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Math Handbook: Calculus

For Students 10th - 12th
If only there was a reference that listed all the formulas covered in calculus. Luckily, there is. This comprehensive 197-page handbook provides formulas and explanations for all topics in AP Calculus or in a standard college calculus...
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Extrema

For Teachers 10th - 12th
No need to go to extreme lengths to find resources on extrema. The central focus of an AP® curriculum module is on critical points and extrema, and how to cover these concepts throughout the course. A set of three worksheets helps assess...
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CK-12 Foundation

Absolute Versus Local Extrema

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Get the class to take an extreme look at functions. The interactive presents a function on a closed interval with a movable tangent line. Using the given function, pupils determine the extrema, critical points, and points of...
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Calculus AB/BC - Extreme Value Theorem, Global Versus Local Extrema, and Critical Points

For Students 10th - 12th
It is critical to find all the extreme points. Pupils analyze graphs in the presentation to determine whether there are points that are either maximums and minimums. Using derivatives, learners find out how to find critical points from...
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Calculus AB/BC - Using the Candidates Test to Determine Absolute (Global) Extrema

For Students 10th - 12th
Absolutely! Find the global maximum and minimums. Pupils watch a video showing how to find the absolute maximums and minimums of a function on an interval by testing critical points. The learners see how to determine whether a critical...
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Basic Calculus: Extrema, and Optimization: Putting it all Together

For Students Higher Ed
In this extrema and optimization worksheet, students identify all points in the domain and determine the critical points. They compute the second derivative and find the global maxima and minima. This two-page worksheet contains two...
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CK-12 Foundation

Absolute Extrema and Optimization: Building the Biggest Box

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Optimally, you want the largest box. Given a square piece of box material, pupils determine the size of congruent squares to cut out of the corners to create a box with the greatest volume. Learners determine the equation of the volume...
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Calculus AB/BC Mid-Unit 5 Review: Analytical Applications of Differentiation

For Students 10th - 12th
It's time to put analytical applications to work. Learners use the eight questions of the mid-Unit 5 review to refresh their memories of the key points. Pupils apply what they have learned to use the Mean Value Theorem, find extrema...
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Multivariable Calculus: Extrema of Multivariable Functions

For Students Higher Ed
In this multivariable function worksheet, students determine the extrema of multivariable functions, classify critical points, and solve functions with given boundaries. This two page worksheet contains five multi-step problems as well...
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Multivariable Calculus: Extrema of Multivariable Functions

For Students Higher Ed
In this multivariable functions learning exercise, students find the extrema of a function under given conditions. They find the maximum and minimum values of functions. This two page learning exercise contains examples, explanations,...
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The First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Solve problems using the fundamental theorem. In this calculus lesson, students solve problems using theorems and proving theorems. They derive the fundamental theorem as they study it.
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Calculus AB/BC - Using the Second Derivative Test to Determine Extrema

For Students 10th - 12th
Take a second look at extrema of functions. Pupils learn how to use the second derivative to determine whether a critical point is a maximum or a minimum. Learners use concavity to identify critical points as either a max or a min and...
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Calculus AB/BC - Using the First Derivative Test to Determine Relative Local Extrema

For Students 10th - 12th
Critically apply intervals of increasing and decreasing. Pupils watch a video to see how finding a critical point and finding intervals of increasing and decreasing work together to identify local extrema. Scholars use the first...
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Extrema on an Interval

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore maximum and minimum points, slopes and tangents. For this Pre-Calculus lesson, students solve optimization problems and find rates of change.
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Four Calculus Derivative, Extrema, and Maximize Area Problems

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this calculus review worksheet, students find derivatives, calculate extrema on an interval, and maximize area. Students should be familiar with the derivatives of trigonometric functions.
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Highs and Lows

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Solve problems using integration and derivatives. By using calculus, learners will analyze graphs to find the extrema and change in behavior. They then will identify the end behavior using the derivatives. Activities and handouts are...
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Critical Points

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students identify critical points on a graph. In this calculus instructional activity, students graph their equations on the TI calculator. They zoom in and out to identify the critical points.
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Applications of First and Second Derivatives.

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this calculus worksheet, students solve for the critical values, open intervals and find the maximum and minimum. There are 7 questions dealing with the derivative.
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Lesson #67 Relative Extrema

For Teachers 12th
  Students test for relative extrema.  In this Calculus lesson, 12th graders investigate the relative extrema of a function and sketch the curve from the given information without the use of a calculator.  
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Engineering in a Calculus Classroom

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students solve several differential equations. In this calculus lesson, students test their modulus calculation by testing different weights or beam lengths. They share their findings in class.
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River Optimization Problem

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners define the different methods used for optimizing a particular element of a problem. In this optimization problem lesson, students optimize appropriate details of a problem using data collection, algebra, technology, and/or...
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Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers, with the assistance of their TI-84 Plus / TI-83 Plus calculators, explore and assess the connections between an accumulation function, one defined by a definite integral, and the integrand. They summarize that the...
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The Second Derivative Test for Relative Extrema in Three Dimensional Space

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this math worksheet, students seek to find the relative maximum and minimum values of surfaces in three dimensional space for the function.
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Absolute Maximum and Minimum

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concepts of absolute maximum and minimum while solving for absolute extrema. They solve example problems that are used for direct instruction, guided practice, and independent...