■ Differentiation Formula Sheet
Basic
d/dx (c) = 0
d/dx (x) = 1
d/dx (x^n) = n x^(n-1)
d/dx (e^x) = e^x
d/dx (a^x) = a^x ln(a)
d/dx (ln x) = 1/x
d/dx (log_a x) = 1/(x ln a)
Trigonometric
d/dx (sin x) = cos x
d/dx (cos x) = -sin x
d/dx (tan x) = sec^2 x
d/dx (cot x) = -csc^2 x
d/dx (sec x) = sec x tan x
d/dx (csc x) = -csc x cot x
Inverse Trigonometric
d/dx (sin^-1 x) = 1/sqrt(1-x^2)
d/dx (cos^-1 x) = -1/sqrt(1-x^2)
d/dx (tan^-1 x) = 1/(1+x^2)
d/dx (cot^-1 x) = -1/(1+x^2)
d/dx (sec^-1 x) = 1/(|x| sqrt(x^2-1))
d/dx (csc^-1 x) = -1/(|x| sqrt(x^2-1))
Hyperbolic
d/dx (sinh x) = cosh x
d/dx (cosh x) = sinh x
d/dx (tanh x) = sech^2 x
d/dx (coth x) = -csch^2 x
d/dx (sech x) = -sech x tanh x
d/dx (csch x) = -csch x coth x
Rules
(cf(x))' = c f'(x)
(f+g)' = f' + g'
(f-g)' = f' - g'
(fg)' = f'g + fg'
(f/g)' = (f'g - fg')/g^2
(f(g(x)))' = f'(g(x)) * g'(x)
Special
d/dx (u^v) = u^v ( v'/ln(u) + v u'/u )
d/dx (|x|) = x/|x|, (x ≠ 0)