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This week’s applet, http://www.calculusapplets.com/curveanalysisbasic.html, graphs the function, the derivative, and the second derivative in the window.

At the bottom, you can enter any function and see it graphed. Additionally, the first derivative is given at the bottom. You can manually change the x value or use the slider bar to the right to move along the function.

The left graph is the function. The red line is the tangent line at the selected value of x. The middle graph is the derivative. The green line is the tangent line at the selected value of x. The right graph is the second derivative.

Read the explanation on the page and play with the applet. You might also select a function from one of this week's section to enter and play with as well.

In your post this week, describe your experiences with this applet and what ways this applet might be useful to you in this class and in your professional life. 80 words max