Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation · Topic 5: Calculus

SL5.1 — Limits and the derivative

Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation · SL / HL · syllabus-mapped notes

1. AISL5.1.1

   The concept of a limit

   Introduction to the idea of a limit; estimating a limit from a table or graph.

2. AISL5.1.2

   Derivative as gradient function and rate of change

   The derivative interpreted as the gradient function and as a rate of change; notation.

3. AISL5.1.3

   Gradient of a curve as a limit

   Informal understanding of the gradient of a curve as a limit of gradients of chords.