MA101: Single-Variable Calculus I

3.4: The Quotient Rule

• Whitman College: David Guichard's "Calculus, Chapter 3: Rules for Finding Derivatives: Section 3.4: The Quotient Rule" URL

  Read Section 3.4 (pages 62-65). As with products, the derivative of a quotient of two functions is not simply the quotient of the two derivatives. In this reading, you will see the quotient rule for differentiating a quotient of two functions. In particular, this will allow you to find the derivative of any rational function.

• Whitman College: David Guichard's "Calculus, Chapter 3: Rules for Finding Derivatives: Exercises 3.4, Problems 5, 6, 8, 9" URL

  Work through problems 5, 6, 8, and 9 for Exercise 3.4. When you are done, check your answers against Appendix A.
  

• Temple University: Gerardo Mendoza's and Dan Reich's "Calculus on the Web" URL

  Click the link to Book I, and click on the "Index" button. Click on button 45 (Quotient Rule) to launch the module. Complete problems 1-10. If at any time the problem set becomes too easy for you, feel free to move on.