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Connecting f, f', f'' qualitatively

This subtopic covers qualitative relationships between a function $f$, its first derivative $f'$, and second derivative $f''$. You will learn to connect increasing/decreasing behavior, critical points, concavity, and inflection points from graphs or descriptions of any one function.

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