DIFFERENTIATION FORMULAS
1. BASIC RULES
c -> 0
x -> 1
kx -> k
x^n -> n x^(n-1)
k f(x) -> k f'(x)
f(x) ± g(x) -> f'(x) ± g'(x)
2. PRODUCT & QUOTIENT RULES
(u·v)' = u'v + uv'
(u/v)' = (u'v - uv') / v^2
3. CHAIN RULE
(f(g(x)))' = f'(g(x)) * g'(x)
4. TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
sin x -> cos x
cos x -> -sin x
tan x -> sec^2 x
cot x -> -csc^2 x
sec x -> sec x tan x
csc x -> -csc x cot x
5. INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
sin■¹ x -> 1/sqrt(1-x^2)
cos■¹ x -> -1/sqrt(1-x^2)
tan■¹ x -> 1/(1+x^2)
cot■¹ x -> -1/(1+x^2)
sec■¹ x -> 1/(|x| sqrt(x^2-1))
csc■¹ x -> -1/(|x| sqrt(x^2-1))
6. EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS
e^x -> e^x
e^{ax} -> a e^{ax}
a^x -> a^x ln(a)
7. LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS
ln x -> 1/x
log_a x -> 1/(x ln a)
ln(f(x)) -> f'(x)/f(x)
8. HYPERBOLIC FUNCTIONS
sinh x -> cosh x
cosh x -> sinh x
tanh x -> sech^2 x
coth x -> -csch^2 x
sech x -> -sech x tanh x
csch x -> -csch x coth x
9. INVERSE HYPERBOLIC FUNCTIONS
sinh■¹ x -> 1/sqrt(1+x^2)
cosh■¹ x -> 1/(sqrt(x-1) sqrt(x+1))
tanh■¹ x -> 1/(1-x^2)
10. SPECIAL FORMS
x^x -> x^x(ln x + 1)
a^{f(x)} -> a^{f(x)} ln(a) f'(x)
f(x)^{g(x)} -> f^g ( g' ln f + g f'/f )
sqrt(x) -> 1/(2 sqrt(x))
1/x -> -1/x^2
11. COMMON COMBINATIONS
sin(ax) -> a cos(ax)
cos(ax) -> -a sin(ax)
tan(ax) -> a sec^2(ax)
ln(ax+b) -> a/(ax+b)
e^{ax+b} -> a e^{ax+b}
12. IMPLICIT DIFFERENTIATION
dy/dx for y as function of x.
Example: x^2 + y^2 = 1 -> 2x + 2y y' = 0