ABSTRACT

Thischapterintroducesthebasicconceptofdifferentiation. Chapter2givesmoredetailsofthetechniquesofdifferentiation withchapter3illustratingtheconceptandtechniqueswitha considerationofapplicationsofdifferentiationinengineering. Beforestartingthediscussionofdifferentiationinsection1.2,two keytermsarebrieflyreviewedinthissection,namelyfunctionsand limits.Thesetermswillbefoundtobeusedfrequentlythroughthe entirebook.