Basic Calculus (I) Recap (for MSc & PhD Business, Management & Finance Students) First Draft: Autumn 2013 Revised: Autumn 2014 Lecturer: Farzad Javidanrad One - Variable Functions
Basic Calculus (I) Recap
(for MSc & PhD Business, Management & Finance Students)
First Draft: Autumn 2013Revised: Autumn 2014
Lecturer: Farzad Javidanrad
One-Variable Functions
Exponents (Powers)
โข Given ๐ a positive integer and ๐ a real number, ๐๐ indicates that ๐ is multiplied by itself ๐ times:
๐๐ = ๐ ร ๐ ร โฏ ร ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
โข According to definition:
๐๐ = ๐ and ๐๐= ๐
Exponents Rules If ๐ and ๐ are positive integers and ๐ is a real
number, then:
๐๐ ร ๐๐ = ๐๐+๐
With this rule we can define the concept of negative exponent (power):
๐0 = 1๐๐โ๐ = 1
๐๐+(โ๐) = 1
๐๐ ร ๐โ๐ = 1
๐โ๐ =๐
๐๐
Exponents Rulesโข We can also define rational power as:
๐๐๐ =
๐๐๐
Some other rules are: (๐ and ๐ are real numbers)
๐๐
๐๐ = ๐๐โ๐ e.g.(311
38 = 311โ8 = 33 = 27)
๐๐ ๐ = ๐๐ ๐ = ๐๐.๐ ( 23 2 = 22 3 = 26 = 64)
๐. ๐ ๐ = ๐๐. ๐๐ ( 3. ๐ฅ 2 = 32. ๐ฅ2 = 9๐ฅ2)
๐
๐
๐=
๐๐
๐๐ (3
5
3=
33
53 =27
125)
๐โ๐
๐ =๐
๐๐๐
=๐
๐๐๐ =
๐๐ ๐
๐ (๐ฅโ2
3 =1
๐ฅ23
=1
3๐ฅ2
)
Algebraic Expressions, Equations and Identities
โข An algebraic expression is a combination of real numbers and variables, such as:
Monomials :
5๐ฅ3 , โ1.75 ๐ฆ ,3๐ฅ
4๐ง2=
3
4๐ฅ๐งโ2
Binomials:
4๐ฅ3 + 3๐ฅ2 ,3๐ฅ + 1
4๐ง2=
3
4๐ฅ๐งโ2 +
1
4๐งโ2
Polynomials:๐ฅ2 โ 3๐ฅ โ 6 , ๐ฅ3 + ๐ฅ๐ฆ2 + 6๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง
Algebraic Expressions, Equations and Identities
โข Equations can be made when two expressions are equal to one another or an expression is equal to a number:
3๐ฅ โ 1 = ๐ฅ4๐ฅ + 3๐ฆ = 2
5๐ฅ2 โ 2๐ฅ๐ฆ = ๐ฅ โ 6๐ฆ2
๐ฅ2 โ 3๐ฅ โ 6 = 0
The first and second equations are linear with one and two variables respectively and the third equation is a quadratic in terms of ๐ and ๐ and the forth equation is a quadratic equation in terms of ๐ .
Note: Not all equations are solvable and many of them have no unique solutions.
Algebraic Expressions, Equations and Identities
โข If two expressions are equal for all values of their variable(s), the equation is called an identity.
