Calculus I · Calculus
Derivatives — Definition and Rules
The derivative measures instantaneous rate of change. It is defined as a limit of secant slopes, and all the differentiation rules encode this limit compactly.
WHAT STUDENTS WILL LEARN
✓Define the derivative as a limit of a difference quotient
✓Apply power, product, quotient, and chain rules
✓Differentiate trig, exponential, and logarithmic functions
✓Compute derivatives implicitly
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