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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: Find dy/dx on a Curve Defined by xy = k
How the beat teaches it: Every slot gives a curve xy = k and a point on it — differentiate both sides with respect to x (y + x·dy/dx = 0), then solve for dy/dx = -y/x at that point. Build that many notes anywhere in the kit.
This is lesson 16 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, “Derivative of the Natural Log,” covered apply d/dx[k·ln x] = k ÷ x. Next is Lesson 17, “Related Rates — A Growing Cube.”
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.