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Definition of the Derivative

f (x + h) − f (x)
f 0 (x) = lim (provided this finite limit exists)
h→0 h

The term differentiation refers to the process of finding a derivative.

Derivative Notation

Given a function y = f (x), we have the following ways to denote its derivative with respect to x.
• f 0 (x)
• y0
d
• (f (x))
dx
d dy
• (y) = (Leibniz notation)
dx dx

Interpretation of the Derivative

At a specific point, the following represent the same quantity.


• The derivative
• The slope of the curve (i.e. the slope of the line tangent to the curve)
• The instantaneous rate of change (often just called the rate of change)

Derivative Rules – sums, differences, products, quotients and composition

d 
• f (x) + g(x) = f 0 (x) + g 0 (x)
dx
d 
• f (x) − g(x) = f 0 (x) − g 0 (x)
dx
d 
• cf (x) = cf 0 (x) (where c is any constant)
dx
d 
• Product Rule: f (x) · g(x) = f 0 (x) · g(x) + f (x) · g 0 (x)
dx
f 0 (x) · g(x) − f (x) · g 0 (x)
 
d f (x)
• Quotient Rule: = 2
dx g(x)

g(x)
 
d 
0 0 dy dy du
• Chain Rule: f (g(x)) = f (g(x)) · g (x) Also written as = ·
dx dx du dx
Derivative Rules – standard functions

d
• (c) = 0 (where c is any constant)
dx
d
• ( xn ) = nxn−1 (where n is any constant)
dx
d 1
• ( logb x ) = (where b > 0 and b 6= 1)
dx x ln b
d 1
• ( ln x ) =
dx x
d
• ( ax ) = ax ln a (where a > 0)
dx
d
• ( ex ) = ex
dx
d
• ( sin x ) = cos x
dx
d
• ( cos x ) = − sin x
dx
d
• ( tan x ) = sec2 x
dx
d
• ( cot x ) = − csc2 x
dx
d
• ( sec x ) = sec x tan x
dx
d
• ( csc x ) = − csc x cot x
dx
d 1
• ( arctan x ) =
dx 1 + x2
d 1
• ( arcsin x ) = √
dx 1 − x2
d 1
• ( arcsec x ) = √
dx x x2 − 1
d
• ( sinh x ) = cosh x (we may postpone hyperbolic functions until after the third test)
dx
d
• ( cosh x ) = sinh x (we may postpone hyperbolic functions until after the third test)
dx

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