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Taking derivatives
Calculating derivatives. Power rule. Product and quotient rules. Chain Rule. Implicit differentiation. Derivatives of common functions.
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Taking derivatives
Derivative applications
Solid of revolution
The topic that is now known as "calculus" was really called "the calculus of differentials" when first devised by Newton (and Leibniz) roughly
four hundred years ago. To Newton, differentials were infinitely small "changes" in
numbers that previous mathematics didn't know what to do with. Think this has no relevence to you? Well how would you figure
out how fast something is going *right* at this moment (you'd have to figure out the very, very
small change in distance over an infinitely small change in time)? This tutorial gives a gentle introduction to the world of Newton and
Leibniz.
Divergence theorem
Slope of a line secant to a curve
The idea of slope is fairly straightforward-(change in vertical) over (change in horizontal). But how do we measure this if the (change in horizontal) is zero (which would be the case when finding the slope of the tangent line. In this tutorial, we'll approximate this by finding the slopes of secant lines.
Slope of a secant line example 3 Slope of a secant line example 2
Introduction to derivatives
Discover what magic we can derive when we
Tangent slope as limiting value of secant slope example 1
take a derivative, which is the slope of the tangent line at any point on a curve.
Tangent slope as limiting value of secant slope example 2
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Calculus: Derivatives 1
Calculus: Derivatives 2
You understand that a derivative can be viewed as the slope of the tangent line at a point or the instantaneous rate of change of a function with respect to x. This tutorial will deepen your ability to visualize and conceptualize derivatives through videos and exercises. We think you'll find this tutorial incredibly fun and satisfying (seriously).
Identifying a function's derivative example Where a function is not differentiable Graphs of functions and their derivatives example 1
Visualizing derivatives
Power rule
Power rule
Calculus is about to seem strangely straight
Is the power rule reasonable
forward. You've spent some time using the definition of a derivative to find the slope at a point. In this tutorial, we'll derive and apply the derivative for any term in a polynomial. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have the power to take the derivative of any polynomial like it's
Power rule Derivative properties and polynomial derivatives
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Proof: d/dx(x^n)
Proof: d/dx(sqrt(x))
Chain rule
You can take the derivatives of f(x) and g(x), but
Special derivatives
what about f(g(x)) or g(f(x))? The chain rule gives us this ability. Because most complex and hairy functions can be thought of the composition of several simpler ones (ones that you can find derivatives of), you'll be able to take the derivative of almost any function after this tutorial. Just imagine.
Chain rule definition and example Chain rule introduction
Special derivatives
Product rule
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Quotient rule
Product rule
Implicit differentiation
Implicit differentiation
Like people, mathematical relations are not
Showing explicit and implicit differentiation give same result
always explicit about their intentions. In this tutorial, we'll be able to take the derivative of one variable with respect to another even when they are implicitly defined (like "x^2 + y^2 = 1").
Implicit derivative of (x-y)^2 = x + y - 1
Derivative of x^(x^x)
Implicit differentiation
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