Calculus Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• inflection : the point where the function changes concavity is the _ point
• exponential : a function that is its own derivative
• inverse : in order to find this function, switch the x and y and then solve back for y.
• newton : one of the two men who are credited with inventing calculus
• optimization : the process of finding the largest or smallest value of a function
• continuous : if the function value equals the limits value at a given point, the function is _ .
• velocity : the derivative of the position function
• first : this derivative can give you information about where the original function is increasing or decreasing
• limit : the y value a function approaches as it gets closer to a given x-value
• increasing : as x gets larger, y gets larger
• related rates : an application of calculus that relates quantities as time passes
• maximum : the largest y-value in the neighborhood of a given x-value
• derivative : slope of the tangent line to a curve at a given point
• chain rule : a rule used for finding the derivative of a composition of functions
• down : when the second derivative is negative, the original function is concave _ .
• normal : line perpendicular to a curve at a given point