1. AP Calculus Honors Ms. Olifer
Extreme Values of Functions
AP Calculus Honors Ms. Olifer

2. What you’ll learn about
Absolute (Global) Extreme Values
Local (Relative) Extreme Values
Finding Extreme Values
…and why
Finding maximum and minimum values of a
function, called optimization, is an important
issue in real-world problems.

3. Absolute Extreme Values

4. The Extreme Value Theorem

5. Classifying Extreme Values

6. Local Extreme Values

7. Local Extreme Values

8. Critical Points

9. Example Finding Absolute Extrema

10. Example Finding Extreme Values