Tangent Line to a Curve

Tangent Line to a Curve

Learn how to find the equation of a tangent line to a curve. One of the first applications of derivatives that students learn is how to find the equation of a tangent to a curve. There are many applications of derivatives but this one is particularly important. It was...
The Quotient Rule

The Quotient Rule

The Quotient Rule – learn how to differentiate a quotient of functions   Calculus techniques can be applied to answer a range of Mathematical and real-world problems. In fact, almost anything that’s engineered today uses Calculus in its modelling. You...
The Product Rule

The Product Rule

The Product Rule – learn how to differentiate a product of functions Calculus techniques can be applied to answer a range of Mathematical and real-world problems. In fact, almost anything that’s engineered today uses Calculus in its modelling. You could say that...
Differentiation Power Rule

Differentiation Power Rule

Learn how to use The Power Rule for Differentiation with functions which are not in the correct format  The Power Rule for Differentiation is the first technique that most students learn in Calculus. Generally they take to this rule with no problems. However, when...
Max / Min Function Values

Max / Min Function Values

Learn how to find maximum & minimum values of a function on a closed interval FollowFollowFollow Finding the maximum or minimum values of a function on a closed interval (sometimes referred to as finding ‘local extrema’) is a common application of...