Ch2-Preliminary calculus

Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering 1. Basic derivatives of some functions [Page 44] $$\frac{d}{dx}sec(ax)=asec(ax)tan(ax)\\ \frac{d}{dx}tan(ax)=asec^2(ax)\\ \frac{d}{dx}cosec(ax)=-acosec(ax)cot(ax)\\ \frac{d}{dx}cot(ax)=-acosec^2(ax)\\ \frac{d}{dx}sin^{-1}\frac{x}{a}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}\\ \frac{d}{dx}cos^{-1}\frac{x}{a}=\frac{-1}{\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}\\…








