This week we continued with derivatives and received set rules for each type and how to tackle them. For example...
Then we learned the derivatives of Trigonometric Functions,
Overall it was a good week of Derivatives and I seem to grasp the concept quite well and am comfotable with this section so far.
3.1-3.2 Mastery #1 and #2
- The derivative of a constant is just = to 0
- The derivative of something to a power is just the power times x raised to the power minus one
- The derivative of just adding or subtracting two things is just to do them separately and add/sub
- The derivative of multiplying two things is to take the original of one and multiply the derivative of the other and do likewise to the other.
- The derivative of the quotient rule is to do the same thing for the product rule but instead (making the top 'u' and the bottom 'v') having v^2 on the bottom.
Then we learned the derivatives of Trigonometric Functions,
- sin=cos
- cos=-sin
- tan=sec^2
- sec=sec*tan
- csc=-csc*cot
- cot=-csc^2
Overall it was a good week of Derivatives and I seem to grasp the concept quite well and am comfotable with this section so far.
3.1-3.2 Mastery #1 and #2