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April 30, 2022
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Description
This course is an introduction to differentiation. Section 1 looks at gradients of graphs and introduces differentiation from first principles.
Section 2 looks at finding derivatives of simple functions. Section 3 introduces rates of change by looking at real life situations. Section 4 looks at using the derivative of a function to deduce useful facts for sketching its graph. Section 5 covers the second derivative test, used to determine the nature of stationary points and ends by looking at rates of change, including the real-life situation, using differentiation to find acceleration.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- Understand the idea of differentiation from first principles
- Differentiate power functions
- Find stationary points of some functions
- Determine the nature of some stationary points using either the first or second derivative tests
- Understand and work with derivatives as rates of change in mathematical models.
Course Curriculum
- Introduction 00:20:00
- Learning outcomes 00:07:00
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- Link to course PDF 00:30:00
- Conclusion 00:15:00
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