1. Find the domain of f(x).
2. Calculate lim x?0 f(x). Does f(x) have a y-intercept?
3. Find any x-intercept of f(x).
4.Calculate f'(x), and find the critical values, any extrema.
5. Calculate lim x?0- f'(x) and lim x?0+ f'(x).
6. Calculate f''(x), and find any inflection points and the intervals on which f(x) is concave up and concave down.