Derivative Calculator

Partial Derivative Calculator

The derivative calculator calculates the derivative or partial derivative of a function f. Additional the calculator computes the gradient in 3d.

Input field for the function to be derived. With 'ok' the entered function is accepted. With ∂/∂... the corresponding derivatives can be formed. Multiple application leads in each case to the derivative of the predecessor function.

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dn / dxn
n / ∂xn
n / ∂yn
n / ∂zn
grad(f) ∇f
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Ω
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sin
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asin
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atan
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a / x+b
|x|
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sinh
cosh
a⋅x+c / b⋅y+c
a+x / b+z
z2-a2/ z2+a2
a / x+b
1+√y / 1-√y
exsin(y)cos(z)
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ea⋅x
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ae-bx2+c
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FunctionDescription
sin(x)Sine of x
cos(x)Cosine of x
tan(x)Tangent of x
asin(x)arcsine
acos(x)arccosine of x
atan(x)arctangent of x
atan2(y, x)Returns the arctangent of the quotient of its arguments.
cosh(x)Hyperbolic cosine of x
sinh(x)Hyperbolic sine of x
pow(a, b)Power ab
sqrt(x)Square root of x
exp(x)e-function
log(x), ln(x)Natural logarithm
log(x, b)Logarithm to base b
log2(x), lb(x)Logarithm to base 2
log10(x), ld(x)Logarithm to base 10
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Derivation rules in short

Factor rule: A constant factor is preserved when differentiate

( af ) = af

Sum rule: When deriving a sum, the summands can be derived individually

( f1 + f2 ) = f1 + f2

Product rule: Rule for deriving products

( uv ) = uv + uv

Quotient rule: Rule for deriving quotients

( u v ) = uv-uv v2

Chain rule: Nested functions go into a product of the inner and outer derivatives when differentiated

( f(g(x)) ) = f(g)g(x)

Basic derivatives:

d d x Const. = 0

d d x x = 1

d d x xn = nxn-1

Derivative n-th root:

d d x xn = d d x x1n = 1nx1n-1 = 1nx1-nn = 1nx1-nn = 1nxn-1n

Derivation square root:

d d x x = 12x

Derivation cube root:

d d x x3 = d d x x13 = 13x13-1 = 13x23

Derivation of trigonometric functions:

d d x sin(x) = cos(x)

d d x cos(x) = -sin(x)

d d x sin(kx) = kcos(kx)

d d x cos(kx) = -ksin(kx)

d d x tan(x) = d d x sin(x) cos(x) = 1 cos2(x)

Derivations of the e-function:

d d x ex = (ex) = ex

d d x eax = (eax) = aeax

d d x eax2 = (eax2) = 2axeax2

d d x 1ex = (1ex) = (e-x) = -e-x = -1ex

d d x eln(x) = (eln(x)) = (x) = 1

d d x exn = (exn) = nxn-1exn

d d x (ex)n = ((ex)n) = (enx) = nenx

Derivation of the logarithm functions:

d d x ln(x) = 1x

d d x loga(x) = 1xloga(e)

Partial Derivatives

For functions with more than one variables the derivative to one of the variables is called partial derivative.

For a function with the variable x and several further variables the partial derivative to x is noted as follows.

x f ( x , y , . . . )

For partial derivation, the other variables are treated as constants.

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