• as the slope of a curve
• as a rate of change or difference quotient
• as a function
• how to calculate from the difference quotient
• power rule of differentiation
• product and quotient rules
• chain rule
• implicit differentiation
• formal definitions and theorems

The Derivative: as the slope of a curve

	The tangent line as a best approximation © Dan Sloughter 2000
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