“…However, we consider, like Hiebert and Carpenter (1992), and Barmby et al (2009) that a student understands a mathematical concept depending on the strength and quality of mathematical connections and not the number of connections. In this sense, several studies suggest that, the quality of mathematical connections made by students and teachers should be investigated, and how the connections influence the understanding of mathematical concepts (Mhlolo, 2012;Mhlolo et al, 2012;García-García & Dolores-Flores, 2021a, 2021bRodríguez-Nieto, Font, Borji & Rodríguez-Vásquez, 2021;Rodríguez-Nieto, Rodríguez-Vásquez & Font, 2020;. Therefore, in this research we answer the question: What is the quality of the mathematical connections made by mexican university students when solving tasks that involve the derivative concept?…”