Lecture 9. Calculus

LECTURE 9
CALCULUS
Temur Makhkamov
Indira Khadjieva
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Lecture outline
What is the derivative?
The derivatives of functions and their use
Applications of functions to revenue, cost, profit and to the demand and supply theory

Derivatives
Definition: Derivative line is simply a slope of the function. it shows the rate of change of dependent variable resulted from a change of independent variable.
Or, simply
x
y

Derivatives
The slope of Tangent line to the point is derivative of the function.
Tangent means that the line touches the curve at one point only!

Limit

Table of Derivatives

Definitions of key economic terms
Revenue is the amount of money received by selling products
Cost of production is the amount of money spent to make the products
Quantity demanded is the number of products demanded by customers at the market
Quantity supplied is the number of products delivered to the market for sales

Economic application of linear function
A firm sells pens for $2 each. Hence, the revenue function is
R(Q) = 2Q
A firm has $150 dollar fixed cost* and $1.5 variable costs*. Hence, the cost function is
C(Q) = $1.5Q+150
A firm produces books. Books supply and demand depend upon the price. Therefore, the supply and demand function are:
QD(P) = 100 – 0.5P
QS(P) = 80 + 0.5P

Rule of Differentiation (1)
1. The constant rule.

Rule of Differentiation (2)
2. The sum and difference rule.

Rule of Differentiation (3)
3. The product rule.

Rule of Differentiation (4)
4. The quotient rule.

Rule of Differentiation (5)
5. The chain rule
if f(x) = g(h(x)),
f´(x) = g´(h(x)) =g´(h(x))*h´(x)
Example:

Concluding remarks
Today, you learnt
Definition of derivatives
Limits and derivation of derivatives
Derivatives and their usage in real world