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Derivatives and Integrals
Applications of Derivatives
Physical Applications of Derivatives
Physical Extrema and Optimization
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Optimization is the process of extremizing continuous functions. Assume the following sample function. f(x)=4x2−x4f(x) = 4x^2 - x^4f(x)=4x2−x4 We want to find the maximum of thi…
By Aditya Ponukumati, Po-Shen Loh
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