Derivatives: Introduction & Rules

Introduction:

The primary operation in differential calculus is finding a derivative. In the following, f and g are differentiable functions from the real numbers, and c is a real number.

Rules for differentiation of general functions:

1.Linearity:

2.Product Rule:       

 

3.Quotient Rule:

4.Functional power rule:

 

5.Chain Rule:      

 

6.Logarithm Rule:      

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