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- Introduction to local extrema of functions of two variables
Introduction to the idea of critical points and local extrema of two variable functions. - Two variable local extrema examples
Examples of calculating the critical points and local extrema of two variable functions. - Minimization and maximization refresher
How to calculate the maxima and minima of a differentiable function. - Local minima and maxima (First Derivative Test)
How to calculate the local maxima and minima of a differentiable function. - An algebra trick for finding critical points
An old algebraic trick that can make finding critical points much easier. - Minimization and maximization problems
Sample problems illustrating minimization and maximization. - Solutions to minimization and maximization problems
Solutions to sample problems illustrating minimization and maximization.