Calculus Cheat Sheet

The first principle

The existence of limits

Continuity

Properties of limits
1. lim $
!→#

2. lim %
!→#

3. lim ['(%) ± +(%)]

!→#

4. lim -.(%)
!→#

5. lim /(%)ℎ(%)
!→#

$(!)
6. lim '(!)
!→#

7. lim [.(%)](
!→#

Definition of a derivative
 Derivative Rules
Rule Function Notation Leibniz Notation
Constant
!(#) = &

Linear
!(#) = #

Power
!(#) = # !

Constant Multiple
!(#) = &'(#)

Sum/Difference
!(#) = ((#) ± *(#)

Product
!(#) = '(#)ℎ(#)

Quotient
'(#)
!(#) =
ℎ(#)

Power
!(#) = '(#)!

Chain
!(#) = '[ℎ(#)]
Exponential Derivatives
Function Function Notation Leibniz Notation
Natural Exponential
!(#) = & !

Natural Logarithm
!(#) = ln #

Exponential
!(#) = ) !

Logarithmic
!(#) = log " #

Trigonometric Limits
%&' !
1. lim !
!→$

() +,% !
2. lim !
!→$

Trigonometric Derivatives
Function Function Notation Leibniz Notation
Sine
!(#) = sin #

Cosine
!(#) = cos #

Tangent
!(#) = tan #

Cosecant
!(#) = csc #

Secant
!(#) = sec #

Cotangent
!(#) = cot #
Optimization and Graphing Functions
For f(x) continuous at all points on the graph and ! < # < $ < %
#≤&
x value &≤! a !≤&≤# b c $≤&≤% d &≥%
≤$
f(x) Increasing Maximum Decreasing Minimum Increasing Inflection Increase Inflection Increase

f’(x)

f"(x)

Shape of
graph

Vice versa applies for all columns*

1. The parent function

2. The first derivative

3. The Second Derivative

4. To plot parent function

5. To plot derivatives
Vertical Asymptotes
!(#)
- A rational function !(#) = %(#) has a vertical asymptote at x = c if

- A vertical asymptote at x = c if any of the following is true:

Horizontal Asymptotes
1. Express equation in
2. Evaluate limit of resulting function as x approaches positive and negative infinity

- A horizontal asymptote exists for f(x) at y = L if either of the following is true

- Sub in large values of positive and negative x values to check whether the graph
approaches y = L from above or below