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Contents
- Whole Topic Notes
- 9A Differentiating Sine & Cosine
- 9B Differentiating Exponentials
- 9C1 dx/dy
- 9C2 The Chain Rule
- 9D The Product Rule
- 9E The Quotient Rule
- 9F Trigonometric Derivatives
- 9G Differentiating Parametric Equations
- 9H Implicit Differentiation
- 9I Concave & Convex Functions
- 9J Chain Rule in Context
- Whole Topic Summary Resources (Including Past Paper Questions)
Whole Topic Notes
Download Full Topic Slides
- Textbook Notes as PPTs (Courtesy of Owen134866)
Full Notes to Accompany Slides
Dr Frost
- Dr Frost Differentiation Section
- Dr Frost Differentiation Slides✦
- Blank Notes to Follow Slides Word Doc or PDF (Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Acute Learning Whole Chapter Problem Pairs
9A Differentiating Sine & Cosine
Textbook resources
Courtesy of Owen134866 and Haberdashers’ Adams Maths Dept.
Dr Frost resources
Dr Frost Video
- Topic Video (up to 6:23)
Bicen Maths Live Lesson
Live Lesson Using Dr Frost Based Slides Courtesy of Bicen Maths
Download Blank Notes
(Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Download Slides
Extra Questions
- Dr Frost Questions (Very Short)
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
- 596a: Differentiate sin x and cos x from first principles. (not yet active)
- 596b: Differentiate expressions of the form sin(kx) and cos(kx) (not yet active)
- 596c: Differentiate a mixture of exponential, logarithmic and sinusoidal terms. (not yet active)
- 596: Exam Practice: Differentiating sin x and cos x
Other resources
Other Videos
Courtesy of Maths Genie (1)
Courtesy of Maths Genie (2). Knowledge of Chain Rule required.
Alternative Handouts
- Acute Learning Problem Pairs as PowerPoint or PDF
Activities
- Berwick Maths Diagnostic Questions
- Ben Sparks (GeoGebra)
- Gradient of sin(x) in Degrees and Radians: GeoGebra
- Ticktock Maths
Worksheets
- Jethwa Starter (p3-4)
- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Differentiation II Exam Questions Q26, 78 (difficulty 3 of 5)
- Differentiation Practice II Q7–8 · questions only
- Curve Sketching Q60 (difficulty 4 of 5)
- Differentiation from First Principles Q8–10, 20, 22, 23 (difficulty 3–4 of 5)
Exam Practice
Online Platforms
- Khan Academy
- Derivatives of sin x, cos x, e^x and ln x: Videos & practice
9B Differentiating Exponentials
Textbook resources
Courtesy of Owen134866 and Haberdashers’ Adams Maths Dept.
Dr Frost resources
Dr Frost Video
Bicen Maths Live Lesson
Live Lesson Using Dr Frost Based Slides Courtesy of Bicen Maths
Download Blank Notes
(Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Download Slides
Extra Questions
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
- 595a: Differentiate terms given in the form a ekx
- 595b: Differentiate terms given in the form a ln(kx)
- 595c: Differentiate ax.
- 595d: Differentiate a mixture of ex and ln(x) with other functions.
- 595e: Determine the rate a physical quantity is increasing/decreasing by at a particular moment in time, using an exponential model.
- 595f: Determine the turning point of a function involving ekx
- 595g: Use a known rate of growth/decay to determine a constant or input in an exponential model.
- 595h: Determine when two exponential models are growing/decaying at the same rate.
- 595: Exam Practice: Differentiating exponential functions and ln(x)
Other resources
Other Videos
Courtesy of Maths Genie (note that knowledge of the chain, product and quotient rule is needed for this video)
Courtesy of Maths Genie
Enrichment Video
3Blue1Brown: What's so special about Euler's number e?
