Page Description Equation
227 absolute (global) maximum value
227 absolute (global) minimum value
227 absolute (global) extrema (extremum)
228 Extreme-Value Theorem for Continuous Functions
229 local (relative) maximum value
229 local (relative) minimum value
230 local (relative) extrema
230 Theorem 2 Local Extreme Values
230 critical point
237 Rolle’s Theorem
238 Mean Value Theorem
240 Corollary 1. Functions with Zero Derivatives
240 Corollary 2. Functions with Same Derivatives
241 differential equation (definition)
241 solution to differential equation (definition)
241 projectile motion
241 free-fall
242 projectile motion
246 increasing function
246 decreasing function
246 Corollary 3. First Derivative Test for Increasing/Decreasing
247 First Derivative Test for Local Extrema
248 concave up
248 concave down
249 Second Derivative Test for Concavity
249 inflection point
250 stock market and inflection points
251 Second Derivative Test for Local Extrema
252 how to graph y=f(x) using y and y
253 possible graphs described by y' and y''
258 autonomous differential equation
258 equilibrium value (rest point)
258 phase line
258 how to draw phase lines and solution curves
259 stable equilibrium
260 unstable equilibrium
261 Newton’s Law of Cooling
261 falling body with resistive forces
262 terminal velocity
263 limiting population (carrying capacity)
263 logistic growth
263 sigmoid shape
267 optimization
269 How to solve min-max problems
272 Snell’s Law
272 economics
272 marginal revenue
272 marginal cost
272 marginal profit
273 Theorem 6. Maximum Profit At a production level yielding maximum profit, marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
274 average daily cost
275 sensitivity of minimum cost
285 linearization
285 standard linear approximation
285 center of the approximation
286 linear approximation for roots and powers
287 common linear approximations
287 differentials
289 differential estimate of change
289 absolute change
289 relative change
289 percent change
291 sensitivity to change (using differentials)
291 error in measurement (using differentials)
292 error in differential approximation
292 energy and Einstein’s mass equation
298 Newton’s method for solving equations
300 convergence is usually assured (Newton’s method)
301 If Newton’s method converges it converges to a root.
301 When Newton’s method converges to a root, it might not be the one you have in mind.
302 fractal basin
311 Schwarz’s inequality
311 estimating reciprocals without division