This and the other months on the “Thru the Year” tab are sequenced to be a bit ahead of where most AP classes are in the month listed. The September page list past post on topics stared near the end of September into October. October’s page has November topics, and so on.
Local Linearity The graphical manifestation of the derivative
Definition of Derivative
Derivative Rules I Using the limit definition
Derivative Rules II the Product Rule
Derivative Rules III the Quotient Rule
Differentiation Techniques The definition, basics, product rule, Quotient Rule
Foreshadowing the Chain Rule and Power Rule Implies Chain Rule
The Chain Rule and another The Chain Rule
Implicit Differentiation Approaches to teaching about implicit differentiation
At Just the Right Time A good problem
VIDEOS on Computing Derivatives
The Mean Value Theorem
Foreshadowing t he Mean Value Theorem
Revised and updated October 19, 2018
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