Chapter 7 of 10All chapters
Chapter 7 of 10
The rules, in outline
What the mechanics actually say.
A few patterns
The power rule handles polynomials, the product and quotient rules handle multiplied and divided functions, and the chain rule handles a function inside another.
- The chain rule is the one that matters most, because real models are nested.
- Exponentials and trigonometric functions have derivatives worth memorising.
Doing it by machine
Software differentiates and integrates symbolically far better than a person. Understanding what the answer means is the part that stays with you.