> Derivatives kill constant terms I feel this language is more harmful than helpful when teaching beginners. When utilizing a derivative to analyze a function

> Derivatives kill constant terms I feel this language is more harmful than helpful when teaching beginners. When utilizing a derivative to analyze a function the constant terms are treated the same as any other term, it’s just that the rate of change of a constant is 0, because, well, it’s constant, so goes unchanged. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differentiation_rules https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differentiation_rules (See: Elementary rules of differentiation -> Constant term rule for this formulation)