Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Derivative of e^x



















Today we talked about the derivative of exponential functions (e^x). We found out that the derivative of e^x is the same as the function (e^x). We then did examples to apply the different properties of exponential functions and derivatives.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

The Derivative of ln(x)!!


Today, we calculated that the derivative of ln(x) is (1/x), and applied it to several problems, incorporating logarithmic ideas AND the chain and product rules!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Classnotes- 11/02/10



Today in class we discussed how to solve complicated intervals by replacing inside functions with "u".