the largest value of f will be the absolute maximum and the smallest will be absolute minimum. 3. A maximum is the highest point on the graph along the yaxis 4. A minimum is the lowest point on the graph along the yaxis. 5. A graph has a slope of zero if it is a straight line along the horizontal axis. 6. The derivative of a function gives us the slope of the initial function. Critical Values: Can be a maximum, minimum or an inflection point. Can be found by taking the first derivative. Inflection Points: The point at which a graph goes from concave up to concave down or concave down to concave up. Can be found by taking the first and second derivative. values and end points. c. Then take the second derivative and substitute the critical values for x into f”(x). d. If the values from part c are larger than 0 then this is a local minimum. e. If the values from part c are smaller than 0 then this is a local maximum. 5. Describe the difference between concave up and concave down. 5. A continuous graph is concave up when the slope of a graph goes from decreasing to increasing. Concave up means this will look like a happy face. A continuous graph is concave down when the slope of the graph goes from increasing to decreasing. Concave down means this will look like a sad face.