โข For example;๐ฅ + 3 2 = ๐ฅ2 + 6๐ฅ + 9
Some important identities are:
โข ๐ ยฑ ๐ ๐ = ๐๐ ยฑ ๐๐๐ + ๐๐
โข ๐ ยฑ ๐ ๐ = ๐๐ ยฑ ๐๐๐๐ + ๐๐๐๐ ยฑ ๐๐
โข ๐ โ ๐ ๐ + ๐ = ๐๐ โ ๐๐
โข ๐ ยฑ ๐ ๐๐ โ ๐๐ + ๐๐ = ๐๐ ยฑ ๐๐
โข ๐ ยฑ ๐ ๐ ยฑ ๐ = ๐๐ ยฑ ๐ + ๐ ๐ + ๐๐
Some Other Identitiesโข ๐ โ ๐ = ๐ โ ๐ ๐ + ๐
= ๐ ๐ โ ๐ ๐๐
๐๐ + ๐ ๐๐ +๐
๐๐
โฎ
= ๐ ๐ โ ๐ ๐๐
๐๐โ๐ +๐
๐๐โ๐๐ +๐
๐๐โ๐๐๐ + โฏ +๐
๐๐โ๐
โข ๐ + ๐ + ๐ ๐ = ๐๐ + ๐๐ + ๐๐ + ๐๐๐ + ๐๐๐ + ๐๐๐
โข ๐ ๐๐2๐ฅ + ๐๐๐ 2๐ฅ = 1
โข ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฅ ยฑ ๐ฆ = ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ. ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ ยฑ ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ. ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ
โข ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ ยฑ ๐ฆ = ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ. ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ โ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ. ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ
โข ๐ก๐๐ ๐ฅ ยฑ ๐ฆ =๐ก๐๐๐ฅยฑ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ
1โ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ.๐ก๐๐๐ฆ
โข ๐ + ๐ ๐ =๐๐
๐๐ +๐๐
๐๐โ๐๐ + โฏ +๐๐
๐๐โ๐๐๐ + โฏ +๐๐
๐๐
Where ๐๐
= ๐ช๐๐
= ๐๐ช๐ =๐!
๐! ๐ โ ๐ !
And ๐! = ๐ ร ๐ โ ๐ ร ๐ โ ๐ ร โฏ ร ๐ ร ๐ ร ๐
๐! = ๐! = ๐
So,
๐๐
= ๐ถ0๐
= 0๐ถ๐ =๐!
0! ๐ โ 0 !=
๐!
๐!= ๐
๐๐
= ๐ถ1๐
= 1๐ถ๐ =๐!
1! ๐ โ 1 !=
๐!
๐ โ 1 !=
๐ ร ๐ โ 1 !
๐ โ 1 != ๐
๐๐
= ๐ถ2๐
= 2๐ถ๐ =๐!
2! ๐ โ 2 !=
๐!
๐ โ 2 !=
๐ ร ๐ โ 1 ร ๐ โ 2 !
2! ๐ โ 2 !=
๐(๐ โ ๐)
๐
Some Other Identities
Functionsโข All equations represent a relationship between two or
more variables, e.g.:
๐ฅ๐ฆ = 1 ,๐ฅ
2๐ฆ+ ๐ง = 0
โข Given two variables in relation, there is a functional relationship between them if for each value of one of them there is one and only one value of another.
โข If the relationship between ๐ and ๐ can be shown by ๐ =๐ ๐ and for each value of ๐ there is one and only one value of ๐ , then there is a functional relationship between them or alternatively it can be said that ๐ is a function of ๐ , which means ๐ as a dependent variable follows ๐ as an independent variable.
Functions
โข The idea of function is close to a processing (matching) machine. It receives inputs (which are the values of ๐ and is called domain of the function, ๐ซ๐) and after the processing
them the output will be values of ๐ in correspondence with ๐โฒ๐ (which is called range of the function, ๐น๐).
โข There should be no element from ๐ซ๐ without a match from
๐น๐, but it might be found some free elements in ๐น๐.
๐ = ๐๐, ๐๐ , ๐๐, ๐๐ , โฆ , ๐๐, ๐๐
๐๐๐, ๐๐, โฆ , ๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐, โฆ , ๐๐
Functions
โข Functions can be considered as correspondence (matching) rules, which corresponds all elements of ๐ to some elements of ๐.*
โข For example, the correspondence rule (f), which corresponds ๐ to each value of ๐, can be written as:
Or ๐ฆ = ๐ฅ
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15
1
๐2
๐๐20
x y
Functions
โข The correspondence rule, which corresponds ๐๐ โ ๐๐ to each value of ๐ can be shown as:
Or ๐ = ๐๐ โ ๐๐
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Functions
โข Some correspondence rules indicate there is a relationship between ๐ and ๐ but not a functional relationship, i.e. the relationship cannot be considered as a function.
โข For example, ๐ = ยฑ ๐ (๐๐ = ๐) is
not a function (according to the
definition of function) because
for each value of ๐ there are
two symmetrical values of ๐ .
Adopted from http://www.education.com/study-help/article/trigonometry-help-inverses-circular/
Functionsโข Note that in the graphical representation of a
function, any parallel line with y-axis cross the graph of a function at one and only one point. Why?
