Curated OER
Lesson #73 Absolute Maximum and Minimum
Students listen to a lecture about absolute maximum and absolute minimum. In this maximum and minimum lesson students use steps to find points and practice with an example.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Functions and Their Extrema
Model the trajectory of the longest home run ever hit while studying extrema of functions on the TI-89. Another real-world problem in this activity involves minimizing the amount of tin used in a cylindrical tank. Following the worked...
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina Wilmington: Graphs of Functions
Defining the graph of a function, vertical line test, characteristics of graphs, approximating relative extrema, and even and odd functions are covered with examples that include charts and graphs.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Factor Quadratics: Methods for Solving Quadratic Functions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A review of the three major methods of solving quadratic functions for "x" intercepts.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Absolute Extrema
This activity involves finding the absolute extrema on a closed interval of a function.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Funcion Derivada
In Spanish. Learn with these interactive exercises the concept of the derivative of a function, calculate tangents to a curve and maximum and minimum values of functions.
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...
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Curve Sketching
Sketches of functions are drawn by determing important points: x- and y-intercepts, local maxima and minima, and point of inflection. The general shapes of specific functions are illustrated to help identify characteristics of each type...