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- Subject: Mathematics
- AS: 90809
- Level: 2
- Credits: 5
- Internal
CAS Mathematics 2.4 Demonstrate an understanding of straightforward mathematical processes
Derivatives
- The rule for differentiation
- The appropriate form for differentiation
- Using the derivative
- Graphing the derivative
- Slopes, tangents, and derivatives
- Surfing derivatives (Java™ required)
- Animation of measuring slope and plotting the derivative (QuickTime Movie, 707KB)
- The sign of the derivative: Increasing, decreasing, stationary
- The sign of the derivative: Maximum and minimum
- Increasing and decreasing functions. Read this page 6 and then go on to page 7.
- Finding stationary points
- Stationary points and curve sketching
- Optimisation
