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Derivatives rules and common derivatives from Single-Variable Calculus. Most important rules/derivatives are bolded.

Notation

Name
Operation
y versions
f(x) versions
Compos­ition versions
Second derivative
Nth derivative
Leibniz Notation
d/dx (f(x))­=d/dx (y)
dy/dx=­dy(­x)/dx
df/dx=­df(­x)/­dx=­d(f­(x))/dx
df/dg*­dg/dx
d2f/dx2
dnf/dxn
Lagrange Notation
d/dx (f(x))­=d/dx (y)
y'
f'=f'(x)=(f(x))'
(f(g(x)))'
y''
fn(x)
Newton/Dot Notation
d/dt (f(t))­=d/dt (y(t))
   
ÿ
Euler/­D-N­otation
Dₓ(f)
Dy
Df
D(f(g))
D2f
Dnf

Derivative Rules

Formal­/Limit Definition of a Derivative
lim h->0 of f(x+h)­-f(x)/h
lim x->a of (f(x)-­f(a­))/­(x-a)
Linearity 1: Consta­nt-­Mul­tiple Rule
d/dx (kf)
k*d/dx (f)
kf'
Linearity 2: Sum-Di­ffe­rence Rule
d/dx (f±g)
d/dx (f) ± d/dx (g)
f'±g'
Product Rule
d/dx (fg)
f'g+fg'
Multi-­Product Rule
d/dx (pqrs...)
p'qrs... + pq'rs... + pqr's... + pqrs'... + ...
pqrs...*(p'/p + q'/q + r'/r + s'/s + ...)
Quotient Rule
d/dx (f/g)
(f'g-f­g')/g2
g≠0, quotients can be rewritten into products with sign-f­lipped exponents
Chain Rule
d/dx (f(g))
f'(g)g'
Multi-­Chain Rule
d/dx (p(q(r­(s(...)­))))
p'(q(r­(s(...)­))­)*q­'(r­(s(...)­))­*r'­(s(...)­)*­s'(...)­*...
Fundam­ental Theorem of Calculus I (FTC I)
d/dx (∫ₐxf(t)dt)
f(x)
Deriva­tives and integrals are inverses of each other
FTC I Chain Rule 1
d/dx (∫ₐv f(t)dt)
f(v)v'
FTC I Chain Rule 2
d/dx (∫ᵤv f(t)dt)
f(v)v'­-f(u)u'
Summation Rule
d/dx (Σf(x))
Σf'(x)
The summation must be within its interval of conver­gence
Let a and k be consta­nts­/sc­alars
Let f, g, p, q, r, s, u, and v be functions of x, that is, f=f(x), g=g(x), p=p(x) and q=q(x), r=r(x), s=s(x), u=u(x), and v=v(x), unless otherwise shown

Deriva­tives of Algebraic Functions

Rule
Function
Derivative
Function Compos­ition
Chain Rule
Constant
d/dx (k)
0
d/dx (f(k))
0
Power
d/dx (xn)
nxn-1
d/dx (un)
nun-1u'
Natural Expone­ntial
d/dx (ex)
ex
d/dx (eu)
euu'
Natural Logarithm
d/dx (ln(x))
1/x
d/dx (ln(u))
u'/u
General Expone­ntial
d/dx (ax)
axln(a)
d/dx (au)
auln(a)u'
General Logarithm
d/dx (logₐ(x))
1/(xln(a))
d/dx (logₐ(u))
u'/(ul­n(a))
Absolute Value
d/dx (|x|)
x/|x|
d/dx (|u|)
u'*u/|u|
Functi­on-­Pow­er-­Fun­ction
d/dx (f(x)g(x))
fg(f'g/f­+ln­(f)g')

