I'm completely stuck on this one:
"Derivation defines a transformation . Use the definition of linear maps and the properties of derivation to show that D is linear. Describe the codomain and the range of D. What is the kernel of D? What are the dimension of range(D) and kernel(D)? Is the map onto? Is it one-to-one? Is it an isomorphism?"
Where should I start? What should I read in order to understand this? Is this a problem that is understood simply through general experience with calculus and linear algebra?