The document discusses rules for differentiating exponential and logarithmic functions with base e. It states that the derivative of the natural exponential function ex is itself, or dex/dx = ex. It proves this by examining limiting values of (1 + x)1/x as x approaches 0, showing it approaches e. For any function f(x) = ex, the derivative is defined as the limit of (f(x+h) - f(x))/h as h approaches 0, which simplifies to dex/dx = ex. Other rules covered include the derivative of the natural logarithm function ln(x) and logarithmic differentiation.