Lesson: Power Rule of Derivatives Mathematics • Second Year of Secondary School

In this lesson, we will learn how to use the power rule of derivatives and the derivative of a sum of functions to find the derivatives of polynomials and general power functions.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

relate the power rule of derivatives to the limit definition of derivatives,
use the power rule of derivatives to differentiate functions of the form ,
- where is a positive or negative integer,
- where is a positive or negative fraction,
understand how to apply the power rule of derivatives to functions involving sums and/or differences of terms,
understand how to apply the constant multiple rule of derivatives.