Curated OER
Worksheet #5, Concavity,
In this calculus worksheet, students determine the intervals in which a given relation is concave up. They determine the inflection points of a given formula. Students use the second derivative test to classify the relative extrema of a...
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Stewart Resources Centre: Optimization Problems in Calculus [Pdf]
This is a tenth grade calculus unit on optimization problems.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Problemas De Optimizacion
In Spanish. Apply your Calculus knowledge using interactive activities to solve optimization problems.
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Calculus I: Applications of Derivatives
Learners examine applications of derivatives. Topics investigated are rates of change, the mean value theorem, optimization problems, critical points, linear approximations, and Newton?s method. Class notes, definitions, and examples...
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: An Approach to Calculus: Applications of Maximum and Minimum Values
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains how to solve applied max/min problems using the first derivative. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point this...