Calculus Stuff

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Calculus. That's all you need to know.


 
  
Created Oct 16, 2011
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Derivative of a Constant
 
d/dx (c) = 0
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Power Rule
 
d/dx (xn) = nxn-1
3
Constant Multiple Rule
 
d/dx [cf(x)] = cf'(x)
4
Sum Rule
 
d/dx [f(x) + g(x)] = f'(x) + g'(x)
5
Difference Rule
 
d/dx [f(x) - g(x)] = f'(x) - g'(x)
6
Product Rule
 
d/dx [f(x) g(x)] = f'(x) g(x) + g'(x) f(x)
7
Quotient Rule
 
d/dx [f(x)/g(x)] = [f'(x) g(x) - g'(x) f(x)]/[g(x)]2
8
Derivative of Sine
 
d/dx (sin x) = cos x
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Derivative of Cosine
 
d/dx (cos x) = -sin x
10
Derivative of Tangent
 
d/dx (tan x) = sec2 x
11
Derivative of Cosecant
 
d/dx (csc x) = -csc x cot x
12
Derivative of Secant
 
d/dx (sec x) = sec x tan x
13
Derivative of Cotangent
 
d/dx (cot x) = -csc2 x
14
Chain Rule
 
d/dx {f[g(x)]} = f'[g(x)] g'(x)
15
Power Chain Rule
 
d/dx {[f(x)]n} = n[f(x)]n-1 f'(x)
16
Differential
 
dy = f'(x) dx
17
Inverse Function Theorem
 
d/dx [f-1(x)] = 1/f'[f-1(x)]
18
Exponential Addition
 
nx+y = nx ny
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Exponential Subtraction
 
nx-y = nx/ny
20
Exponential Multiplication
 
nxy = (nx)y
21
Combinational Exponents
 
(cn)x = cx nx
22
Derivative of Natural Exponential Function
 
d/dx (enx) = nenx
23
Derivative of Logarithmic Functions
 
d/dx [ln f(x)] = f'(x)/f(x)
24
Linearization Formula
 
L(x) = f(a) + f'(a) (x - a)
25
Differentials
 
dy = f'(x) dx
26
Absolute Maximum
 
f(c) ≥ f(x) for all x in D
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Absolute Minimum
 
f(c) ≤ f(x) for all x in D
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Local Maximum
 
f(c) ≥ f(x) when x is near c
29
Local Minimum
 
f(c) ≤ f(x) when x is near c
30
Mean Value Theorem
 
f'(c) = [f(b) - f(a)]/(a - b)
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Increasing Function
 
f'(x) > 0
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Decreasing Function
 
f'(x) < 0
33
Concave Up
 
f"(x) > 0
34
Concave Down
 
f"(x) < 0
35
Local Minimum II
 
f'(x) = 0 and f"(x) > 0
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Local Maximum II
 
f'(x) = 0 and f"(x) < 0
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Horizontal Asymptotes
 
f(x) => H as x => ∞ or -∞
38
Vertical Asymptotes
 
f(x) => ∞ or -∞ as x => V
39
Even Function
 
f(-x) = f(x) for all x in D
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Odd Function
 
f(-x) = f(-x) for all x in D
41
Periodic Function
 
f(x + p) = f(x) for all x in D
42
Newton's Method
 
xn+1  = xn - f(xn)/f'(xn)
43
Moving Upwards
 
f(x) + c
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Moving Downwards
 
f(x) - c
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Moving RIghtwards
 
f(x - c)
46
Moving Leftwards
 
f(x + c)
47
Vertical Stretching
 
cf(x)
48
Vertical Shrinking
 
f(x)/c
49
Horizontal Shrinking
 
f(cx)
50
Horizontal Stretching
 
f(x/c)
51
Vertical Reflecting
 
-f(x)
52
Horizontal Reflecting
 
f(-x)
53
Limit Law #1
 
lim [f(x) + g(x)] = lim f(x) + lim g(x)
54
Limit Law #2
 
lim [f(x) - g(x)] = lim f(x) - lim g(x)
55
Limit Law #3
 
lim [cf(x)] = c lim f(x)
56
Limit Law #4
 
lim [f(x) g(x)] = lim f(x) lim g(x)
57
Limit Law #5
 
lim [f(x)/g(x)] = lim f(x)/lim g(x)
58
Limit Law #6
 
lim [f(x)n] = [lim f(x)]n
59
Limit Law #7
 
lim c = c
60
Limit Law #8
 
lim x = a
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Limit Law #9
 
lim xn = an
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LImit Law #10
 
lim x1/n = a1/n
63
Limit Law #11
 
lim [f(x)1/n] = [lim f(x)]1/n

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