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Chapter Contents

Differentiation
1. Limits and Differentiation
2. The Slope of a Tangent to a Curve (Numerical)
3. The Derivative from First Principles
4. Derivative as an Instantaneous Rate of Change
5. Derivatives of Polynomials
6. Derivatives of Products and Quotients
7. Differentiating Powers of a Function
Differentiation Java applet
Derivative of a Cubic - Exploration using GeoGebra
8. Differentiation of Implicit Functions
9. Higher Derivatives
10. Partial Derivatives

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