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Composition: The Chain Rule

Course Topic(s): One-Variable Calculus | Differentiation, Calculation Rules

Three adjacent windows display graphs of (1) a function $$f$$, a tangent line, and color-coded horizontal and vertical segments for the coordinates of the point of tangency, (2) a function $$g$$, a tangent line, and color-coded horizontal and vertical segments for the coordinates of the point of tangency, and (3 ) the composition, a tangent line, and color-coded horizontal and vertical segments for the coordinates of the point of tangency. The functions $$f$$ and $$g$$ can be freely defined by user or by selecting specific compositions from a drop-down menu. The website, calculusapplets.com, has Java applets for much of single variable calculus.

Resource URL: http://calculusapplets.com/chainrule.html

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Subject classification(s): Differentiation | Single Variable Calculus | Calculus

Creator(s): Thomas S. Downey

Contributor(s): Thomas S. Downey

This resource was cataloged by Bruce Yoshiwara

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CalculusApplets.com

Resource copyright: Thomas S. Downey, Creative Commons

This review was published on February 15, 2011