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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Implicit Differentiation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students can use the graphing calculator to find the derivative of an implicitly defined function.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Use of Cas in Teaching Differential Calculus by First Princip

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Computer Algebra System (CAS) activity encourages students to investigate the use of CAS to solve functions using derivatives and appropriate formulas.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Investigating the Derivatives of Some Common Functions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will investigate the derivatives of sine, cosine, natural log, and natural exponential functions by examining the symmetric difference quotient at many points. They develop the idea of the derivative as a...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Solving Diff Eqs: Fundamental Theorem Calculus

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity exclusively uses the graphing calculator's ability to apply Euler's method to find a solution to a differential equation with a given initial condition.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Differentiation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students explore estimated and exact results for derivatives, tangent lines, implicit differentiation, and symbolic differentiation.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Relation Between Graph of a Function and Graph of Derivative

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this Derive activity, students relate the behavior of the graph of an exponential function to the signs of its first two derivatives. They realize that if the signs of the first two derivatives over a given interval are known, a...
Handout
Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Calculus Cheat Sheet [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The study sheet consists of formulas and examples on concepts discussed in a Calculus course. Topics included are limits, derivatives, integrals, and applications.
Interactive
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Aplicaciones De La Derivada

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In Spanish. In this interactive unit learn how to calculate intervals of growth and decay, maximum and minimum value of a function, the intervals of concavity and convexity and the turning points of a function.
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Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Problemas De Optimizacion

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Apply your Calculus knowledge using interactive activities to solve optimization problems.
Handout
University of Manchester

Umist: Mathematical Formula Tables

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has links to tables of mathematical formulas. To view them, the student must download the formulas in pdf format.
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Jim Loy

Derivatives

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the derivative as the tangent at a point on a curve. The concept of finding the tangent is discussed; links are provided for the concept of taking a limit.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Derivatives (Trig Functions)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This learning check activity will test the students knowledge of the derivatives of the 6 trigonometric functions.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Derivative of a Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Nice comprehensive site dealing with the derivative. The site contains derivatives of basic fundamental functions. The site goes on to give unexplained rules when taking simple derivatives. These rules have links for further explanations.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Graph of Functions and Their Derivatives

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students observe the derivative as an indicator of increasing/decreasing function behavior. They also see that the derivative is an indicator of local maxima/ minima function behavior. Students learn to associate the...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Move My Way a Cbr Analysis of Rates of Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use the motion detector to collect position data and study the relationship between position and velocity. They explore the relationship between functions and their derivatives. Students learn to connect...
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Paul Dawkins

Paul's Online Notes: Calculus I: Derivatives

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners examine derivatives. Topics investigated are product rule, chain rule, derivatives of trigonometric functions, the definition of the derivative, and related rates. Class notes, definitions, and examples with detailed solutions...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Analysis: Quotient Rule and Higher Derivatives

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the lesson students study the derivatives of rational functions and higher derivatives of polynomial functions. Students examine guided notes, review guided...
Article
The Balance

The Balance: An Introduction to the Financial Markets

For Students 9th - 10th
This article explains what the different types of financial markets are, including stocks, bonds, commodities, and derivatives, as well as what the functions of financial markets are.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Analysis: Derivatives of Sums and Differences

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students learn about the derivatives of binomials (sums and differences), and multiples of binomials (Product Rule). Students examine guided notes,...
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Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Differentiation of Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learners examine the formulas of the derivatives of trigonometric functions. Examples with detailed solutions are included.
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Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Differentiation of Logarithmic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students investigate the derivatives of logarithmic functions. The resource includes examples and practice problems with solutions.
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Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Derivative of Sin (X)

For Students 9th - 10th
The interactive tutorial explores the graph of the derivative of sin (x).
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students explore the connection between an accumulation function, one defined by a definite integral, and the integrand. They also discover that the derivative of the accumulator is the integrand.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Web Math: Find a Derivative Using the Quotient Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
WebMath offers an-line solver that allows the student to input a function have it automatically differentiated using the quotient rule.