MA101: Single-Variable Calculus I

5.2: The First Derivative Test

• Whitman College: David Guichard's "Calculus, Chapter 5: Curve Sketching, Section 5.2: The First Derivative Test" URL

  Read Section 5.2 (page 107). In this reading, you will see how to use information about the derivative of a function to find local maxima and minima.
  

• Whitman College: David Guichard's "Calculus, Chapter 5: Curve Sketching, Exercises 5.2: Problems 1-15" URL

  Work through problems 1-15 for Exercise 5.2. When you are done, check your answers against Appendix A.