In this lecture Professor Switkes will teach you Absolute Minima and Absolute Maxima in Calculus. After an overview of Minimum and Maximums you will cover Extrema and Critical Points before diving into five video examples.
AP Calculus I/AB > Absolute Minima and Maxima
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QuickNotes™
Absolute Minima and Maxima
These are also
called global minima/maxima, or absolute/global extrema.
Remember that
critical points occur where the derivative is zero or the derivative
is undefined.
Remember to check
the endpoints!
Here we are simply
looking for the smallest value and largest value (there could also
be a tie).