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Some Basic Functions
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๐ฆ = ๐ฅโ1
๐ฆ = ๐ฅโ1
Some Basic Functions
โข Exponential Function : ๐ = ๐๐ (๐ > ๐, โ ๐)
Adopted from http://www.softmath.com/tutorials-3/relations/exponential-functions-2.html
All exponential functions passing through the point (0,1)
Some Basic Functions
โข Logarithmic Function : ๐ = ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ (๐ > ๐, โ ๐)
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Adopted from http://www.cliffsnotes.com/math/calculus/precalculus/exponential-and-
logarithmic-functions/logarithmic-functions
All logarithmic Functions passing through the point (1,0)
Some Basic Functionsโข Trigonometric Functions:
๐ = ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง ๐ , ๐ = ๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐ , ๐ = ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ , ๐ = ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐
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โข All trigonometric functions are periodic, i.e. after adding or subtracting a constant, which is called principal periodic constant, they repeat themselves. This periodic constant is ๐๐ for ๐๐๐๐and ๐๐๐๐ but it is ๐ for ๐๐๐๐ and ๐๐๐๐ , i.e. :
(k is a positive integer)
๐ ๐๐๐ฅ = sin ๐ฅ ยฑ ๐๐ = sin ๐ฅ ยฑ 4๐ = โฏ = sin ๐ฅ ยฑ 2๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ = cos ๐ฅ ยฑ ๐๐ = cos ๐ฅ ยฑ 4๐ = โฏ = cos ๐ฅ ยฑ 2๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ = tan ๐ฅ ยฑ ๐ = tan ๐ฅ ยฑ 2๐ = โฏ = tan(๐ฅ ยฑ ๐๐)๐๐๐ก๐ฅ = cot ๐ฅ ยฑ ๐ = cot ๐ฅ ยฑ 2๐ = โฏ = cot(๐ฅ ยฑ ๐๐)
Some Basic Functions
Elementary Functionsโข Elementary functions can be made by combining
basic functions through adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing and also composing these basic functions.
โข For example:๐ฆ = ๐ฅ2 + 4๐ฅ โ 1
๐ฆ = ๐ฅ. ๐โ๐ฅ =๐ฅ
๐๐ฅ
๐ฆ = ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ
๐ฆ = ln ๐ฅ2 + 4
๐ฆ = ๐๐ฅ(๐ ๐๐3๐ฅ โ ๐๐๐ 3๐ฅ)
Behaviour of a Functionโข After finding the relationship between two variables ๐
and ๐ in the functional form ๐ = ๐(๐) the first question is how this function behaves.
โข Here we are interested in knowing about the magnitude and the direction of the change of ๐ (๐. ๐. โ๐) when the change of ๐ (๐. ๐. โ๐) is getting smaller and smaller around a point in its domain. The technical term for this locality around a point is neighbourhood. So, we are trying to find the magnitude and the direction of the change of ๐ in the neighbourhood of ๐.
โข Slope of a function is the concept which helps us to have this information. The value of the slope shows the magnitude of the change and the sign of slope shows the direction of the change.
Slope of a Linear Function
โข Letโs start with one of the most used functions in science , which is the linear function:
๐ = ๐๐ + ๐
Where ๐ shows the slope of the line (the average change
of ๐ in terms of a change in ๐). That is; ๐ =๐ซ๐
๐ซ๐= ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ถ .
The value of intercept is ๐ which is the distance between the intersection point of the graph and y-axis from the Origin.
The slope of a liner
function is constant in its
whole domain.
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๐ = ๐๐ + ๐
โ๐
โ๐
๐ถ
๐ถ
Slope of a Function in its General Form
โข Imagine we want to find the slope of the function ๐ = ๐(๐)at a specific point (for e.g. at ๐๐) in its domain.
โข Given a change of
๐ from ๐๐ to ๐๐ + โ๐
the change of ๐
Would be from ๐ ๐๐
to ๐(๐๐ + โ๐) .
โข This means a
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Slope of a Function in its General Form
โข The average change of ๐ in terms of a change in ๐
can be calculated by ๐ซ๐
๐ซ๐= ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ถ , which is the
slope of the line AB.
