In this lecture our instructor will walk you through the Chain Rule of Calculus. First you will understand the Statement of the Chain Rule and see it in action with the Chain Rule for Three Functions. Finally, there are five video examples to apply your newfound knowledge.
AP Calculus I/AB > The Chain Rule
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The Chain Rule
Think of the
function you are trying to differentiate as a function composition.
You can informally
think of this as involving an outer function and an inner
function.
Some problems
involve a composition of three or more functions!
You will be using
the Chain Rule throughout the rest of calculus, so it is important
to learn it really well!