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Unit 6 - Differential Calculus

Unit Objectives
Prior Knowledge:
  •  Laws of Indices
By the end of this unit students should be able to:
  • Understand limits, continuity and convergence
  • Know and use the definition of derivative from first principles
  • Understand derivatives as gradient functions and as rate of change
  • Find equations of tangents and normals
  • Identify increasing and decreasing functions
  • Find and interpret higher derivatives
  • Differentiate polynomials, trigonometric functions and their inverses and exponential and log functions
  • Differentiate using the chain, product and quotient rules
  • Differentiate implicitly
  • Solve problems of connected rates of change
  • Find and determine the nature of stationary points
  • Find points of inflection with zero and non-zero gradients
  • Solve problems of graphical behaviour of functions and the relationship between a function and its first and second derivatives.
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1. Limits and Continuity
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2. Limits to Infinity
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3. Gradient Functions
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4. First Principles and Differentiability
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5. Differentiating Polynomials
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6. Interpreting Derivatives
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7. Differentiating Simple Trigonometric, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
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8. Tangents and Normals
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9. Stationary Points
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10. Concativity and Points of Inflection
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11. ​Chain Rule
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12. Product Rule
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13. Quotient Rule
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14. Higher Derivatives
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15. Implicit Differentiation
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16. Further Exponentials and Logarithms
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17. Further Trigonometric Functions
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18. Optimisation
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19. Related Rates of Change
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  • Home
  • IGCSE
    • IGCSE Unit Resources >
      • Unit 1 - Percentages
      • Unit 2 - Sets
      • Unit 3 - Indices and Surds
      • Unit 4 - Circle Theorems
      • Unit 5 - Formulae
      • Unit 6 - Vectors
      • Unit 7 - Quadratic Equations
      • Unit 8 - Tree Diagrams
      • Unit 9 - Coordinate Geometry
      • Unit 10 - Sequences
      • Unit 11 - Statistical Diagrams
      • Unit 12 - Composite and Inverse Functions
      • Unit 13 - Similarity
      • Unit 14 - Variation
      • Unit 15 - Algebraic Fractions
      • Unit 16 - Advanced Trigonometry
      • Unit 17 - Quadratic Functions
      • Unit 18 - Volumes and Surface Area
      • Unit 19 - Graphs
      • Unit 20 - Logarithms
      • Unit 21 - Transforming Graphs
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        • Unit 1 - Number Review
        • Unit 2 - Sequences and Series
        • Unit 3 - Statistics 1
        • Unit 4 - Functions 1
        • Unit 5 - Trigonometry and Mensurations
        • Unit 6 - Functions 2
        • Unit 7 - Statistics 2
        • Unit 8 - Differentiation
        • Unit 9 - Sets and Probability
        • Unit 10 - Functions 3
        • Unit 11 - Financial Maths
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        • Unit 13 - Logic
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        • Unit 5 - Statistics and Probability
        • Unit 6 - Differential Calculus
        • Unit 7 - Discrete Probability Distributions
        • Unit 8 - Integral Calculus
        • Unit 9 - Continuous Probability Distributions
        • Unit 10 - Complex Numbers
        • Unit 11A - Statistics Option
        • Unit 11B - Sets and Groups Option
        • Unit 12 - Vectors
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        • Unit 1 - Algebra Functions Basics
        • Unit 2 - Functions, Equations and Inequalities
        • Unit 3 - Sequences and Series
        • Unit 4 - Exponentials and Logarithms
        • Unit 5 - Trigonometric Functions and Equations
        • Unit 6 - Differentiation 1
      • AASL Revision Materials
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