Discontinuous partial derivatives example

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The discussion centers on the function f(x,y) defined piecewise, which is differentiable at the origin (0,0) but has discontinuous partial derivatives at that point. An additional example provided is the univariate function f(x) = x^2 sin(1/x) for x ≠ 0 and f(0) = 0, illustrating a case of differentiability without continuous differentiability. The concept is further extended to a function h(x,y) that combines two instances of f(x). These examples highlight the nuances of differentiability and continuity in multivariable calculus. The conversation emphasizes the need for more examples of such functions.
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$$f(x,y)=\left\{\begin{array}{ccc} (x^2+y^2)\sin\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2+y^2}}\right) & , & (x,y)\neq (0,0) \\ 0 & , & (x,y)=(0,0) \end{array}\right.$$
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$$f(x,y)=\left\{\begin{array}{ccc} (x^2+y^2)\sin\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{x^2+y^2}}\right) & , & (x,y)\neq (0,0) \\ 0 & , & (x,y)=(0,0) \end{array}\right.$$ This function is differentiable at (0,0) point but ##f_x## and ##f_y## partial derivatives not continuous at (0,0) point. I need another examples like this. Thank you.
 
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IIRC,
##f(x,y):=\frac {2xy}{x^2+ y^2}##
 
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Take a classical univariate differentiable but not continuously differentiable example:
<br /> f(x) := \begin{cases} x^2 \sin (1/x), &amp;x\neq 0 \\ 0,&amp;x=0 \end{cases}<br />
Then define
<br /> h(x,y) = f(x) + f(y).<br />
Obviously, one can extend this to arbitrary finite dimension.
 
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