The Second Derivative is a part of the VCE Specialist Maths topic Calculus. This post will look at the second derivative notation and the application of the second derivative to the analysis of graphs and functions.
What is the Second Derivative?
The next two videos will help you understand how and why you should use the second derivative. Part 1 looks at what information the second derivative gives us, and Part 2 details the use of the second derivative with applications.
Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjGVTTsl8hM
Part 2
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