Differentiation - A level AS Mathematics

These PowerPoints form full lessons of work that together cover the new A level Maths course for all exam boards. Together all the PowerPoints include;

• A complete set of notes for students
• Model examples
• Probing questions to test understanding
• Class questions including answers
• Individual whiteboard work
• Links to exercises in ‘The Textbook by CGP’ these can easily be edited for your textbook
  The PowerPoints can be used in the lesson and also given to students that have missed a lesson
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Differentiation covers;

• Understand and use the derivative of f(x) as the gradient of the tangent to the graph of y=f(x) at a general point (x,y) including;
• the gradient of a tangent as a limit;
• interpretation as a rate of change;
• sketching the gradient function for a given curve
• differentiation from first principles for small positive integer powers of n
• Differentiate x^n , for rational values of n , and related constant multiples, sums and differences
• Second derivative including understanding and using it as the rate of change of gradient
• Apply differentiation to find gradients, tangents and normals, maxima and minima and stationary points.
• Identify where functions are increasing or decreasing.