Basic Differentiation Formulas

In the table below, ? 0 B and @ 1B represent differentiable functions of B

Derivative of a constant
Derivative of constant
multiple
Derivative of sum or
difference

..B
.
.B

!
(-?) -

.
.B

(? @)

.@
.B

Product Rule

.
.B

.@
(?@ ? .B
@

.?
.B

Quotient Rule

.
.B

( ?@ )

Chain Rule

.C
.B

(If + = / )

(If + / )

.?
.B
.?
.B

We could also write -0 w -0 w , and could use

the prime notion in the other formulas as well)

.@
@ .?
.B ? .B
#
@

.C .?
.? .B

.
.B

B8 8B8"

.
.B

?8 8?8"

.
.B

+B (ln +) +B

.
.B

+? (ln +) +?

.
.B

/B /B

.
.B

/? /?

.
.B

log+ B

.
.B

log+ ?

.
.B

ln B

.
.B

ln ?

.
.B

sin B cos B

.
.B

sin ? cos ?

.
.B

cos B sin B

.
.B

cos ? sin ?

.
.B

tan B sec# B

.
.B

tan ? sec# ?

.
.B

cot B csc# B

.
.B

cot ? csc# ?

.
.B

sec B sec B tan B

.
.B

sec ? sec ? tan ?

.
.B

csc B csc B cot B

.
.B

csc ? csc ? cot ?

.
.B

sin" B

.
.B

sin" ?

.
.B

arcsin B

.
.B

arcsin ?

.
.B

tan" B

.
.B

tan" ?

.
.B

1
(ln +) B

1
B

1
"B#

arctan B =

1
"B#

.
.B

.?
.B

.?
.B

.?
.B
.?
1
(ln +) ? .B

1 .?
? .B

.?
.B
.?
.B

.?
.B

1
"?#

arctan ? =

.?
.B
.?
.B

.?
.B

.?
1
"?# .B

.?
.B