Math 13 Homework #9

The whole of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking.
Albert Einstein

Reading

Read what we will cover in the next class: 12.7.

When reading 12.7 pay special attention to the following concepts:

  • extrema; local maximum; local minimum; absolute maximum; absolute minimum; critical point; saddle point; Second Derivative Test; Why do we need the 2nd Derivative Test?; What if D=0?; Extreme Value Theorem.

Problems

The problem I handed out in class today is due on Friday 10/16.

The following problems are due by the beginning of the exam (6 PM) on Tuesday 10/20.

  • 12.7: 2, 3, 7, 27, 31, 36, 39.