Author:
Jim Fowler
Subject:
Calculus
Material Type:
Module
Level:
Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division
Provider:
Ohio Open Ed Collaborative
Tags:
  • Maximums and Minimums
  • License:
    Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial
    Language:
    English
    Media Formats:
    eBook, Interactive

    Education Standards

    Maximums and minimums modules

    Overview

    After completing this section, students should be able to do the following.

    • Define a critical point.
    • Find critical points.
    • Define local maximum and local minimum.
    • Classify critical points.
    • State the First Derivative Test.
    • Apply the First Derivative Test.
    • Define inflection points.
    • Find inflection points.
    • State the Second Derivative Test.
    • Apply the Second Derivative Test.

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    Maximums and Minimums