Applications of differentiation (new A level) - notes, examples, exercises and a homework/test

This 18-page resource covers all the uses/applications of differentiation as required for the new A level. In every section it contains examples to work through with your class followed by an exercise of questions for students to attempt themselves (answers included).

The sections are:

1. Tangents and normals - finding the equations of tangents/normals to curves
2. Stationary points - finding them and determining their nature using first or second derivative
3. Smallest and largest values of a function - finding min&max value of f(x) in a set of values for x
4. Practical problems - using differentiation to find optimal solution to a problem in context

This projectable and printable resource will save you having to write out or create any notes/examples when teaching this topic. It also increases how much you can get through in lessons as students don’t have to copy notes/questions and can work directly onto spaces provided for solutions. You could also email/print some or all of this for students who have missed lessons or need additional notes/practice/revision.

Also included is a 2-page assessment that can be used as a homework or test. Fully worked solutions to this assessment are provided.

Here is an example of one of my A level resources that is freely available:

https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/differentiation-and-integration-with-exponential-and-trigonometric-functions-new-a-level-11981186