โข If the change in ๐ gradually disappear (โ๐ โ ๐)*, point B moves toward point A and the slope line (secant line) AB reaches to a limiting (marginal) situation AC, which is a tangent line on the curve of ๐ = ๐(๐) at point ๐จ(๐๐, ๐(๐๐)).
Slope of a Function in its General Form
โข The slope of this tangent line AC is what is called derivative of ๐ in terms of ๐ at point ๐ฅ0 and it is shown by different
symbols such as ๐๐ฆ
๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ=๐ฅ0
, ๐โฒ ๐ฅ0 , ๐๐
๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ=๐ฅ0
, ๐ฆโฒ(๐ฅ0) , .
โข The slope of the tangent line at any point of the domain of the function is denoted by:
๐๐ฆ
๐๐ฅ, ๐โฒ ๐ฅ ,
๐๐
๐๐ฅ, ๐ฆโฒ, ๐๐ฅ
โฒ
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Slope of a Function in its General Form
โข Therefore, the derivative of ๐ = ๐(๐)at any point in its domain is:
๐โฒ =๐ ๐
๐ ๐= ๐๐๐
โ๐โ๐
โ๐
โ๐= ๐๐๐
โ๐โ๐
๐ ๐+โ๐ โ๐(๐)
โ๐
And the derivative of ๐ = ๐(๐) at the specific point ๐ = ๐๐is:
๐โฒ ๐๐ = ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆโ๐โ๐
๐ ๐๐ + โ๐ โ ๐(๐๐)
โ๐
Where ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ stands for โlimitโ, showing limiting (marginal)
situation of the ratio ๐ซ๐
๐ซ๐.
Slope of a Function in its General Form
โข Note: For non-linear functions, slope of the function at any point depends on the value of that point and it is not constant in the whole domain of the function. This means that the derivative of a function is a function of the same variable itself.
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Derivative of Fundamental Basic Functions
โข Find the derivative of ๐ฆ = 2๐ฅ โ 1 at any point in its domain.
๐ ๐ฅ = 2๐ฅ โ 1๐ ๐ฅ + โ๐ฅ = 2 ๐ฅ + โ๐ฅ โ 1 = 2๐ฅ + 2โ๐ฅ โ 1โ๐ = ๐ ๐ + โ๐ โ ๐ ๐ = ๐โ๐
According to definition:
๐ฆโฒ =๐๐ฆ
๐๐ฅ= lim
โ๐ฅโ0
๐ ๐ฅ + โ๐ฅ โ ๐(๐ฅ)
โ๐ฅ
= limโ๐ฅโ0
2โ๐ฅ
โ๐ฅ= 2
Derivative of the Fundamental Basic Functions
โข Applying the same method, the derivative of the fundamental basic functions can be obtained as following:
๐ = ๐๐ โ ๐โฒ = ๐๐๐โ๐
e.g. : ๐ฆ = 3 โ ๐ฆโฒ = 0
๐ฆ = ๐ฅ3 โ ๐ฆโฒ = 3๐ฅ2
๐ฆ = ๐ฅโ1 โ ๐ฆโฒ = โ๐ฅโ2
๐ฆ = 5 ๐ฅ โ ๐ฆโฒ =1
5๐ฅ
15โ1 =
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Derivative of the Fundamental Basic Functions
๐ = ๐๐ โ ๐โฒ = ๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ > 0, โ 1e.g. :
๐ฆ = 2๐ฅ โ ๐ฆโฒ = 2๐ฅ. ๐๐2๐ฆ = ๐๐ฅ โ ๐ฆโฒ = ๐๐ฅ
๐ = ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ โ ๐โฒ =๐
๐.๐๐๐e.g. :
๐ฆ = log ๐ฅ โ ๐ฆโฒ =1
๐ฅ. ๐๐10
๐ฆ = ln ๐ฅ โ ๐ฆโฒ =1
๐ฅ
Derivative of the Fundamental Basic Functions
๐ = ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง ๐ โ ๐โฒ = ๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐
๐ = ๐๐จ๐ฌ ๐ โ ๐โฒ = โ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐
๐ = ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ โ ๐โฒ = ๐ + ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฑ =๐
๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฑ
๐ = ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ โ ๐โฒ = โ ๐ + ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฑ =โ๐
๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฑ
Differentiability of a Function
A function is differentiable at a point if despite any side approach to the point in its domain (from left or right) the derivative is the same and a finite number. Sharp corner points and points of discontinuity* are not differentiable.
