Derivatives

Basic Calculus I
AGENDA
TOPIC: Derivative
▪ Definition of Derivatives
▪ Examples of Finding Derivatives

1. Discussion of the topic

2. Activity
3. Consultation / PT preparation
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Definition of Derivatives
Definition of Derivatives
 Leibniz's notation

• Leibniz's notation, named in honor of

the 17th-century German
philosopher and mathematician
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, uses the
symbols dx and dy to represent
infinitely small (or infinitesimal)
increments of x and y, respectively,
just as Δx and Δy represent finite
increments of x and y, respectively
Here are some of the notation we can interchangeably use:
Here are some of the notation we can interchangeably use:
Here are some of the notation we can interchangeably use:
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