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To trace a curve using differential calculus, you use the fact that the first derivative of the function is the slope of the curve, and the second derivative is the slope of the first derivative.
What this means is that the zeros (roots) of the first derivative give the extrema (max or min) or an inflection point of the function. Evaluating the first derivative function at either side of the zero will tell you whether it is a min/max or inflection point (i.e. if the first derivative is negative on the left of the zero and positive on the right, then the curve has a negative slope, then a min, then a positive slope).
The second derivative will tell you if the curve is concave up or concave down by evaluating if the second derivative function is positive or negative before and after extrema.
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Which is harder calculus 1 or differential and integral calculus?
Just about all of calculus is based on differential and integral calculus, including Calculus 1! However, Calculus 1 is more likely to cover differential calculus, with integral calculus soon after. So there really isn't a right answer for this question.
What is differential calculus?
That is the part of calculus that is basically concerned about calculating derivatives. A derivative can be understood as the slope of a curve. For example, the line y = 2x has a slope of 2 at any point of the line, while the parabola y = x squared has a slope of 2x at any point of the curve.
What is a differential calculus?
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Difference between integral and differential calculus?
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Which is harder differential calculus or integral calculus?
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Which is harder calculus 1 or differential and integral calculus?
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What is the slope of a curve line?
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What is differential calculus?
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What has the author Alfred Lodge written?
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What has the author Joseph Edwards written?
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What has the author John Philips Higman written?
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What is differential statistics?
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What has the author Bartholomew Price written?
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Does College Algebra have differential equations in it?
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What has the author Hugh Thurston written?
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