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Rules of Differentiationโข If ๐(๐) and ๐ ๐ are two differentiable functions in their
common domain, then:
๐(๐) ยฑ ๐(๐) โฒ = ๐โฒ(๐) ยฑ ๐โฒ(๐)
๐ ๐ . ๐(๐) โฒ = ๐โฒ ๐ . ๐ ๐ + ๐โฒ ๐ . ๐(๐)
๐(๐)
๐(๐)
โฒ=
๐โฒ ๐ .๐ ๐ โ๐โฒ ๐ .๐(๐)
๐(๐) ๐ (Quotient Rule)
๐(๐ ๐ ) โฒ = ๐โฒ ๐ . ๐โฒ(๐ ๐ ) (Chain Rule)
(Summation & Sub. Rules. They can be extended to n functions)
(Multiplication Rule and can be extended
to n functions)
Find the derivative of the following functions:
o ๐ฆ = ๐ฅ + ๐๐๐ฅ โถ ๐โฒ = ๐ +๐
๐
o ๐ฆ = ๐๐ฅ . ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ โถ ๐โฒ = ๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ + ๐๐. ๐๐๐๐
= ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ + ๐๐๐๐
o ๐ฆ =2๐ฅ
๐ฅ2+1โถ ๐โฒ =
๐ ๐๐+๐ โ๐๐.๐๐
๐๐+๐๐ =
๐โ๐๐๐
๐๐+๐๐
o ๐ฆ =3
๐ฅ2 + 1 โถ ๐โฒ = ๐๐.๐
๐. ๐๐ + ๐
๐
๐โ๐
=๐๐
๐๐
๐๐+๐๐
Rules of Differentiation
o ๐ฆ = ๐๐2๐ฅ โถ ๐โฒ =๐
๐. ๐. ๐๐๐ =
๐๐๐๐
๐
o ๐ฆ = 5๐ฅ2+ tan 3๐ฅ โถ ๐โฒ = ๐๐๐
. ๐ฅ๐ง๐. (๐๐) + ๐(๐ + ๐๐๐๐๐๐)
โข The last rule(page 32) is called the chain rule which should be applied for composite functions such as the above functions, but it can be extended to include more functions.
โข If ๐ = ๐ ๐ and ๐ = ๐ ๐ and ๐ = ๐ ๐ and ๐ = ๐(๐)then ๐ depends on ๐ but through some other variables
๐ = ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
Rules of Differentiation
โข Under such circumstances we can extend the chain rule to cover all these functions, i.e.
๐ ๐
๐ ๐=
๐ ๐
๐ ๐.๐ ๐
๐ ๐.๐ ๐
๐ ๐.๐ ๐
๐ ๐
o ๐ฆ = ๐๐๐ 3 2๐ฅ + 1 โถ ๐ฆ = ๐ข3
๐ข = ๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ง = 2๐ฅ + 1
๐โฒ =๐ ๐
๐ ๐=
๐ ๐
๐ ๐.๐ ๐
๐ ๐.๐ ๐
๐ ๐= ๐๐๐. โ๐๐๐๐ . ๐
= โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ + ๐ . ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง(๐๐ + ๐)
Rules of Differentiation
Implicit Differentiationโข ๐ = ๐ ๐ is an explicit function because the dependent
variable ๐ is at one side and explicitly expressed by independent variable ๐. Implicit form of this function can be shown by ๐ญ ๐, ๐ = ๐ where both variables are in one side:
o Explicit Functions: ๐ฆ = ๐ฅ2 โ 3๐ฅ , ๐ฆ = ๐๐ฅ . ๐๐๐ฅ , ๐ฆ =๐ ๐๐๐ฅ
๐ฅ
o Implicit Functions: 2๐ฅ โ 7๐ฆ + 3 = 0 , 2๐ฅ๐ฆ โ ๐ฆ2 = 0
โข Many implicit functions can be easily transformed to an explicit function but it cannot be done for all. In this case, differentiation with respect to ๐ can be done part by part and ๐ should be treated as a function of ๐.
o Find the derivative of ๐๐ โ ๐๐ + ๐ = ๐.
