Chapter 8: Differentiation (34 topics)

28. The derivative (6 topics)

1. The difference quotient

2. The difference quotient at a point
3. The difference quotient on an interval of length h
4. The tangent line
5. Finding the slope using the difference quotient
6. Calculating the derivative of a function

29. The derivative of power functions (4 topics)

1. The derivative of power functions

2. The power rule
3. The derivative of the root
4. The power rule with a constant

30. Sum and product rule (4 topics)

1. The constant rule

2. The sum rule
3. The product rule
4. The derivative of a product

31. Chain rule (2 topics)

1. Composite functions
2. The chain rule

32. The derivative of standard functions (8 topics)

1. The derivative of sine

2. The derivative of cosine
3. The derivative of tangent
4. The base e
5. The natural logarithm
6. The derivative of exponential functions
7. The derivative of logarithms
8. The derivative of the natural logarithm

33. The quotient rule (1 topic)

1. The quotient rule

34. Applications of derivatives (9 topics)

1. Determining the interval at which a function increases/decreases

2. Extreme values: local maxima and minima
3. Extreme values on a restricted domain
4. Global maxima and minima
5. Calculating extreme values
6. The second derivative
7. Types of increasing and decreasing
8. Inflection points
9. Higher order derivatives