Alternative Handouts
- Acute Learning Problem Pairs as PowerPoint or PDF
Activities
- Berwick Maths Diagnostic Questions
- variationtheory.com
- SRWhitehouse
- Ticktock Maths
Worksheets
- Solomon C3 Questions A and Solutions A
- Solomon C3 Questions B and Solutions B
- Solomon C4 Questions C and Solutions C (Q8-10 only)
- Jethwa Starter (p1-2)
- Mathshelper (Jon Stone)
- Dr Oliver Mathematics
- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Differentiation II Exam Questions Q5, 16, 22–23, 33, 40–42, 49, 54, 72, 79, 85, 90, 97, 103–104, 113, 118, 128, 143, 147–150, 156, 169, 172, 176–177, 181–183, 187, 208, 211, 218, 240 (difficulty 2–5 of 5)
- Differentiation Practice II Q4–6 · questions only
- Exponentials & Logarithms Exam Questions Q49, 60, 70, 86, 119 (difficulty 4–5 of 5)
- Curve Sketching Q49, 50, 53, 98 (difficulty 4–5 of 5)
Online Platforms
- Khan Academy
- More chain rule (derivatives of a^x): Videos & practice
9C (Part 1) dx/dy
Textbook resources
Courtesy of Owen134866 and Haberdashers’ Adams Maths Dept. (From 6:09 to examples – very short)
Dr Frost resources
Dr Frost Video
Topic Video (from 4:28)
Bicen Maths Live Lesson
Live Lesson Using Dr Frost Based Slides Courtesy of Bicen Maths
Download Blank Notes
(Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Download Slides
Extra Questions
- Dr Frost Questions (again very limited as many questions require knowledge of the chain, product, quotient rule or other trigonometric derivatives)
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
- 597f: Determine fractextrmdytextrmdx for a function x=f(y)
- 607a: Determine dy/dx where x = sin(ky) or x = cos(ky) (not yet active)
- 607b: Determine dy/dx where x = tan(ky) or x = cot(ky) (not yet active)
- 607c: Determine dy/dx where x = sec(ky) or x = textrmcosec(ky) (not yet active)
- 607d: Determine dy/dx where x is a power of a trigonometric function in terms of y (not yet active)
- 607e: Determine dy/dx where x = ln(f(y)) or x = ef(y) for some trigonometric function. (not yet active)
- 607f: Determine the equation of the tangent or normal to a curve when x = f(y) (not yet active)
- 597: Exam Practice: Product, quotient and chain rules
- 607: Exam Practice: Differentiating expressions given in the form x = f(y) for trigonometric functions
Other resources
Alternative Handouts
- Acute Learning Problem Pairs as PowerPoint or PDF
Online Platforms
- Khan Academy
- Derivatives of inverse functions: Videos & practice
Activities
- Goal Free Problems
Worksheets
- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Differentiation II Exam Questions Q19, 24, 37, 39, 69, 84, 95, 101, 119, 132, 135, 152, 161, 167, 198, 206, 233, 278 (difficulty 3–5 of 5)
- Curve Sketching Q67 (difficulty 5 of 5)
9C (Part 2)The Chain Rule
Textbook resources
Courtesy of Owen134866 and Haberdashers’ Adams Maths Dept. (All except above small section on dx/dy)
Dr Frost resources
Dr Frost Video
- Topic Video (up to 10:26)
Bicen Maths Live Lesson
Live Lesson Using Dr Frost Based Slides Courtesy of Bicen Maths
Download Blank Notes
(Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Download Slides
Extra Questions
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
- 597a: Apply the chain rule to differentiate functions of the form f(x)=a(bx+c)n for rational n
- 597b: Apply the chain rule to differentiate functions of the form ≤ft[f(x)right]n where f(x) is a polynomial and n is rational.
- 597c: Apply the chain rule to differentiate functions of the form ln(ax+b), eax+b, sin(ax+b) or cos(ax+b) where the inner function is linear.
- 597d: Apply the chain rule to differentiate functions of the form ln(f(x)), ef(x), sin(f(x)) or cos(f(x)) for more general f(x).
