AP Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties

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This earlier reading list remains available with its complete tasks. The current book places these resources in the following topic chapters:

Derivatives as rates of change →
Explain and estimate an instantaneous rate, decide when it exists, and interpret its signed units.
Differentiation tools →
Choose derivative rules for explicit, composite, inverse, and implicit functions while respecting domains.

Build derivatives from limiting rates, connect them to tangent lines, then use justified derivative rules with domains intact.

Follow the topics below, then try the 30 unit problems before opening the separate step-by-step solutions.

This unit includes the shared AB core explicitly inside the BC book, with BC extensions where required. Each shared topic links to its AB source.