The Great Calculus - Derivatives (Calculus 1)

Do you find traditional ways of teaching unengaging?

Are you looking for new and interesting ways to learn calculus?

‘The Great Calculus - Derivatives’ course is for you!

This course covers DERIVATIVES using real-world examples.

• Videos: engaging animations to help you learn the topics.

• Definitions: Downloadable PDF with definitions linking to each topic.

• Questions: Downloadable PDF with questions and solutions following each video to test your new knowledge.

If you’re taking a STEM degree (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), thinking about embarking on a career in a STEM field, looking at a change in direction, or you need to brush up your calculus / mathematics in order to advance your career, ‘The Great Calculus - Derivatives’ has you covered.

From the everyday to the extraordinary, find out how derivatives are used, from stopping elephant poaching to monitoring bee populations, and video game coding.

Calculus / mathematics is everywhere, and studying with ‘The Great Calculus - Derivatives’ can take you anywhere.

Derivatives (Calculus 1) - Course Content:

• Definition

• Rules of Differentiation

• At a point

• As a function

• Derivatives as a rate of change

• Application to motion

• Higher Order derivatives

• Difference Quotient

• Chain Rule and implicit differentiation

• Physical Applications

• Optimization

• Maximum and minimum points, increasing and decreasing functions

• Inflection points and concavity

• Using derivatives to analyze graphs.

• Related Rates

• Mean Value Theorem

• Tangent Lines

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