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Drag rhythmic values into up to 8 beat blocks per line to build a drum groove, or click a tile then click a block to place it — handy on a trackpad.
Math skill: Apply d/dx[xⁿ] = nx^(n-1)
How the beat teaches it: Every slot gives f(x) = xⁿ — the power rule says f'(x) = nx^(n-1). Evaluate it at the given point. Build that many notes anywhere in the kit.
This is lesson 8 of 24 in RockBlocks Math, Calculus I, a free course where every lesson turns a math idea into something you can count, hear, and play. The previous lesson, “The Derivative via the Limit Definition,” covered find f'(a) for f(x) = x² Using the Limit Definition. Next is Lesson 9, “Derivative of a Polynomial.”
Every slot above (A, B, C, D) is its own question, and it’s a real, blank RockBlocks beat the whole time — the same drag-and-drop tiles, kit, tempo, sheet music, and drummer view as anywhere else on the site. Tap ❓ Questionin the corner to read the current slot’s problem, build your answer right in the grid, then tap ✓ Check Answerto grade it. Once you’re done, keep going: expand the beat, drop it into a Stack, or save a copy to your own page — nothing here overwrites the lesson itself, so every visitor still starts from the same blank slots.