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INVESTIGATION: Notations for the derivative

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2.3.2

use the Leibniz notation δx and δy for changes or increments in the variables x and y

2.3.3

use the notation δx/δy for the difference quotient [f(x+h)−f(x)]/h where y=f(x)

2.3.7

use the Leibniz notation for the derivative: dy/dx=lim_δx→0 δy/δx and the correspondence dy/dx=f′(x) where y=f(x)

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