- 597e: Differentiate powers of sin kx and cos kx
- 597: Exam Practice: Product, quotient and chain rules
Other resources
Other Videos
Courtesy of Maths Genie
Enrichment Video
3Blue1Brown: Visualizing the chain rule and product rule
Alternative Handouts
- Acute Learning Problem Pairs as PowerPoint or PDF
Activities
- Berwick Maths Diagnostic Questions
- Colemanweb
- Andy Lutwyche
- SRWhitehouse
- martahidegkuti
- Underground Mathematics
- Ticktock Maths
- The Chain Rule lesson (slides)
Worksheets
- Solomon C3 Questions C and Solutions C
- Solomon C3 Questions D and Solutions D
- Jethwa Starter (p7-8), Worksheet (p5-8)
- Colemanweb Practice✦
- martahidegkuti Extension Questions
- Physics & Maths Tutor
- Chain Rule: Questions 2021–24 · Mark scheme · Model answers · Questions 2018–21 (with MS) · Model answers
- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Differentiation II Exam Questions Q2, 10–11, 13, 17, 25, 29, 64, 70, 111–112, 127, 133, 137–138, 146, 185, 188, 196, 201, 214, 216, 221, 223, 225, 231, 234, 255 (difficulty 2–5 of 5)
- Differentiation Practice II Q1–3, 13–14 · questions only
- Exponentials & Logarithms Exam Questions Q71 (difficulty 4 of 5)
- Trigonometry Exam Questions Hard Questions Q92 (difficulty 4 of 5)
- Starting Points Maths
Online Platforms
- Khan Academy
- The chain rule: Videos & practice
9D The Product Rule
Textbook resources
Courtesy of Owen134866 and Haberdashers’ Adams Maths Dept.
Dr Frost resources
Dr Frost Video
- Topic Video (from 12:30 to 22:22)
Bicen Maths Live Lesson
Live Lesson Using Dr Frost Based Slides Courtesy of Bicen Maths
Download Blank Notes
(Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Download Slides
Extra Questions
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
Other resources
Other Videos
Courtesy of Maths Genie
Alternative Handouts
- Acute Learning Problem Pairs as PowerPoint or PDF
Activities
- Berwick Maths Diagnostic Questions
- Colemanweb
- Andy Lutwyche
- SRWhitehouse
- Underground Mathematics
- Ticktock Maths
- The Product Rule lesson (slides)
Worksheets
- Solomon C3 Questions E and Solutions E
- Jethwa Starter (p9-10), Worksheet (p9-13)
- martahidegkuti Extension Questions
- Physics & Maths Tutor
- Products and Quotients: Questions 2021–24 · Mark scheme · Model answers · Questions 2018–21 (with MS) · Model answers
- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Differentiation II Exam Questions Q6, 8–9, 14, 20–21, 27, 32, 34, 36, 43–44, 47–48, 51–53, 57, 60–61, 68, 73, 75, 81, 83, 86, 92–93, 100, 105, 107, 114–115, 117, 121–123, 126, 136, 144, 151, 153, 159, 164, 171, 173, 209 (difficulty 2–4 of 5)
- Differentiation Practice II Q15–17 · questions only
- Curve Sketching Q23, 26, 28, 33, 38, 44, 51, 57, 95 (difficulty 3–5 of 5)
- Differentiation from First Principles Q27 (difficulty 5 of 5)
Online Platforms
- Khan Academy
- The product rule: Videos & practice
9E The Quotient Rule
Textbook resources
Courtesy of Owen134866 and Haberdashers’ Adams Maths Dept.
Dr Frost resources
Dr Frost Video
- Topic Video (from 22:22)
Bicen Maths Live Lesson
Live Lesson Using Dr Frost Based Slides Courtesy of Bicen Maths
Download Blank Notes
(Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Download Slides
Extra Questions
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
- 597i: Use the quotient rule with simple functions.
- 597j: Use the quotient rule and the chain rule within a single expression.
- 597l: Determine the value of a constant in a function where the gradient is given, requiring use of chain, product or quotient rules.
