Starting Derivatives
The Rules:
Basic derivatives- the derivative of x^n is n(x^n-1)...simple enough.
Product Rule- the derivative of [f(x)g(x)] is f(x)g'(x) + f '(x)g(x)
Quotient Rule- the derivative of [f(x)/g(x)] is (g(x)f '(x) - f(x)g'(x))/ (g(x))^2
Trigonometric Derivatives:
d/dx sinx = cosx
d/dx cosx = -sinx
d/dx tanx = sec^2(x)
d/dx cscx = -cscxcotx
d/dx secx = secxtanx
d/dx cot = -csc^2(x)
And Now for the Chain Rule:
The derivative of (x-c)^n is n(d/dx of (x-c))(x-c)^(n-1) It looks fancy, but it's not.
All of these rules can be combined to find the derivative of many different equations.
