Quick links:► download teaching materials for optimization► syllabus content for the Calculus Topic: SL syllabus (see syllabus section 6.3); HL syllabus (see syllabus section 6.3).Applying methods of differential calculus to solve questions set in some kind of real-life / physical context should be an experience when students really begin to see how the derivative of a function can be a very potent practical tool....