Differentiation foundations

Gradients, first principles, and derivatives of standard functions.

3 lessons10 worksheets84 questions

Lessons

These free MathLab Learn guides are arranged in the order they are most useful for this stage.

  1. 01Calculus and differentiation
  2. 02Differentiation and gradients
  3. 03Differentiating standard functions

Practise

Practice moves from direct fluency towards application, reasoning and synthesis.

  1. IntroPractice

    Derivative notation and standard derivatives

    Step 1 · 6 worksheets · 64 questions

  2. PracticeChallenge

    Derivative values and gradients

    Step 2 · 3 worksheets · 14 questions

  3. Challenge

    Higher derivatives

    Step 3 · 1 worksheet · 6 questions

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