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CONTENTS
CHAPTER IV
DIFFERENTIATION
SECTION PAGE 25. Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 26. Increments................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................25 27. Comparison of increments................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26 28. Derivative of a function of one variable................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................27 29. Symbols for derivatives................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................28 30. Differentiable functions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29 31. General rule for differentiation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29 32. Applications of the derivative to Geometry................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31 CHAPTER V
RULES FOR DIFFERENTIATING STANDARD ELEMENTARY FORMS33. Importance of General Rule................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34 34. Differentiation of a constant................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................36 35. Differentiation of a variable with respect to itself................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................37 36. Differentiation of a sum................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................37 37. Differentiation of the product of a constant and a function................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................37 38. Differentiation of the product of two functions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38 39. Differentiation of the product of any finite number of functions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................38 40. Differentiation of a function with a constant exponent................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39 41. Differentiation of a quotient................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................40 42. Differentiation of a function of a function................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................44 43. Differentiation of inverse functions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 44. Differentiation of a logarithm................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................46 45. Differentiation of the simple exponential function................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48 46. Differentiation of the general exponential function................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................49 47. Logarithmic differentiation................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 48. Differentiation of................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54 49. 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Differentiation of................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62 58. Differentiation of................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................63 59. Differentiation of................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................63 60. Differentiation of................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................64