# Sketch a Function ###### tags:`Calculus` ### Step1: #### Find Domain, Symmetry(odd or even) ,Periodic(周期性) #### Intercept f(0)(截距), Asymptotes(vertical, horizontal , slant) ### Step2: #### Find f'(x) #### Increasing/Decreasing Test , Critical Point, Local Extreme ### Step3: #### Find f''(x) #### Concavity Test , Inflection Point ## Asymptotes $$ The\;graph\;of\;f\;has\;an\;asymptote\\if\;\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}\lbrack f(x)-(mx+b)\rbrack=0\;for\;some\;m,b\;\in\mathbb{R}\\Note:\left\{\begin{array}{l}m=0,\;horizontal\;asymptote\\m\neq0,\;slant\;asymptote\end{array}\right.\\The\;graph\;of\;f\;has\;an\;asymptote\Leftrightarrow\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}\frac{f(x)}x=m\;,\;\lim_{x\rightarrow\infty}(f(x)-mx)=b $$