CALCULUS NOTES
Name:
MATHEMATICS
Hilary Dorgan
Leaving Certificate
Higher Level
2020 - 2021
CALCULUS
NOTES
© H Dorgan IOE Maths HL 1
,CALCULUS NOTES
CONTENTS
Syllabus Page 3
Limits Page 4
Trigonometrical Limits Page 5
Differentiation from First Principles Page 5
Rules of Differentiation (Product, Quotient, Chain) Page 6
Practising the Rules of Differentiation Page 7
Differentiating Trig, Exponential & Log Functions Page 8
Differentiating Inverse Sine & Inverse Tan Functions Page 9
Second Derivatives Page 10
Applications of Calculus Page 11
Slope of a Tangent to a Curve Page 12
Finding Maxima, Minima and Points of Inflection Page 13
Curve Sketching Page 14
Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration Page 14
Rates of Change Page 16
Maxima & Minima Page 17
Sketching Derivative Curves Page 21
Implicit Differentiation Page 22
Points to Remember Page 23
© H Dorgan IOE Maths HL 2
, CALCULUS NOTES
Differential Calculus Paper 1 SYLLABUS
Functions and Calculus
© H Dorgan IOE Maths HL 3
Name:
MATHEMATICS
Hilary Dorgan
Leaving Certificate
Higher Level
2020 - 2021
CALCULUS
NOTES
© H Dorgan IOE Maths HL 1
,CALCULUS NOTES
CONTENTS
Syllabus Page 3
Limits Page 4
Trigonometrical Limits Page 5
Differentiation from First Principles Page 5
Rules of Differentiation (Product, Quotient, Chain) Page 6
Practising the Rules of Differentiation Page 7
Differentiating Trig, Exponential & Log Functions Page 8
Differentiating Inverse Sine & Inverse Tan Functions Page 9
Second Derivatives Page 10
Applications of Calculus Page 11
Slope of a Tangent to a Curve Page 12
Finding Maxima, Minima and Points of Inflection Page 13
Curve Sketching Page 14
Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration Page 14
Rates of Change Page 16
Maxima & Minima Page 17
Sketching Derivative Curves Page 21
Implicit Differentiation Page 22
Points to Remember Page 23
© H Dorgan IOE Maths HL 2
, CALCULUS NOTES
Differential Calculus Paper 1 SYLLABUS
Functions and Calculus
© H Dorgan IOE Maths HL 3