Curated OER
Eighteen Higher Order Derivative Problems
In this higher order derivatives worksheet, students find the first, second, or third derivative in eighteen problems. Students also evaluate derivatives for given values.
University of Vienna (Austria)
Differentiation 1 Maths Online Gallery
This is a wonderful site that helps students understand and practice with the concept of derivative as the slope of the tangent of a function. The site contains several interactive exercises.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Relating Graphs of a Function to Derivatives
Students will be lead to discover the relationship between the graph of a function, graph of first derivative, and graph of the second derivative using TI-InterActive!.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Functions and Their Extrema
Model the trajectory of the longest home run ever hit while studying extrema of functions on the TI-89. Another real-world problem in this activity involves minimizing the amount of tin used in a cylindrical tank. Following the worked...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Graphing Relationships
In this activity, students explore information about a graph based on the first and second derivatives. They learn that a function's derivative is positive when the function increases and negative when the function decreases. They learn...
Jim Loy
Derivatives
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.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Indefinite Integral
This MathWorld site offers an explanation of the indefinite integral. Includes links to related topics within the explanation.
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: An Approach to Calculus: Applications of Maximum and Minimum Values
Here is a site that clearly and thoroughly explains how to solve applied max/min problems using the first derivative. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems. Point this...