Differentiating both sides with respect to ๐, we have:๐
๐๐ฅ2๐ฅ โ 7๐ฆ + 3 =
๐
๐๐ฅ0
2 โ 7๐ฆโฒ + 0 = 0 โ ๐โฒ =๐
๐
o Find the derivative of ๐๐ โ ๐๐๐ + ๐๐ = ๐.
Using the same method, we have:
2๐ฅ โ 2๐ฆ โ 2๐ฅ๐ฆโฒ + 3๐ฆ2๐ฆโฒ = 0 โ ๐โฒ =๐๐ โ ๐๐
๐๐๐ โ ๐๐
Implicit Differentiation
o Find the derivative of ๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ = ๐
๐ฆ + ๐ฅ๐ฆโฒ 2๐ฅ๐ฆ โ 2๐ฆ๐ฆโฒ = 0 โ ๐โฒ =๐. ๐๐๐
๐๐ โ ๐. ๐๐๐
o Find the derivative of ๐๐๐๐
๐โ ๐ฅ๐ง ๐๐ = ๐
๐ฆ โ ๐ฅ๐ฆโฒ
๐ฆ2. ๐๐๐
๐ฅ
๐ฆโ
๐ฆ + ๐ฅ๐ฆโฒ
๐ฅ๐ฆ= 0
Then
๐โฒ =
๐๐
. ๐๐๐๐๐
โ๐๐
๐๐๐ . ๐๐๐
๐๐
+๐๐
Implicit Differentiation
Higher Orders Derivatives
โข As ๐โฒ = ๐โฒ(๐) is itself a function of ๐ , in case it is differentiable, we can think of second, third or even n-th derivatives:
โข Second Derivative:
๐โฒโฒ ,๐ ๐๐
๐ ๐๐,
๐ (๐ ๐๐ ๐
)
๐ ๐,
๐
๐ ๐๐โฒ , ๐โฒโฒ ๐
โข Third Derivative:
๐โฒโฒโฒ ,๐ ๐๐
๐ ๐๐,
๐ (๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐)
๐ ๐,
๐
๐ ๐๐โฒโฒ , ๐โฒโฒโฒ ๐
โข N-th Derivative:
๐(๐) ,๐ ๐๐
๐ ๐๐,
๐ (๐ (๐โ๐)๐๐ ๐(๐โ๐))
๐ ๐,
๐
๐ ๐๐(๐โ๐) , ๐(๐) ๐
o Find the second and third derivatives of ๐ = ๐โ๐.๐ฆโฒ = โ๐โ๐ฅ
๐ฆโฒโฒ = ๐โ๐ฅ
๐ฆโฒโฒโฒ = โ๐โ๐ฅ
o If ๐ = ๐๐ฝ๐ show that the equation ๐โฒโฒโฒ โ ๐โฒโฒ = ๐ has two roots.
๐ฆโฒ = ๐๐๐๐ฅ
๐ฆโฒโฒ = ๐2๐๐๐ฅ
๐ฆโฒโฒโฒ = ๐3๐๐๐ฅ
๐ฆโฒโฒโฒ โ ๐ฆโฒโฒ = ๐3๐๐๐ฅ โ ๐2๐๐๐ฅ = 0
๐2๐๐๐ฅ ๐ โ 1 = 0
๐๐๐ฅ โ 0 โ ๐ = 0, ๐ = 1
Higher Orders Derivatives
First & Second Order Differentialsโข If ๐ = ๐(๐) is differentiable on an interval then at any point of that
interval the derivative of ๐ can be defined as:
๐โฒ = ๐โฒ ๐ =๐ ๐
๐ ๐= ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ
โ๐โ๐
๐ซ๐
๐ซ๐โข This means when ๐ซ๐ becomes โinfinitesimalโ (getting smaller
infinitely; โ๐ โ ๐), the ratio ๐ซ๐
๐ซ๐approaches to the derivative of the
function, i.e. the difference between ๐ซ๐
๐ซ๐and ๐โฒ ๐ is infinitesimal
itself and ignorable:๐ซ๐
๐ซ๐โ ๐โฒ ๐ ๐๐ โ๐ โ ๐โฒ ๐ . โ๐
โข ๐โฒ ๐ . โ๐ is called โ differential of ๐ โ and is shown by ๐ ๐, so:โ๐ โ ๐โฒ ๐ . โ๐ = ๐ ๐
As โ๐ is an independent increment of ๐ we can always assume that ๐ ๐ = โ๐; so we can re-write the above as โ๐ โ ๐โฒ ๐ . ๐ ๐ = ๐ ๐
โข The geometric interpretation of ๐ ๐ and โ๐ :
โ๐ represents the change in height of the curve and ๐ ๐ represents the
