After completing this section, students should be able to do the following.
- Recall the definition of the derivative.
- Calculate derivatives using the shortcut formulas.
- Find the equation of a tangent line.
- Calculate instantaneous rates of change.
- Use derivatives to determine if a function is increasing/decreasing.
- Use derivatives to determine if a function is concave up/concave down.
- Use derivatives to find local extrema.
- Use derivatives to find global extrema.
- Use derivatives to solve optimization problems.
- Recall the Mean Value Theorem.