AP Calculus - Library of Basic Derivatives

power rule
d n du
1. u = nun−1 ⋅
dx dx

exponential functions
d u du special case d u du
2. a = au ln a ⋅ ⎯⎯⎯⎯
⎯→ e = eu
dx dx dx dx

logarithmic functions
d 1 du special case d 1 du
3. loga u = ⋅ ⎯⎯⎯⎯
⎯→ ln u = ⋅
dx u ln a dx dx u dx

trigonometric functions
d du d du
4. sin u = cosu ⋅ 7. csc u = − csc u ⋅ cotu ⋅
dx dx dx dx

d du d du
5. cosu = − sin u ⋅ 8. secu = sec u ⋅ tanu ⋅
dx dx dx dx

d du d du
6. tanu = sec 2 u ⋅ 9. cotu = − csc 2 u ⋅
dx dx dx dx

inverse trigonometric functions

d 1 du d 1 du
10. sin −1 u = ⋅ 13. csc −1 u = − ⋅
dx 1 − u2 dx dx u u2 − 1 dx

d 1 du d 1 du
11. cos−1 u = − ⋅ 14. sec−1 u = ⋅
dx 1 − u dx dx u u − 1 dx
2 2

d 1 du d 1 du
12. tan −1 u = 2 ⋅ 15. cot−1 u = − 2 ⋅
dx 1+ u dx dx 1 + u dx
d 1 du d 1 1 du
16. u= ⋅ 17. =− 2 ⋅
dx 2 u dx dx u u dx

Techniques of differentiation:
d
Chain rule: f (g(x)) = f ′( g(x)) ⋅ g ′(x)
d dx
Product rule: (u ⋅ v) = u′v + uv′
dx y = f (u) and u = g(x)
d ⎛ u ⎞ u′v − uv ′ Chain rule: dy dy du
Quotient rule: ⎜ ⎟= = ⋅
dx ⎝ v ⎠ v2 dx du dx