Deriva­tives of Trigon­ometric Functions

Standard Trigon­ometric
Derivative
Inverse Trigon­ometric
Derivative
Hyperbolic Trigon­ometric
Derivative
Hyperbolic Inverse Trigon­ometric
Derivative
d/dx (sin(x))
cos(x)
d/dx (arcsi­n(x))
1/√(1-x2)
d/dx (sinh(x))
cosh(x)
d/dx (arcsi­nh(x))
1/√(1+x2)
d/dx (cos(x))
-sin(x)
d/dx (arcco­s(x))
-1/√(1-x2)
d/dx (cosh(x))
sinh(x)
d/dx (arcco­sh(x))
-1/√(x2-1)
d/dx (tan(x))
sec2(x)
d/dx (arcta­n(x))
1/(1+x2)
d/dx (tanh(x))
sech2(x)
d/dx (arcta­nh(x))
1/(1-x2)
d/dx (csc(x))
-csc(x­)cot(x)
d/dx (arccs­c(x))
-1/(|x|√(x2-1))
d/dx (csch(x))
-csch(­x)c­oth(x)
d/dx (arccs­ch(x))
-1/(|x|√(x2+1))
d/dx (sec(x))
sec(x)­tan(x)
d/dx (arcse­c(x))
1/(|x|√(x2-1))
d/dx (sech(x))
-sech(­x)t­anh(x)
d/dx (arcse­ch(x))
-1/(|x­|√(1-x2))
d/dx (cot(x))
-csc2(x)
d/dx (arcco­t(x))
-1/(1+x2)
d/dx (coth(x))
-csch2(x)
d/dx (arcco­th(x))
1/(1-x2)
sinh(x)=(ex-e-x)/2
cosh(x)=(ex+e-x)/2
arcsin­h(x­)=l­n(x+√(x2+1))
arccos­h(x­)=l­n(x+√(x2-1)), x≥1

Polyno­mials

d/dx (x)
1
d/dx (x^2)
2x
d/dx (x^3)
3x2
d/dx (x^4)
4x3
d/dx (1/x)
-1/x2
d/dx (-1/x2)
2/x3
d/dx (2/x3)
-6/x4
d/dx (-6/x4)
24/x5
d/dx (√x)
1/(2√x)
d/dx (x1/3)
1/(3x2/3)
d/dx (x1/4)
1/(4x3/4)
d/dx (x3/2)
3/(2√x)
d/dx (x5/3)
5/(3x2/3)
d/dx (1/(1+x))
-1/(1+x)2
d/dx (-1/(1+x)2)
2/(1+x)3
d/dx (-1/(1-x))
-1/(1-x)2
d/dx (-1/(1-x)2)
-2/(1-x)3
d/dx (√(5x+1))
5/(2√(­4x+1))
d/dx (√(x5+1))
5x4/(2√(x5+1))
d/dx ((2x2+5)9)
36x(2x2+5)8
d/dx (1)
0

Specia­l/Other

d/dx (exsin(x))
exsin(x)+excos(x)
d/dx (excos(x))
excos(x)-exsin(x)
d/dx (sinx(x))
sinx(x)(ln­(si­n(x­))+­xco­t(x))
d/dx (ln(x3+7x+12))
(3x2+7)/(x3+7x+12)
d/dx (ln(e3xtan(x3)))
3+(3x2sec2(x3))/(tan(x3))
d/dx (1+k+t­+√2­+co­s(a­)+e­+π+­ln(3))
0
 

Trigon­ometric

d/dx (-sin(x))
-cos(x)
d/dx (-cos(x))
sin(x)
d/dx (sin(2x))
2cos(2x)
d/dx (cos(2x))
-2sin(2x)
d/dx (sin2(x))
2sin(x­)cos(x)
d/dx (cos2(x))
-2cos(­x)s­in(x)
d/dx (arcta­n(3x))
3/(1+9x2)
d/dx (sin(s­in(x)))
cos(x)­cos­(si­n(x))
d/dx (sin(a­rcc­os(x)))
-x/√(1-x2)
d/dx (sin(k))
0

Expone­ntial

d/dx (xex)
ex+xex
d/dx (e2x)
2e2x
d/dx (e)
2xe
d/dx (e)
exe
d/dx (xx)
xx(ln(x)+1)
d/dx (2)
2*3x*ln(2)­*ln(3)
d/dx (ek)
0

Logari­thmic

d/dx (ln(1/x))
-1/x
d/dx (ln(1+x))
1/(1+x)
d/dx (ln(1-x))
-1/(1-x)
d/dx (ln(x2))
2/x
d/dx (ln(x3))
3/x
d/dx (ln(x4))
4/x
d/dx (xln(x))
ln(x)+1
d/dx (ln(ln­(x)))
1/(xln(x))
d/dx (ln(k))
0
               
 

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