What to memorize for AB Calc

R3d3mpti0n
Tue, 03 May 2011 01:14:02 +0000

To be honest, the ones that you can derive yourself aren’t necessary, but for derivatives like d(logx)/dx, d(arcsinx)/dx and the sort that are too complicated or hard to derive in a short amount of time, I suggest you memorize them.

The important thing, though, is to not just memorize but to remember. Through practice you’ll pick up the key derivatives and by deriving them yourself you not only have a better time remembering them but also practice your differentiating skills. A few essential derivatives aren’t easy to derive so by actually doing so yourself, you will have developed an ability to derive harder functions that may actually appear on the test.