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Questions on the evaluation of derivatives or problems involving derivatives (for example, use of the mean value theorem).

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Derivative with respect to a modified independent variable [duplicate]

I was not sure how to word this question, but I'm wondering how to evaluate $$\frac{dy}{d(ax)}$$ where $y=f(x)$ and $a$ is a constant. I was thinking I could write $y=f(ax/a)$ and rename $u=ax$, so $y …
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Derivative of $f(\theta(t)))$ with respect to the derivative of $\theta$, i.e. $\frac{\parti...

Suppose I have an angle $\theta(t)$ as a function of time, and I'm considering the expression $$f(t) = \dot{\theta}\sin(\theta)$$ Is it true that $$ \frac{\partial f}{\partial \dot{\theta}} = \sin\the …
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Derivation of entropy inequality for scalar conservation laws from viscous equation - discon...

I am self-studying Numerical Methods for Conservation Laws by LeVeque. I have a question about the derivation of the entropy inequality for the convex scalar conservation law $$ u_t+f(u)_x=0\tag{1} $$ …
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