MATH 150: NOTES FOR CHAPTER 4
• COMMENTS ON CH.4 NOTES
• Sometimes, it helps to leave f or f ' in factored form before differentiating; you would use the Product Rule.
• On page 6 of the 4.4/4.5 notes, there's a missing "3" exponent in a denominator near the bottom.
• Technically, you can have critical numbers (CNs) that correspond to endpoints on a graph, but you can't have local max or min points at endpoints.
• On all three methods on 4.6 Notes, Page 3, you should note that f is continuous on [0,15].
• PRECALCULUS NOTES ON DOMAIN AND NONLINEAR INEQUALITIES:
Math 141: Section 2.7 in Larson
Section 4.5 (pdf) (fusion of Sections 4.4 and 4.5)
Web Site: Mathematica engine graphs functions! Lots of info!
Handout: Section 4.6 on Optimization
Web Site: Calculator for Newton's Method
Web Site: Find derivatives using a Mathematica engine!
Chapter 4 Notes: 51 pages