Rules: Derivative of Sums, Products & Quotients of Functions

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Lecture Notes

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Section 3, Page 3

Linearity of the derivative (derivative of sums of functions).

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Concept of Derivative (section 2 of lecture 1)
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Section 4, Page 3

Product rule for derivatives. Gives proof sketch.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Concept of Derivative (section 2 of lecture 1)
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Section 5, Page 3 to page 4

Quotient rule for derivatives, derived using product rule.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Product Rule (section 4 of this lecture) and Concept of Derivative (section 2 of lecture 1)
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Section 1, Page 1

Product rule used to find a derivative.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Product Rule (section 4 of lecture 3) and derivative of xn (sections 3 and 6 of lecture 3)
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Section 5, Page 4 to page 5

Finding the derivative of a product of functions using logarithms to convert into a sum of functions. Includes worked example.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Rules for Logarithms (section 2 of this lecture) and Product Rule (section 4 of lecture 3)
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Section 1, Page 1 to page 2

Differential notation for derivatives is explained and common rules for derivatives are listed in differential notation. Includes an example of a derivative taken in differential notation.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Concept of Derivative (section 2 of lecture 1)
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Online Textbook Chapter

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Rules for the derivatives of sums and products of functions, as well as the chain rule and rules for finding the derivative of an inverse function.

Instructor: Prof. Daniel J. Kleitman
Prior Knowledge: Differentiability (OT6.1)
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Practice Problem

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Problem 4 (page 2 to page 3)

Taking the first and second derivatives of a function involving an exponential and a cosine.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: None
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Exam Questions

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Problem 1 (page 1)

Four-part question involving the evaluation of three derivatives and a limit.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 1 (page 1) to problem 2 (page 1)

Two questions finding the derivatives of functions.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 2 (page 1)

Finding the derivatives of four functions.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 1 (page 1)

Three derivatives to be evaluated using a variety of techniques.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 3A-1 (page 21) to problem 3A-3 (page 21)

Three questions which involve evaluating five differentials and twenty indefinite integrals using a range of techniques.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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