This document discusses successive differentiation and provides examples of finding the nth derivative of common functions such as polynomials, exponentials, logarithms, trigonometric functions, and rational functions. Some key points covered include:
- The nth derivative of a function y with respect to x is denoted as d^n y/dx^n.
- Standard formulas are given for finding the nth derivative of functions such as x^m, e^ax, a^x, 1/(ax+b), (ax+b)^m, log(ax+b), sin(ax+b), and cos(ax+b).
- Examples demonstrate calculating specific high-order derivatives such as the 10th derivative of x