change in height of the tangent line when โ๐ changes (see the graph)
Adopted fromhttp://www.cliffsnotes.com/math/calculus/calculus/applications-of-the-derivative/differentials
So: ๐ ๐ = ๐โฒ. ๐ ๐
Some rules: If ๐ and ๐ are differentiable functions, then:
i. ๐ ๐๐ = ๐. ๐ ๐ (c is constant)
ii. ๐ ๐ ยฑ ๐ = ๐ ๐ ยฑ ๐ ๐ (can be extended to more than two functions)
iii. ๐ ๐. ๐ = ๐. ๐ ๐ + ๐. ๐ ๐ (extendable)
iv. ๐ ๐
๐=
๐.๐ ๐โ๐.๐ ๐
๐๐
First & Second Order Differentials
โข Using the third rule of differentials, the second order differential of ๐ can be calculated, i.e. :
๐ ๐๐ = ๐ ๐ ๐ = ๐ ๐โฒ. ๐ ๐
= ๐ ๐โฒ. ๐ ๐ + ๐โฒ. ๐ ๐ ๐
= ๐โฒโฒ. ๐ ๐. ๐ ๐ + ๐โฒ. ๐ ๐๐
= ๐โฒโฒ. ๐ ๐ ๐ + ๐โฒ. ๐ ๐๐
As ๐ is not dependent on another variable and ๐ ๐ is a constant :๐ ๐๐ = ๐ ๐ ๐ = ๐
So, ๐ ๐๐ = ๐โฒโฒ. ๐ ๐ ๐ = ๐โฒโฒ. ๐ ๐๐ (or in the familiar form ๐โฒโฒ =๐ ๐๐
๐ ๐๐ )
Where ๐ ๐ ๐ = ๐ ๐๐ is always positive and the sign of ๐ ๐๐ depends on the sign of ๐โฒโฒ.
โข Applying the same method we have ๐ ๐๐ = ๐(๐). ๐ ๐๐ .
First & Second Order Differentials
Derivative and Optimisation of Functions
โข Function ๐ = ๐ ๐ is said to be an increasing function at ๐ = ๐ if at any small neighbourhood (โ๐) of that point:
๐ + โ๐ฅ > ๐ โ ๐ ๐ + โ๐ฅ > ๐ ๐
From the above inequality we can conclude that:
๐ ๐+โ๐ฅ โ๐(๐)
โ๐ฅโ ๐โฒ(๐) > 0
So, the function is increasing at ๐=๐ if ๐โฒ(๐)>๐ , and decreasing if ๐โฒ(๐)<๐ .
Adopted from http://portal.tpu.ru/SHARED/k/KONVAL/Sites/English_sites/calculus/3_Geometric_f.htm
a a
โข More generally, the function ๐ = ๐(๐) is increasing(decreasing) in an interval if at any point in that interval ๐โฒ ๐ > ๐ ( ๐โฒ ๐ < ๐ ).
Derivative and Optimisation of Functions
Adopted from http://www.webgraphing.com/polynomialdefs.jsp
Derivative and Optimisation of Functions
โข If the sign of ๐โฒ(๐) is changing when passing a point such as ๐ =๐ (from negative to positive or vice versa) and ๐ = ๐(๐) is differentiable at that point, It is very logical to think that ๐โฒ(๐)at that point should be zero, i.e. : ๐โฒ ๐ = ๐. (in this case the tangent line is horizontal)
โข This point is called local (relative) maximum or local (relative) minimum. In some books it is called critical point or extremum point.
