What is a Derivative?
The 5 Main Derivative Rules
Special Case Derivatives: Your new multiplication tables
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5 Main Derivative Rules

While the limit definition of the derivative is what they give you to start with, it will really never be the method that you want to use on a regular basis. Instead, you will want to learn how and when to apply these quicker methods for finding the derivative, f ′(x).

These are the five main derivative rules you will need to learn. It will be important to identify when to apply them.  You will learn the individual rules first, and then you will start applying multiple rules to solve for a single derivative. Every derivative method has a recipe for you to remember how to apply it, so it is important to remember those recipes.

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