Quote of the Day: "I recoil with dismay and horror at this lamentable plague of functions which do not have derivatives. -- Charles Hermite Objectives: The student will learn two forms of the chain rule. The student will apply the chain rule to differentiating functions. 1. Collect Homework. 2. Example: ![]() Do this four different ways: (1) Expand and use the power rule: ![]() (2) Use the product rule: ![]() (3) Use the chain rule: There are two forms of the chain rule, and we will use both of them throughout the year. ![]() (4) Now use both forms of the chain rule to solve the problem above: ![]() ![]() 3. Use this format when using the Chain Rule: ![]() 4. Examples ![]() 5. Assignment: Read pages 209 - 213 p. 214 (1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 21) |