* Reading Outline, Sec3.1--\S3.2 * ---------------------------------------- * Vocabulary/Definitions * - The effect of a constant multiple of a function on its derivative - (c f(x))' = - (f(x) + g(x))' = - The power rule: (d/dx)(x^n) = - The derivation of (x^{-2})' = -2 x^{-3} from the limit definition of f'(x) - Why (a^x)' must resemble a^x - (d/dx)(e^x) = - (d/dx)(a^x) = * Understand * 1. Find the derivative of f(x) = 3x^3 - 2 sqrt{x}. 2. If the height of a thrown ball is h(t) = -4.9 t^2 + 25 t + 5, find its velocity and acceleration. 3. Estimate lim {h->0} (1 + h)^{1/h}. Does it converge to e = 2.718281828? Explain why or why not. 4. Differentiate g(x) = 4 7^x - 2 x^7.