ACTUARIAL SCIENCE

FIRST YEAR CALCULUS - FORMULA SHEET

Standard Derivatives
d
dx
(xn ) = nxn−1 (n 6= 0)

d 1 d
dx
(ln x) = x dx
(ex ) = ex

d d
dx
(sin x) = cos x dx
(cosec x) = − cosec x cot x

d d
dx
(cos x) = − sin x dx
(sec x) = sec x tan x

d d
dx
(tan x) = sec2 x dx
(cot x) = − cosec2 x

d d
dx
(sinh x) = cosh x dx
(cosech x) = − cosech x coth x

d d
dx
(cosh x) = sinh x dx
(sech x) = − sech x tanh x

d
dx
(tanh x) = sech2 x d
dx
(coth x) = − cosech2 x

d √ 1 d √ 1
dx
(arcsin x) = 1−x2 dx
(arsinh x) = x2 +1

d 1 d √ 1
dx
(arccos x) = − √1−x2 dx
(arcosh x) = x2 −1

d 1 d 1
dx
(arctan x) = 1+x2 dx
(artanh x) = 1−x2
 ACTUARIAL SCIENCE
FIRST YEAR CALCULUS - FORMULA SHEET
Standard Integrals
xn+1 1
xn dx = (n 6= −1)
R R
n+1 x
dx = ln x

1
ex dx = ex
R R
x
dx = ln x

sin x dx = − cos x cosec x cot xdx = − cosec x

R R

R R
cos x dx = sin x sec x tan x dx = sec x

tan x dx = − ln (cos x)
R R
cot x dx = ln (sin x)

sec2 x dx = tan x cosec2 x dx = − cot x

R R

R R
sinh x dx = cosh x cosh x dx = sinh x
 
R dx 1 a+x R
a2 −x2
= 2a
ln a−x
(|x| < a) sec x dx = ln (sec x + tan x)
 
dx 1 x−a
cosec xdx = − ln (cosec x + cot x)
R R
x2 −a2
= 2a
ln x+a
(|x| > a > 0)
 
R dx 1 x
x2 +a2
= a
arctan a

 
√ dx x
R
a2 −x2
= arcsin a

   √ 
R
√ dx x x+ x2 +a2
x2 +a2
= arsinh a
= ln a

   √ 
R
√ dx x x+ x2 −a2
x2 −a2
= arcosh a
= ln a

eax (a sin bx−b cos bx) eax (a cos bx+b sin bx)
eax sin bx dx = eax cos bx dx =
R R
a2 +b2 a2 +b2

π
(m−1)(m−3)...(n−1)(n−3)...
sinm x cosn x dx =
R
Wallis’ formula 0
2
(m+n)(m+n−2)...
p

(m and n are positive integers) where p = 12 π if m, n both even and p = 1

otherwise.