Math 105-02: Calculus I: Reading Homework 5.3

1. Optimization : what is optimization?
   
   1. Maxima and Minima : what are global maxima and minima? how do we find the global maximum or minimum of a function? how does this change for unbounded intervals?
      
      1. graphical examples : for what quantity does the graphical example of gas consumption estimate the optimum value? how does it do this?
         
   2. Upper and Lower Bounds : what are upper and lower bounds on a function? how might we find them?