Finding Local and Absolute Extrema (Part 1 of 3)

Objective

SWBAT identify critical points and identify the local and absolute extrema on an interval.

Mount Everest or just a Bunny Hill? Today students use derivatives to identify local and absolute extrema on an interval.

Lesson Author

Jason Slowbe

Temecula, CA

Grade Level

Twelfth grade

Subjects

Math

Derivatives

Precalculus and Calculus

Standards

Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

Attend to precision.

Look for and make use of structure.

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