Implicit Differentiation Teacher Resources

How are concepts divided? Pupils use the AP® Calculus free-response questions to see how the exam addresses concepts. The concepts are divided into those that use calculators and others that do not. Calculator items require finding...

Don't get lost trying to memorize all those derivative rules. Scholars review the different methods at their disposal to determine derivatives from Units 2 and 3. They fill out a graphic organizer and then complete a set of practice...

How would those items score? The resource provides pupils an opportunity to answer actual free-response questions and determine their scores. Items from the AP® Calculus AB exam from the 2008 administration demonstrate how topics appear...

Discussing ethical issues can be problematic. Before beginning any discussion of ethical issues and biases, show this series of videos that lays the groundwork by providing an overview of the terminology needed and examples of the terms...

In this college level Calculus instructional activity, students use implicit differentiation to find dx/dy or the rate of change.  The two page instructional activity contains six problems.  Answers are not included. 

In this function instructional activity, students compute the derivative of given functions. They find the equation of a tangent line to a curve and compute the implicit differentiation. This two-page instructional activity contains...

In this math worksheet, learners explore how the use of implicit differentiation does not give the solutions to the differential equation. Then they write the definitions to the vocabulary related to differential equations.

In this trig limits instructional activity, students evaluate the limits of given equations. They use trig derivatives and implicit differentiation to solve given equations. This three-page instructional activity contains 27 multi-step...

In this college level calculus worksheet, students use implicit differentiation to solve problems involving rate of change.  The two page worksheet contains three problems.  Answers are not included. 

If only there was a reference that listed all the formulas covered in calculus. Luckily, there is. This comprehensive 197-page handbook provides formulas and explanations for all topics in AP Calculus or in a standard college calculus...

Dive into the essence of calculus. The first installment of an 11-part playlist introduces the video series by looking at the area of a circle and the area under curves. The narrator explains how to look at calculus as taking a hard...

It turns out that "instantaneous rate of change" isn't an accurate representation of the derivative. Viewers of the second video in a series of 11 learn about the concept of the derivative, from the limit of a difference quotient to the...

Geometry to the rescue. By watching a video, scholars see how geometric concepts help explain derivative formulas: areas of rectangles and volumes of rectangular prisms for the Power Rule and similarity and trig ratios for the Sine Rule.

In this differentiation worksheet, students find an equation of a line tangent to a curve. They use linear approximation to estimate answers. This two-page worksheet contains approximately 12 multi-step problems.

In this trigonometric functions worksheet, students differentiate inverse trigonometric functions using the chain rule. There are 15 questions.

Detailed site on implicit differentiation. Site contains good explanations and several examples that can be worked and checked.

This Northeast Parallel Architectures Center at Syracuse University site includes a table of contents that contains information and examples on the topic of implicit differentiation.

Students will watch a short video on implicit differentiation.

The tutorial explores implicit differentiation. Examples and practice exercises with solutions are included.

Explore how explicit and implicit differentiation give the same result.

Determine the slope of a tangent line using implicit differentiation.

This activity demonstrates implicit differentiation on the graphing calculator.

The video introduces students to implicit differentiation. The learning resource consists of video tutorials with detailed examples. In the left hand menu, click on Calculus, Derivatives, Implicit Differentiation.

Explore implicit differentiation in this video.