- 597m: Determine the second derivative or higher using the chain, product or quotient rules.
- 597: Exam Practice: Product, quotient and chain rules
Other resources
Other Videos
Courtesy of Maths Genie
Alternative Handouts
- Acute Learning Problem Pairs as PowerPoint or PDF
Activities
- Berwick Maths Diagnostic Questions
- MEI Product & Quotient Rule
- Colemanweb
- Andy Lutwyche
- Ticktock Maths
- The Quotient Rule lesson (slides)
Worksheets
- Solomon C3 Questions F and Solutions F
- Solomon C3 Questions G and Solutions G (mixed product & Quotient)
- Jethwa Starter (p11-12), Worksheet (p14-17)
- martahidegkuti
- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Differentiation II Exam Questions Q1, 4, 12, 30, 55–56, 58, 63, 65–67, 74, 80, 82, 87, 89, 91, 94, 99, 108–110, 129, 134, 139, 142, 157–158, 170, 174–175, 200, 202, 205, 207, 210, 217, 222, 232, 256, 265 (difficulty 2–5 of 5)
- Differentiation Practice II Q18–20 · questions only
- Trigonometry Exam Questions Hard Questions Q48 (difficulty 4 of 5)
- Curve Sketching Q21, 22, 24, 29, 37, 43, 45, 52, 54, 55, 69, 82, 88, 92, 97, 99 (difficulty 3–5 of 5)
Exam Practice
- PMT PPQs✦
Online Platforms
- Khan Academy
- The quotient rule: Videos & practice
9F Trigonometric Derivatives
Textbook resources
Courtesy of Owen134866 and Haberdashers’ Adams Maths Dept.
Dr Frost resources
Dr Frost Video
- Topic Video (from 6:23)
Bicen Maths Live Lesson
Live Lesson Using Dr Frost Based Slides Courtesy of Bicen Maths
Download Blank Notes
(Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Download Slides
Extra Questions
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
- 598a: Differentiate expressions of the form tan (kx) and cot (kx)
- 598b: Differentiate expressions of the form sec(kx) and textrmcosec(kx)
- 598c: Use the chain rule to differentiate expressions given in the form sec(f(x)), textrmcosec(f(x)) or cot(f(x)) for more general f(x)
- 598d: Differentiate powers of tan x and reciprocal trigonometric functions.
- 598e: Use the product or quotient rule where one of the terms is tan x or a reciprocal trigonometric function.
- 598f: Determine a second derivative or higher of tan x or reciprocal trigonometric functions.
- 598g: Determine the equation of the tangent or normal to a curve, involving ex, ln(x), sin, cos and tan (no product/quotient rule).
- 598h: Determine the equation of the tangent or normal to a curve, involving ex, ln(x), sin, cos and tan, requiring use of the product/chain/quotient rule. (not yet active)
- 598i: Determine the stationary point for expressions involving ex, ln(x), sin, cos and tan, requiring use of the product rule. (not yet active)
- 598j: Determine the stationary point of a fractional expression using the quotient rule. (not yet active)
- 598k: Determine the range of values for which a non-polynomial function is increasing or decreasing. (not yet active)
- 598l: Show that a non-polynomial function is increasing or decreasing. (not yet active)
- 598m: Find the value of a constant for which a non-polynomial function is increasing or decreasing. (not yet active)
- 598n: Determine the range of a non-polynomial function by use of differentiation. (not yet active)
- 598: Exam Practice: Differentiating tan x, reciprocal trigonometric functions, and powers of these
Further Practice
Other resources
Other Videos
Courtesy of Maths Genie
Live Lesson Using Dr Frost Based Slides Courtesy of Bicen Maths
Courtesy of Haberdashers’ Adams Maths Dept. Extra Practice at more exam style questions from the techniques we have seen to date.
