Maxima and minima

Critical points of f(x, y), classification by the Hessian and Lagrange multipliers

The Maxima and minima unit belongs to the Section 10 section of Math Mental and has 12 lessons: critical points of f(x, y), classification by the Hessian and Lagrange multipliers.

Lessons in this unit

  1. Critical points Lesson, 8 questions
  2. Critical points with a cubic Lesson, 8 questions
  3. Nonlinear system Lesson, 8 questions
  4. Hessian test Lesson, 8 questions
  5. Maximum, minimum or saddle Lesson, 8 questions
  6. Classify x³ + y³ - 3axy Lesson, 8 questions
  7. Practice: critical points and Hessian Practice, 10 questions
  8. Lagrange: largest product Lesson, 8 questions
  9. Lagrange on the circle Lesson, 8 questions
  10. Lagrange: shortest distance Lesson, 8 questions
  11. Review: maxima and minima Practice, 10 questions
  12. Unit test 12 questions

This unit in numbers

9 lessons, 2 practices, and 1 test, with 104 questions in total.

It starts with “Critical points” and ends with “Lagrange: shortest distance”.

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