What is a Derivative? Deriving the Power Rule

The video tutorial introduces the concept of differentiation, explaining it as the process of finding the slope of a tangent line to a curve at a given point. It covers the basic understanding of derivatives, illustrating how they represent the rate of change of a function. The tutorial provides examples of calculating derivatives for constant, linear, and quadratic functions, and introduces the power rule, a simplified method for finding derivatives of functions with positive integer exponents.

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