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Chapter 9 The Derivative
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"derivative from first principles" |
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"gradient functions" |
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"derivative rules" |
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"derivative rules" |
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"calculus of motion" |
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"optimisation" |
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"calculus of profit" |
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"marginal analysis" |
Although this chapter refers only to Techlab 9.1, many of the Explorations are Techlabs that require the use of an automatic grapher or MIC GradientGrapher. Click the button "Grapher" to use the MIC automatic grapher.
- Techlab 9.1 - Using the MIC GradientGrapher to find the gradient function of f(x) = x2 (page 9-7).
There are references in this chapter to enrichment links to sites on the web. These links will take you away from this site. Click the links below.
- MIC 9.1 - Using the derivative to investigate motion. (page 9-19)
- MIC 9.2 - Using the derivative to optimise situations. (page 9-28)
- MIC 9.3 - Using the derivative to investigate economics. (page 9-38)
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