This document introduces derivatives and their rules of calculation. It defines a derivative as the slope of the tangent line to a function's graph at a given point. It shows a graphic demonstrating a tangent line and provides the point-slope formula. It then lists some common derivative rules, such as the power, exponential, constant, and product rules, to calculate the derivatives of basic functions.

1. Intro to Derivatives
Tyler Murphy
September 15, 2014
1 Introduction
First, what is a derivative? To understand the derivative, we must