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~jmahaffy/courses/s00a/math121/lectures/graph_deriv/diffgraph.html
Not an extremum or critical point
โข If ๐โฒ ๐ = ๐ but the sign of ๐โฒ(๐) does not change when passing the point ๐ = ๐, the point (๐, ๐ ๐ ) is not a extremum or critical point (point C in the previous slide).
โข For a function which is differentiable in its domain(or part of that), a sign change of ๐โฒ when passing a point is a sufficient evidence of the point being a extremum point. Therefore, at that point ๐โฒ(๐)will be necessarily zero.
Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
๐โฒ ๐ > ๐
๐โฒ ๐ < ๐
๐โฒ ๐ = 0
Adopted and altered from http://homepage.tinet.ie/~phabfys/maxim.htm/
๐โฒ(๐) > ๐
๐โฒ ๐ = 0
๐โฒ ๐ < ๐
ab
โข If a function is not differentiable at a point (see the graph, point x=c) but the sign of ๐โฒ changes, it is sufficient to say the point is a extremum point despite non-existence of ๐โฒ(๐) .
Necessary and Sufficient Conditions
Adopted from http://www.nabla.hr/Z_IntermediateAlgebraIntroductionToFunctCont_3.htm
๐โฒ(๐) is not defined as it goes to infinity
These types of critical points cannot be obtained through
solving the equation๐โฒ ๐ = ๐ as they are not differentiable at
these points.
Second Derivative Test
โข Apart from the sign change of ๐โฒ(๐) there is another test to distinguish between extremums. This test is suitable for those functions which are differentiable at least twice at the critical points.
โข Assume that ๐โฒ ๐ = ๐; so, the point (๐, ๐ ๐ ) is suspicious to be a maximum or minimum. If ๐โฒโฒ ๐ > ๐, the point is a minimum point and if ๐โฒโฒ ๐ < ๐, the point is a maximum point.
Adopted and altered from http://www.webgraphing.com/polynomialdefs.jsp
Inflection point
Concave Down
Concave up
๐โฒ ๐ฅ = 0
๐โฒ ๐ฅ = 0
๐โฒโฒ ๐ฅ = 0
Inflection Point & Concavity of Function
โข If ๐โฒ ๐ = ๐ and at the same time ๐โฒโฒ ๐ = ๐, we need other tests to find out the nature of the point. It could be a extremum point [e.g. ๐ = ๐๐, which has minimum at ๐ = ๐]or just an inflection point (where the tangent line crosses the graph of the function and separate that to two parts; concave up and concave down)
Adopted and altered from http://www.ltcconline.net/greenl/courses/105/curvesketching/SECTST.HTM Adopted from http://www.sparkle.pro.br/tutorial/geometry
๐โฒโฒ ๐ฅ = 0
๐โฒ ๐ฅ > 0
Concave Down
Concave up
Some Examples
o Find extremums of ๐ = ๐๐ โ ๐๐๐ + ๐, if any.
To find the points which could be our extremums (critical points) we need to find the roots of this equation: ๐โฒ ๐ = ๐,
So, ๐โฒ ๐ = ๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ = ๐ โ ๐๐ ๐ โ ๐ = ๐โ ๐ = ๐, ๐ = ๐
Two points ๐จ(๐, ๐) and ๐ฉ(๐, โ๐) are possible extremums.
Sufficient condition(1st method): As the sign of ๐โฒ = ๐โฒ(๐) changes while passing through the points there is a maximum and a minimum.
๐ โโ +โ
๐ฆโฒ + โ +
๐ฆ
0 2
2 -2
Max Min
Some Examplesโข Sufficient condition (2nd method): we need to find the sign of ๐โฒโฒ(๐)
at those critical points:๐โฒโฒ ๐ = ๐๐ โ ๐
๐โฒโฒ ๐ = ๐ = โ๐ โ ๐จ ๐, ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โฒโฒ ๐ = ๐ = ๐ โ ๐ฉ ๐, โ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
o Find the extremum(s) of ๐ = ๐ โ๐
๐๐, if any.
๐โฒ =โ๐
๐๐ ๐
Although ๐โฒ cannot be zero but its sign changes when passing through ๐ = ๐, so the function has a maximum at point ๐จ(๐, ๐). The second method of the sufficient condition cannot be used here. Why?
๐ โโ +โ
๐ฆโฒ +
๐ฆ
0
1Max