The Intuitive Notion of the Chain Rule - MathsLinks

The Intuitive Notion of the Chain Rule

http://webspace.ship.edu/msrenault/GeoGebraCalculus/derivative_intuitive_chain_rule.html

In the applet we see an x-wheel, a u-wheel, and a y-wheel. You can change the speed of the x-wheel, and you can connect the wheels with belts and change their radii. We’ll use this model to explore the chain rule and try to get an intuitive understanding of where the formula comes from.

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Topics:: Advanced, Calculus

Type:: GeoGebra, Interactive, Visualization

NSW Stage 6 Mathematics and Extension 1:: 8 The Tangent to a Curve and the Derivative of a Function

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