Alternative Handouts
- Acute Learning Problem Pairs as PowerPoint or PDF
Activities
- Berwick Maths Diagnostic Questions
- Underground Maths Trig Gradient Match✦
- WW Kahoot Quiz 1
- WW Kahoot Quiz 2 – With Chain Rule
- SRWhitehouse
- Underground Mathematics
- Ticktock Maths
Worksheets
- Solomon C3 Questions H and Solutions H
- Jethwa Starter (p5-6)
- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Differentiation II Exam Questions Q15, 38, 46, 62, 77, 116, 140–141, 160, 178, 204 (difficulty 3–4 of 5)
- Differentiation Practice II Q9–12 · questions only
- Trigonometry Exam Questions Enrichment Questions Q72 (difficulty 5 of 5)
Online Platforms
- Khan Academy
- Derivatives of tan, cot, sec & cosec: Videos & practice
9G Differentiating Parametric Equations
Textbook resources
Courtesy of Owen134866 and Haberdashers’ Adams Maths Dept.
Dr Frost resources
Dr Frost Video
Bicen Maths Live Lesson
Live Lesson Using Dr Frost Based Slides Courtesy of Bicen Maths
Download Blank Notes
(Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Download Slides
Exam Practice
Extra Questions
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
- 604a: Determine dy/dx for parametric equations involving powers of t
- 604b: Determine dy/dx for parametric equations involving reciprocals.
- 604c: Determine dy/dx for parametric equations involving et and ln(t)
- 604d: Determine dy/dx for parametric equations involving sin, cos and tan and their powers.
- 604e: Determine dy/dx for parametric equations involving sec, textrmcosec and cot and their powers.
- 604f: Use parametric equations for a displacement (x,y) to find the speed of a particle.
- 604g: Determine the equation of a tangent or normal to a parametric curve.
- 604h: Determine the stationary point for a curve expressed using parametric equations. (not yet active)
- 604: Exam Practice: Differentiating parametric equations
Further Practice
Other resources
Other Videos
Courtesy of Maths Genie
Alternative Handouts
- Acute Learning Problem Pairs as PowerPoint or PDF
Activities
- Berwick Maths Diagnostic Questions
- MEI Matching Activity✦
- SRWhitehouse
Worksheets
- Solomon C4 Questions B and Solutions B
- Jethwa Starter (p15-16), Worksheet (p18-22)
- Naiker Maths
- Parametric Differentiation: Exam Qs 2005–11 · Mark scheme · Exam Qs 2012–17 · Mark scheme
- Physics & Maths Tutor
- Parametric Differentiation: Questions 2021–24 · Mark scheme · Model answers
- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Parametric Equations Parametric Differentiation Q1–7
- Parametric Equations Exam Questions Q1, 3, 5–6, 9–11, 13, 16, 18, 23, 25, 27, 31, 35, 37–40, 44, 46–47, 49–50, 52, 57–58, 60, 63–66, 68–69, 76–77, 79–84, 86–88, 90–101, 104, 106–108, 111, 114, 116–129, 132, 141 (difficulty 2–5 of 5)
Exam Practice
- PMT
- Edexcel
Online Platforms
- Khan Academy
- Differentiating parametric equations: Videos & practice
9H Implicit Differentiation
Textbook resources
Courtesy of Owen134866 and Haberdashers’ Adams Maths Dept.
Dr Frost resources
Dr Frost Video
Bicen Maths Live Lesson
Live Lesson Using Dr Frost Based Slides Courtesy of Bicen Maths
Download Blank Notes
(Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Download Slides
Exam Practice
Extra Questions
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
- 600a: Differentiate a single term in terms of x and y
- 600b: Determine the gradient function for a polynomial in x and y
- 600c: Determine the gradient for a polynomial in x and y at a specific point.
- 600d: Determine dy/dx for more general implicit relationships, including trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential terms.
- 600e: Determine dy/dx for more general implicit relationships, where x or y is given.
