3a – Derivatives

Here’s a video from Khan Academy introducing Derivatives.  Worth watching.

http://www.khanacademy.org/math/calculus/differential-calculus/v/calculus–derivatives-1–new-hd-version

Oct 28 & 30 – Ch 3.1 From Limits to Derivatives.  I found the mistake in the last example!  Take a look at the notes and try to finish it off.

Oct 30 – Short day!  We finished the last example, went over questions, and did the Power Rule for finding the derivative.  These notes from last year are a pretty good summary of what we did.  There are some good questions at the end that you could try too.

Nov 1 – Ch 3.2 More Derivatives Notes

Nov 5 – Ch 3.2b Differentiability Notes

Nov 7 – Ch 3.3 Product Rule and Quotient Rule

Nov 12 – finished product and quotient rule notes, gave Ch 3.1-3.4 Practice test for homework.  Test on Ch 3.1-3.3 is coming on  Nov 18!

Nov 14 – Here are the answers to the Practice Test. #10 will not be tested.

Nov 18 – Ch 3.1 to 3.3 Quest.  Hand in homework!

Nov 25 & 27 – Ch 3.6 Chain Rule Notes

Here it is the Practice End of Term 1 Exam ANSWERS

 

Last year

Oct 24/25, 26/27 – Ch 3.1 Derivatives and the Power Rule

Oct 26/27, 30/31 – Ch 3.2 More Derivatives – Differentiability

Nov 2 – Summary of Derivatives and the Power Rule

Nov 6 – Ch 3.3 Product & Quotient Rules

Nov 8 – finished Product/ Quotient Rules and Differentiability/Continuity.

Nov 14 – cal 12 ch 3.1 3.3 practice quiz 2012 inked

Try viewing these videos if you need clarification:  Product Rule and Quotient Rule.  You could watch all the limit and derivative videos to review for the term exam.

Nov 16 – Derivatives Quest.   Your term 1 Exam will be on the material from the Ch 1 Functions Quest, Ch 2 Limits Quest, and Ch 3 Derivatives Quest.  

Nov 20 – We did the douglas college midterm to review for the term 1 exam.

Nov 22 – Term 1 exam.

– Next, we will be doing Trig Derivatives.  You may need to review trig identities for background info.  Here are some PatrickJMT Videos:  Deriving Trig Identities, Simplifying Trig Expressions Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Factoring and Simplifying Trig Expressions Example 1

Dec 1-3 Chain Rule Notes

Dec 5 Implicit Derivatives notes

Confusing?  Yeah, it is.  Watch this video on Implicit Derivatives

Dec 7 Higher Order Derivatives Notes

 

 

 

 

 

Older notes…

Review of Chain Rule.  

Implicit Derivatives notes complete.

the answers to the Ch 3.4-3.7 Practice Quiz.  

videos on the “Chain Rule” at the Khan Academy website.  I’ve posted the links here:  The Chain Rule, Chain Rule Examples.  Take notes!  I will check it next time.

Here are some PatrickJMT Videos:  Deriving Trig Identities, Simplifying Trig Expressions Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Factoring and Simplifying Trig Expressions Example 1

Watch this video on Implicit Derivatives! Take NOTES!

Watch the second video on Implicit Derivatives – Extra Examples.  Take NOTES!

Related Rates Videos:  Patrick JMT Videos 12 – 3 – 4

 

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