Degree of Simultaneous Coconvex Polynomial Approximation

$ {\rm Let}\ f\ \epsilon\ {C^{1}}-1,1] $ change its convexity finitely many times in the interval, say s times, at ${\rm at}\ {Y_{s}}\:\ -1\ <\ y_{s}\ <\ \dots\ < y_{1}\ < 1 $ . We estimate the degree of simultaneous approximation of ? and its derivative by polynomials of degree n, which change convexity exactly at the points Y _s, and their derivatives. We show that provided n is sufficiently large, depending on the location of the points Y _s, the rate of approximation can be estimated by C(s)/n times the second Ditzian-Totik modulus of smoothness of ?′. This should be compared to a recent paper by the authors together with I. A. Shevchuk where ? is merely assumed to be continuous and estimates of coconvex approximation are given by means of the third Ditzian-Totik modulus of smoothness. However, no simultaneous approximation is given there.