- 600f: Determine the stationary points for an implicit polynomial relationship between x and y (not yet active)
- 600g: Determine the stationary points for an implicit non-polynomial relationship between x and y (not yet active)
- 600h: Determine the coordinates of critical points where the tangent of a curve, defined by an implicit equation, is parallel to the y-axis. (not yet active)
- 600i: Determine the coordinates of points on a circle, with given equation, where the tangent has given gradient. (not yet active)
- 600j: Determine the coordinates of critical points where the tangent of a curve, defined by an implicit equation, is parallel to a non-vertical/horizontal line. (not yet active)
- 600k: Determine the equation of the tangent or normal to a curve using implicit differentiation. (not yet active)
- 601a: Prove that the derivative of ax is ax ln a (not yet active)
- 601b: Differentiate functions of the form ≤ft[f(x)right]x (not yet active)
- 601c: Differentiate functions of the form ≤ft[f(x)right]g(x) (not yet active)
- 601d: Determine the stationary point for a function of the form ≤ft[f(x)right]x (not yet active)
- 600: Exam Practice: Implicit differentiation
- 601: Exam Practice: Logarithmic differentiation
Further Practice
Other resources
Other Videos
Courtesy of Maths Genie
Enrichment Video
3Blue1Brown: Implicit differentiation, what's going on here?
Alternative Handouts
- Acute Learning Problem Pairs as PowerPoint or PDF
Activities
- Berwick Maths Diagnostic Questions
- Andy Lutwyche
Worksheets
- Solomon C4 Questions C and Solutions C
- Jethwa Starter (p17-18), Worksheet (p23-26)
- Mathshelper (Jon Stone)
- MathedUp
- Implicit differentiation: Questions
- Naiker Maths
- Implicit Differentiation: Exam Qs 2005–11 · Mark scheme · Exam Qs 2012–17 · Mark scheme
- Physics & Maths Tutor
- Implicit Differentiation: Questions 2021–24 · Mark scheme · Model answers · Questions 2018–21 (with MS) · Model answers
- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Differentiation II Exam Questions Q45, 50, 124–125, 130, 166, 186, 189–191, 193–195, 203, 213, 215, 220, 224, 268 (difficulty 3–5 of 5)
- Implicit Differentiation Basic Differentiation Q1–5; Tangents and Normals Q1–10; Turning Points Q1–6
- Implicit Equations Exam Questions Q1–58, 60–63, 65–75, 77–78, 80–82 (difficulty 2–5 of 5)
- Curve Sketching Q63, 104 (difficulty 5 of 5)
Exam Practice
- PMT
- Edexcel
- OCR
- OCR MEI
Online Platforms
- Khan Academy
- Implicit differentiation: Videos & practice
9I Concave & Convex Functions
Textbook resources
Courtesy of Owen134866 and Haberdashers’ Adams Maths Dept.
Dr Frost resources
Bicen Maths Live Lesson
Live Lesson Using Dr Frost Based Slides Courtesy of Bicen Maths
Download Blank Notes
(Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Download Slides
Extra Questions
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
- 602a: Determine whether a curve is convex (concave-up) or concave (concave-down) at a specific point. (not yet active)
- 602b: Reason about the shape of a drawn graph at a specific point by using the second derivative. (not yet active)
- 602c: Determine the interval for which a curve is convex (concave-up) or concave (concave-down). (not yet active)
- 602d: Show that function is convex or concave for all real values of x (not yet active)
- 602e: Determine a non-stationary point of inflection of a cubic function. (not yet active)
- 602f: Determine a non-stationary point of inflection for a more complex function. (not yet active)
- 602: Exam Practice: Concavity and points of inflection
Other resources
Alternative Handouts
- Acute Learning Problem Pairs as PowerPoint or PDF
Activities
- Berwick Maths Diagnostic Questions
- Math = Love (Sarah Carter)
- Math with Bad Drawings
Worksheets
- Jethwa Starter (p21 & 22)
- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Calculus Introduction Exam Questions Q80, 186, 189, 200, 228, 230 (difficulty 3–4 of 5)
- Differentiation II Exam Questions Q88, 96, 98 (difficulty 3–4 of 5)
Online Platforms
- Khan Academy
- Concavity & points of inflection: Videos & practice
9J Chain Rule in Context
Textbook resources
Courtesy of Owen134866 and Haberdashers’ Adams Maths Dept.
