Curated OER
The Apple Orchard Problem
Students explore various approaches to solving a problem of maximizing the total production of apples in an orchard. In this apple orchard instructional activity, students collect data in order to solve the apple orchard problem...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Second Derivative Test
MathWorld.com has definitions, formulas, and links to relevant sites for derivatives.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Applications of Derivatives
Hotmath provides 25 practice problems dealing with derivative applications. Each of the practice problems include a step-by-step guide.
Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College: Concavity and the Second Derivative Test
An excellent tutorial explaining concavity and the second derivative test, including a labeled diagram, examples, and links to a quiz.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Second Derivative
Second derivative description, examples, and interactive graphing.
University of California
U of Ca, Davis: Graphing Functions Using Derivatives
Learn about the graphing of functions through useage of the first and second derivatives.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Higher Derivatives
Examples of taking the second derivatives of functions is presented and applied a the real world problem involving acceleration.