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Title: Notation for differentiation
Post by: Sigma on September 15, 2017, 05:36:05 pm
In differential calculus, there is no single uniform notation for differentiation. Instead, two different notations for the derivative of a function are used by the Cambridge Math Methods 1 and 2 textbook. These are Newton's f'(x) and Leibniz dy/dx.

Just wondering what people used/ use /prefer and what do teachers / VCAA test /use /prefer.

Thanks. Sigma.
Title: Re: Notation for differentiation
Post by: Sine on September 15, 2017, 05:39:17 pm
In differential calculus, there is no single uniform notation for differentiation. Instead, two different notations for the derivative of a function are used by the Cambridge Math Methods 1 and 2 textbook. These are Newton's f'(x) and Leibniz dy/dx.

Just wondering what people used/ use /prefer and what do teachers / VCAA test /use /prefer.

Thanks. Sigma.
just use the one given in the question e.g. They give y= something use dy/dx if they give f(x) use f'(x).