Enter a function f(x) in the input box.[br][br]Choose either the [i][b]function value[/b][/i] or the [i][b]function slope[/b][/i] attribute detector - [br][br]Start an animation by clicking in the lower left hand corner of a panel[br][br] the [i][b]function value[/b][/i] detector will be blue when the value of f(x) < 0 and green otherwise[br] the [i][b]function slope[/b][/i] detector will be blue when the slope of f(x) < 0 and green otherwise[br][br]Use the data you collect to sketch the function f(x) and its slope f'(x).[br][br][color=#ff0000][i][b]What questions could/would you ask your students based on this applet ?[/b][/i][/color][br][br][[size=85]N.B. You can set the range of the animation sweep by dragging the yellow plus sign on the x axis.[/size]]