Two young mathematicians discuss optimization from an abstract point of view.
- Devyn
- Riley, what do you think is the maximum value of
- Riley
- Where did that function come from?
- Devyn
- It’s just some, um, random function.
- Riley
- Wait, does this have to do with coffee?
- Devyn
- Um, uh, no?
- Riley
- Well what interval are we on?
- Devyn
- Let’s say , I mean there’s no way I could possibly drink ten cups of coff…
- Riley
- I knew this was about coffee.
Here Devyn has made a function, that is supposed to record Devyn’s ‘‘well-being’’ with respect to the number of cups of coffee consumed in one day.