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:
![](../../mgifs/gifs5/chain2.gif)
(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.
![](../../mgifs/gifs5/chain4.gif)
(4) Now use both forms of the chain rule to solve
the problem above:
![](../../mgifs/gifs5/chain5.gif)
![](../../mgifs/gifs5/chain6.gif)
3. Use this format when using the Chain Rule:
![](../../mgifs/gifs5/chain7.gif)
4. Examples
5. Assignment:
Read pages 209 - 213
p. 214 (1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 21)
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