Day 36 - Rolle's Theorem and Mean Value Theorem - 02.24.16

Update

  1. Critical Numbers

  1. Extrema

  1. Increasing/Decreasing Functions

  1. Relative Extrema


    Review
    • Pre-calculus
      • Extrema
        • Minima
        • Maxima
      • Absolute and Relative Extrema (video)
      • Interval Notation
    • Extrema (video)/Critical Numbers (video(checkpoints)
      • How can extrema be defined for a function?
      • How can critical numbers be calculated using derivatives?
      • How are critical numbers related to extrema?
      • How does Extreme Value Theorem work?
    • Increasing/Decreasing Functions (video) (checkpoints)
      • How can derivatives be used to find intervals of increasing and decreasing?
      • How can derivatives be used to find relative extrema?

          Lesson
          • Challenge 3.3
            • Rolle's Theorem
              • Sketch a graph of a function on a closed interval [a, b] that:
                • has endpoints with equal y-values.
              • Sketch a graph of a function on a closed interval [a, b] that:
                • has endpoints with equal y-values
                • has no point that has a slope of zero
              • Sketch a graph of a function on a closed interval [a, b] that:
                • has endpoints with equal y-values
                • has no point that has a slope of zero
                • is continuous
              • Sketch a graph of a function on a closed interval [a, b] that:
                • has endpoints with equal y-values
                • has no point that has a slope of zero
                • is continuous from [a, b]
                • is differentiable on the interval (a, b)
            • Mean Value Theorem
              • Sketch a graph of a function on a closed interval [a, b] that:
                • has endpoints with unequal y-values.
              • Sketch a graph of a function on a closed interval [a, b] that:
                • has endpoints with unequal y-values
                • has no points with equal to the slope of points a and b
              • Sketch a graph of a function on a closed interval [a, b] that:
                • has endpoints with unequal y-values
                • has no points with equal to the slope of points a and b
                • is continuous
              • Sketch a graph of a function on a closed interval [a, b] that:
                • has endpoints with unequal y-values
                • has no points with equal to the slope of points a and b
                • is continuous from [a, b]
                • is differentiable on the interval (a, b)
          • Videos
          • Practice

          Exit Ticket
          • Posted on the board at the end of the block.

          Homework
          • Study!


          Standard(s)
          • APC.7
            • Analyze the derivative of a function as a function in itself.
              • Includes:
                • comparing corresponding characteristics of the graphs of f, f', and f''
                • ​defining the relationship between the increasing and decreasing behavior of f and the sign of f'
                • ​translating verbal descriptions into equations involving derivatives and vice versa
                • analyzing the geometric consequences of the Mean Value Theorem;
                • defining the relationship between the concavity of f and the sign of f"; and ​identifying points of inflection as places where concavity changes and finding points of inflection.
          • APC.8
            • Apply the derivative to solve problems.
              • Includes:
                • ​analysis of curves and the ideas of concavity and monotonicity
                • optimization involving global and local extrema;
                • modeling of rates of change and related rates;
                • use of implicit differentiation to find the derivative of an inverse function;
                • interpretation of the derivative as a rate of change in applied contexts, including velocity, speed, and acceleration; and
                • differentiation of nonlogarithmic functions, using the technique of logarithmic differentiation.*
                  • *AP Calculus BC will also apply the derivative to solve problems.
                    • Includes:
                      • ​analysis of planar curves given in parametric form, polar form, and vector form, including velocity and acceleration vectors;
                      • ​numerical solution of differential equations, using Euler’s method;
                      • ​l’Hopital’s Rule to test the convergence of improper integrals and series; and
                      • ​geometric interpretation of differential equations via slope fields and the relationship between slope fields and the solution curves for the differential equations.