Differentiation - Parametric

Skill Type Description Source
Parametric Differentiation Booklet This unit explains how to differentiate a function defined parametrically MathsCentre
11.6 Parametric Differentiation 44 Workbook Find first and second derivatives when the equation of a curve is given in parametric form HELM
Parametric differentiating MiniClip Parametric differentiating Leeds University
Parametric differentiation Video - 21 mins Instead of a function y(x) being defined explicitly in terms of the independent variable x, it is sometimes useful to define both x and y in terms of a third variable, t say, known as a parameter. Functions defined in this way can be differentiated using MathTutor


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