Day 66 - Differentiation using the Natural Logarithmic Function - 04.22.15

Update
  • Unit 5 Test, next Friday!

Questions

Bell Ringer
  1. Differentiation of ln

  1. Differentiation of ln

  1. Differentiation of ln

  1. Differentiation of ln

  1. Differentiation of ln

                

Review
  • Prerequisites
    • Derivatives
      • Derivative Rules
      • Power Rule
      • Constant Rule
      • Trig Derivatives
    • Logarithm Properties

Lesson

      Exit Ticket
      • Posted on the board at the end of the block!

      Lesson Objective(s)
      • How can the derivative of natural logarithmic functions be calculated?
      Skills
          1. Explain why the power rule does not work when integrating 1/x.
          2. Calculate the derivative of the natural logarithmic function.

                                                          In-Class Help Requests



                                                          Standard(s)
                                                          • APC.9
                                                            • Apply formulas to find derivatives.
                                                              • Includes:
                                                                • derivatives of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, and inverse trigonometric functions
                                                                • derivations of sums, products, quotients, inverses, and composites (chain rule) of elementary functions
                                                                • derivatives of implicitly defined functions
                                                                • higher order derivatives of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic, functions