ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS Lecture 4 Derivatives of a Function

ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS Lecture – 4 / Derivatives of a Function Fall Semester 2018 Instructor Twana A. Hussein – MSc. Structural Engineering Twana. ahmad@ishik. edu. iq Civil Engineering Dept. Ishik University

Ishik University The process for finding the derivative is called differentiation, In this lecture, we will use d/dx notation to signify differentiation as an operation and employ some basic rules in order to find the derivative. 2 .

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Ishik University 7 - Chain Rule: The chain rule is used to differentiate composite functions. As such, it is a vital tool for differentiating most functions of a certain complexity. It states: . 20 .

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