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Below are some tables of some real-valued functions and their corresponding derivatives:

Basic rules

$f(x)$ $\displaystyle{\frac{df(x)}{dx}} = f'(x)$
$f(x) + g(x)$ $f'(x)+g'(x)$
$f(x)g(x)$ $f'(x)g(x)+f(x)g'(x)$
$\displaystyle \frac{f(x)}{g(x)},\, g\neq 0$ $\displaystyle \frac{f'(x)g(x)-f(x)g'(x)}{g(x)^2}$
$f(g(x))$ $f'(g(x))g'(x)$
$f^{-1}(x)$ $\displaystyle{\frac{1}{f'(f^{-1}(x))}}$


Polynomials and powers

$f(x)$ $f'(x)$ applicable domain
$c\in \mathbb{R}$ 0 $x\in \mathbb{R}$
$x^r$ $rx^{r-1}$ $x\in \mathbb{R}$
$\sqrt{x}$ $\displaystyle\frac{1}{2\sqrt{x}}$ $x>0$
$|x|$ $\displaystyle\frac{x}{|x|}=\frac{|x|}{x}$ $x\ne 0$

Exponential and logarithmic functions

$f(x)$ $f'(x)$ applicable domain
$\exp(x)=e^x$ $\exp(x)=e^x$ $x\in \mathbb{R}$
$a^x$ $a^x\ln{a}$ $x\in \mathbb{R}$
$\ln x$ $\displaystyle{\frac{1}{x}}$ $x>0$
$x^x$ $x^x(1+\ln x)$ $x>0$


Trigonometric functions

$f(x)$ $f'(x)$ applicable domain
$\sin{x}$ $\cos{x}$ $x\in \mathbb{R}$
$\cos{x}$ $-\sin{x}$ $x\in \mathbb{R}$
$\tan{x}$ $\sec^2{x}$ $x\ne n\pi+\displaystyle{\frac{\pi}{2}},\, n\in \mathbb{Z}$
$\cot{x}$ $-\csc^2{x}$ $x\ne n\pi,\, n\in \mathbb{Z}$
$\sec{x}$ $\sec{x}\tan{x}$ $x\ne n\pi+\displaystyle{\frac{\pi}{2}},\, n\in \mathbb{Z}$
$\csc{x}$ $-\csc{x}\cot{x}$ $x\ne n\pi,\, n\in \mathbb{Z}$
$\arcsin{x}$ $\displaystyle\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}$ $|x|<1$
$\arccos{x}$ $\displaystyle-\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}$ $|x|<1$
$\arctan{x}$ $\displaystyle\frac{1}{1+x^2}$ $x\in \mathbb{R}$


Hyperbolic functions

$f(x)$ $f'(x)$ applicable domain
$\sinh{x}$ $\cosh{x}$ $x\in \mathbb{R}$
$\cosh{x}$ $\sinh{x}$ $x\in \mathbb{R}$
$\tanh{x}$ $\sech^2{x}$ $x\in \mathbb{R}$
$\coth{x}$ $-\csch^2{x}$ $x\ne 0$
$\sech{x}$ $-\sech{x}\tanh{x}$ $x\in \mathbb{R}$
$\csch{x}$ $-\csch{x}\coth{x}$ $x\ne 0$
$\arsinh{x}$ $\displaystyle\frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2\!+\!1}}$ $x\ne 0$
$\arcosh{x}$ $\displaystyle\frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2\!-\!1}}$ $|x|>1$
$\artanh{x}$ $\displaystyle\frac{1}{1\!-\!x^2}$ $-1 < x < 1$
$\arcoth{x}$ $\displaystyle\frac{1}{1\!-\!x^2}$ $|x| > 1$

Other functions

(see error function, logarithmic integral, sine integral)
$f(x)$ $f'(x)$ applicable domain
$\mbox{Erf}\,x\,$ $\displaystyle\frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}}e^{-x^2}$ $x\in \mathbb{R}$
$\mbox{Li}\,x$ $\displaystyle\frac{1}{\ln{x}}$ $x > 1$
$\mbox{Si}\,x$ $\displaystyle\mbox{sinc}\,x$ $x \in \mathbb{R}$

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Cross-references: sine integral, logarithmic integral, error function, domain, derivatives, functions

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AMS MSC26A24 (Real functions :: Functions of one variable :: Differentiation : general theory, generalized derivatives, mean-value theorems)

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