Do you introduce product rule this way? Do you have recommendations for me?
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Product Rule via Geometry
I was researching some justification for the product rule, and I am amazed that I never knew this before. It's so obvious (and much easier) if you approach it from a geometric perspective, thinking about how the length, width, and area of the rectangle change. Here are my visuals in thinking through this process, and also how I am planning to scaffold it for my kids. I named the product formula A = ... because I think that is most intuitive to think of that product as the Area that changes as a result of each length or width function changing.
Do you introduce product rule this way? Do you have recommendations for me?
Do you introduce product rule this way? Do you have recommendations for me?
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