Dr Frost resources
Dr Frost Video
Bicen Maths Live Lesson
Live Lesson Using Dr Frost Based Slides Courtesy of Bicen Maths
Download Blank Notes
(Courtesy of King’s Chester Maths Department)
Download Slides
Extra Questions
Key Skills
Note all numbers are subject to change and will be updated once all key skills have been finished by Dr Frost
- 603a: Determine the rate of change of a volume or surface area of a cube, given the rate of change of the height, or vice versa.
- 603b: Determine the rate of change of the volume, area or surface area of a curved shape or solid, given the rate of change of a length, or vice versa.
- 603c: Determine the rate of change of a volume, surface area or length given an arbitrary formula. (not yet active)
- 603d: Determine the rate of change of a volume, surface area or length where the formula must be derived. (not yet active)
- 603e: Use the chain rule twice to determine the rate at which the volume or surface area of a solid is increasing given the rate of the other. (not yet active)
- 603: Exam Practice: Connected rates of change
Further Practice
Other resources
Other Videos
Courtesy of Maths Genie
Alternative Handouts
- Acute Learning Problem Pairs as PowerPoint or PDF
Activities
- Berwick Maths Diagnostic Questions
- Desmos Forming Differential Equations 1 Card Sort by Laura Kavalier
Worksheets
- Solomon C4 Questions D and Solutions D
- Jethwa Starter (p19-20), Worksheet (p27-29)
- Naiker Maths
- Connected Rates of Change: Exam Qs 2005–11 · Mark scheme · Exam Qs 2012–17 · Mark scheme
- Physics & Maths Tutor
- Rates of Change: Questions 2021–24 · Mark scheme · Model answers
- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Related Rates Of Change Q1–56 (difficulty 2–5 of 5)
Exam Practice
Online Platforms
- Khan Academy
- Related rates of change: Videos & practice
Whole Topic Summary Resources (Including Past Paper Questions)
Download PPQs as WW Powerpoint for A2 Differentiation
External Whole Topic Past Paper Style Questions
- Jethwa Maths Worksheets, Topic Test and Starter Activities
- Dr Frost Topic Test 1✦ (Teacher Login Required)
- Topic Test 2 (WW but in style of Dr Frost – I use this for resit purposes)
- PMT
- AQA
- Edexcel (Most Covered in Broken Down Sub-Topics Above)
- Basic Differentiation
- Chain Rule
- Products and Quotients 1 · 2
- Stationary Points 1 · 2
- Tangents and Normals 1 · 2
- OCR
- OCR MEI
- Cheat Sheet
Activities
- Math = Love (Sarah Carter)
- Interactive Maths
- Chain, Product & Quotient Rule: Question Generator
- MEI
- aliali
- Colemanweb
- Andy Lutwyche
Worksheets
- Mathshelper (Jon Stone)
- MathedUp
- Maths Genie
- Differentiation: Questions · Solutions · Lesson · Topic page
- Mathsaurus (Kevin Olding)
- Naiker Maths
- Differentiating Functions & Expressions: Exam Qs 2005–11 · Mark scheme · Exam Qs 2012–17 · Mark scheme
- Physics & Maths Tutor
- Stationary Points: Questions 2018–21 (with MS) · Model answers
- Tangents and Normals: Questions 2018–21 (with MS) · Model answers
- MME
- SRWhitehouse
- Dr Oliver Mathematics
- MadAsMaths (T. Madas)
- Differentiation II Exam Questions Q3, 7, 18, 28, 31, 35, 59, 71, 76, 102, 106, 120, 145, 155, 180, 199, 227, 237, 241–242 (difficulty 2–5 of 5)
- Differentiation Practice II Q21 · questions only
- Differentiation Practice II Exam Questions Q1–15 (difficulty 2–5 of 5)
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