Explorations+Derivatives

With thanks to Paul Foerster: [|Exploration_ProductQuotientRules.doc] [|Exploration_ChainRule.doc] [|Exploration_DerivativesExponentialFunctions.doc]

A Preview to Calculus - this worksheet begins to make the connection between position and velocity functions. I have uploaded a pdf (for formatting purposes) and a word doc in case you want to make changes. I will upload the key soon! [|PreviewOfCalculus.doc] [|PreviewOfCalculus.pdf] **KEY: [|PreviewOfCalculusKey.pdf]**

A fun 1 day activity to get kids to explore rates, derivatives and linearizations: [|Prime Time Worksheet_DThompson.DOC]

[|Discovering the Derivative Lab.docx]

[|derivativeproject.pdf]

Graphical Exploration - Roy Dean: [|Graphical interpretation of derivative.doc]

[|GraphicalApproachLimits_IncludingInfinite.pdf]

Piecewise functions - [|2009diffpiece.doc] Tangent line Discovery worksheet and Homework (Stu Schwartz) - [|TangentLinesExploration.pdf]

[|We Belong Together Matching Lab 4-07.pdf]

Curve Sketching Discovery: [|Curve Sketching Discovery.doc]

[|Differentiability_Continuity_StuSchwartz.pdf] [|ChainRule_StuSchwartz.pdf] [|TrigDerivatives_StuSchwartz.pdf] [|RelatedRates_StuSchwartz.pdf] [|StraightLineMotion_StuSchwartz.pdf]

Alex Galt: Trig Derivatives with Proof of sin(x) and tan(x) derivatives