Calculus Foundations · Calculus

Differentiation Techniques

Mastering the power rule, chain rule, and product rule to find the gradient of various functions.

Key Questions

  1. 1What does the derivative of a function represent at a specific point in a physical process?
  2. 2How does the chain rule allow us to calculate the rate of change in nested systems?
  3. 3Why do we look for the point where the derivative is zero when trying to optimize a process?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Calculus - S4
Level: Secondary 4
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Calculus Foundations
Period: Calculus

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