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2010-11-04 Drawing Instantaneous Velocity
2010-11-04 Drawing Instantaneous Velocity
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Part II: Playing around
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Directions: Go to http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=Calculus_Grapher
and click “run now!” Unclick the box marked “derivative” and then play around with the
settings. Once you have a feel for the applet, reproduce the functions. Then when you
have a good approximation, click the box marked “derivative.” Draw what you see
below.
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Part III: Observations
Play around with the simulation. Write down FOUR observations you can come up with,
no matter how obvious – and try to explain them.
Example: