Lesson: Rate of Change and Derivatives Mathematics • Higher Education

In this lesson, we will learn how to find the instantaneous rate of change for a function using derivatives and apply this in real-world problems.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

understand that the derivative is a function which describes the instantaneous rate of change of the function ,
use differentiation to find in the context of finding the rate of change of ,
evaluate the rate of change of at the point where by using differentiation and evaluating .

Q1:

Evaluate the instantaneous rate of change of at .

Q2:

Evaluate the rate of change of at .

Q3:

Evaluate the instantaneous rate of change of at .