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Relationship Between Concavity of f & Sign of f''

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Concavity and the Second Derivative Test

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Section 4, Page 3

Concavity of a function defined as it relates to f, f', and f''. The Second Derivative Test is explained and an example is given.

Course: 18.01 Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2005
Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Extremal points and critical points (sections 2 and 3 of this lecture)
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