这一章开始进入多元微分板块,本节是导数(多元导数)概念,通过一元的导数等价条件(牛顿近似)引入多元导数定义,并介绍了方向导数和偏导数(单位向量的方向导数)。本节的多元导数是以矩阵形式定义的(可看成线性变换),导数定义可以满足:可导必可微、复合函数可导、所有方向导数存在等三个条件。这一节开始的论述就比较详细,几个例子较好地体现了多元微分和一元微分的差异之处。
Theorem 5.1说明可微推出所有方向导数存在,且给出方向导数计算方法。
Theorem 5.2说明可微推出连续。
Theorem 5.3说明值域为R的多维函数的导数计算方法,即如果函数可微,其导数是一个行向量,行向量的子项是偏导数。
Theorem 5.4将上一定理的结论推广到了一般的多维空间。
Exercises
Exercise 1. Let ; let
. Show that if
exists, then
exists and equals
.
Solution: If exists, then we have
thus to calculate , notice if
, then
, thus
Exercise 2. Let be defined by setting
and
( a ) For which vectors does
exist? Evaluate it when it exists.
( b ) Do and
exist at
?
( c ) Is differentiable at
?
( d ) Is continuous at
?
Solution:
( a ) Let , then
this limit exists if or
, so
exists when
is along the x-asis or the y-axis, and when it exists,
.
( b ) We have
( c ) Since not all directional derivative exists, is not differentiable at
, otherwise contradicting Theorem 5.1.
( d ) is not continuous at
, let
, then when
, but
.
Exercise 3. Repeat Exercise 2 for the function defined by setting
and
Solution:
( a ) Let , then
this limit exists if , so
exists when
is not along line
, and when it exists,
.
( b ) We have
( c ) Since not all directional derivative exists, is not differentiable at
, otherwise contradicting Theorem 5.1.
( d ) is not continuous at
, let
, then when
, but
.
Exercise 4. Repeat Exercise 2 for the function defined by setting
and
Solution:
( a ) Let , then
this limit exists if , so
exists when
is along the y-axis, and when it exists,
.
( b ) We have
( c ) Since not all directional derivative exists, is not differentiable at
, otherwise contradicting Theorem 5.1.
( d ) is continuous at
, since for every open set
which contains
, we can find a
s.t.
, and for any
, we have
Let , then
is open and
.
Exercise 5. Repeat Exercise 2 for the function
Solution:
( a ) Let , then
this limit does not exist if , so
does not exist.
( b ) We have
thus and
does not exist at
.
( c ) Since not all directional derivative exists, is not differentiable at
, otherwise contradicting Theorem 5.1.
( d ) is continuous at
, since for every open set
which contains
, we can find a
s.t.
, and for any
, we have
Let , then
is open and
.
Exercise 6. Repeat Exercise 2 for the function
Solution:
( a ) Let , then
this limit exists if or
, so
exists when
is along the x-axis or the y-axis, and when it exists,
.
( b ) We have
( c ) Since not all directional derivative exists, is not differentiable at
, otherwise contradicting Theorem 5.1.
( d ) is continuous at
, since for every open set
which contains
, we can find a
s.t.
, and for any
, we have
Let , then
is open and
.
Exercise 7. Repeat Exercise 2 for the function defined by setting
and
Solution:
( a ) Let , then
this limit exists as long as , so
exists and
( b ) We have
( c ) We have, for , that
we see is not differentiable at
.
( d ) is continuous at
, since for every open set
which contains
, we can find a
s.t.
, and for any
, we have
Let , then
is open and
.
