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Introductory calculus : understanding the derivative
Title:
Introductory calculus : understanding the derivative
Author:
Geveci, Tunc., author.
ISBN:
9781606508558
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (136 pages) : illustrations.
General Note:
Co-published with Cognella Academic Publishing.

Includes index.
Contents:
1. The foundation of the derivative -- The derivative of a function at a point -- The derivative as a function -- The Leibniz notation --

2. Using the derivative for powers and linear combinations -- The derivatives of rational powers of x -- The derivatives of linear combinations -- Higher-order derivatives -- The proof of the power rule for arbitrary rational powers --

3. Using the derivatives of sine and cosine -- The derivatives of sine and cosine at 0 -- The derivative functions corresponding to sine and cosine --

4. Using the derivative in velocity and acceleration --

5. Local linear approximations -- The differential -- The traditional notation for the differential -- The accuracy of local linear approximations --

6. Understanding the product and quotient rules -- The quotient rule --

7. Applying the chain rule -- A plausibility argument for the chain rule -- The chain rule in the Leibniz notation -- The chain rule for more than two functions -- The proof of the chain rule --

8. The problems of related rates --

9. The intermediate value theorem -- Newton's method --

10. Using implicit differentiation --

Index.
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