Unit 3 · Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions

Chapter 3.1

The Chain Rule

Most functions in the wild are nested. Rates multiply through a chain — like gears passing rotation along.

11–15 min · free · lesson 14 of 46

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By the end

  1. 01Differentiate composite functions with the chain rule
  2. 02Justify the rule as rates composing
  3. 03Combine the chain rule with all earlier rules

In unit 3

  1. 3.1The Chain Rule11–15
  2. 3.2Implicit Differentiation10–14
  3. 3.3Derivatives of Inverse Functions11–15
  4. 3.4The Complete Toolkit — and Higher Derivatives10–14
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