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Lecture

Derivability Conditions

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MATH-106(e): Analysis II

Étudier les concepts fondamentaux d'analyse et le calcul différentiel et intégral des fonctions réelles de plusieurs variables. ...

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This lecture discusses the conditions for a function to be non-differentiable at a point in R2, emphasizing the importance of directional derivatives and the implications of the differentiability theorem. Through examples, the instructor illustrates scenarios where a function can be derivable but not of class C1 or C2, highlighting the complexity of tangents and surfaces in multivariable calculus.

Instructor

Anna Lachowska

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Ontological neighbourhood

Mathematics

Analysis: Calculus

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