Second Derivative Test
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- The problem with the First Derivative Test is that it will produce any and all critical points of the function, with, in particular, no distinction between maxima and minima. Wh…
By Alexander Mason, Alex Federspiel
- The critical points of a function are the points of the function where the derivative is equal to zero, or does not exist. The critical points are very useful if we want to grap…
By Maya Schwartz
- (Video) Second Derivative Test to Find Local Extrema by PatrickJMT Here's a video by patrickJMT where he shows you how to use the second derivative test in order to figure out i…
By Alex Federspiel