1. Use the power rule and linearity properties to find derivatives.
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  • Waterman Basic Differentiation Rules 1
  • Waterman Basic Differentiation Rules 2
  • Web Video 1 Derivatives of Powers and Polynomials
  • Web Video 2 Derivatives of Negative and Decimal Exponents
  • Web Video 3 Derivatives of Roots
  • Web Video 4 More Derivatives
  • Web Video 5 And Even More Derivatives
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2. Use the product and quotient rules to find derivatives.
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  • Waterman Product Rule
  • Waterman Quotient Rule
  • Web Video 1 Product Rule with Trig Functions
  • Web Video 2 Product Rule with a Trig Function
  • Web Video 3 Quotient Rule
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  • Derivative Practice Exercises
  • Textbook Section 3.3: 1, 3, 7, 9, 33 3.6: 5 3.9: 1, 9
3. Find higher derivatives; use correct notation for higher derivatives.
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  • Waterman Higher Derivatives
  • Web Video 1 Higher order derivatives of a polynomial.
  • Web Video 2 Second derivative of a root.
  • Web Video 3 Quotient Rule
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  • Section 5.2 Exercises
  • Textbook Section 3.5: 3, 5, 9, 13, 19
4. Use the chain rule to find derivatives.
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  • Waterman Chain Rule
  • Web Video 1 Chain rule with power rule.
  • Web Video 2 Chain rule with a root.
  • Web Video 3
  • Web Video 4
  • Web Video 5
  • Web Video 6
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  • Chain Rule Practice Exercises
  • Textbook Section 3.7: 11, 13, 17, 29, 31, 35, 43 3.6: 7 3.9: 3
  • Web Exercises: Do 1, 2, 3, 6, 12
5. Use implicit differentiation to find derivatives.
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  • Web Video 1 Very basic implicit differentiation example.
  • Web Video 2 Implicit differentiation with product rule.
  • Web Video 3 A more sophisticated example.
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  • Textbook Section 3.10: 9, 11, 15, 19, 31
6. Find the tangent line to a the graph of a function or relation at a point.
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  • Textbook Section 3.6: 1, 25 3.10: 31, 33, 37
7. Solve applied related rates problems.
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  • Textbook Section 3.11: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 21, 23, 25

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