The Derivative Song

The Derivative Song
thank god for derivatives. " We used to use the change in y over the change in x to find the slope of a straight line, nothing too complex This won't work for curve slopes - not accurate enough; I have for you a calc method, I swear it's not that tough - for thank God for derivatives, Derivatives! Derivatives! Derivatives! Derivatives! Instantaneous rate of change, Derivatives! Derivatives! Derivatives! Instantaneous rate of change... Derivatives have many uses, they're always there to aid Learn them fast, and NASA will make sure you get paid The speed of a boat, acceleration of a plane, the jerk when you drive a car - in that order, take first, second, third, derivatives will take you far... Thank God for derivatives, Derivatives! Derivatives! Derivatives! Instantaneous rate of change, Derivatives! Derivatives! Derivatives! Instantaneous rate of change... Derivatives can find your max and min, critical points, critical numbers, relative max, relative min... Absolute extrema... Derivatives! Derivatives! Derivatives! Instantaneous rate of change, Derivatives! Derivatives! Derivatives! Instantaneous rate of change... The list of applications is long, way too long for this song, but I'll give it one big shot - Concavity. Point of inflection. Optimization. Max profit. Interest rates, related rates, costs, signs, size, distance, strength, SPEED... Derivatives! Derivatives! Derivatives! Instantaneous rate of change... " From: essinc Views: 14681 43 ratings Time: 04:00 More in Entertainment