Calculus: Optimization

A series of free Calculus Video Lessons from UMKC - The University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Calculus I - Lecture 20 Optimization Problems

• Applied Maximum & Minimum Problems [4 min.]
• Optimization over a (finite) Closed Interval: 
  Maximizing Area or Volume, Minimizing Cost [21.5 min.]
• Optimization over Other Intervals: Minimizing Materials or Distance [11 min.]
• An Economics Application: Cost, Revenue, Profit, & Marginal Analysis [9 min.]
• Some Exercises [17 min.]

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