Manni Messages 42 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Oct 25, 2011 #1 I'm curious about the conditions for when a function f(x) is not differentiable
ArcanaNoir Messages 778 Reaction score 4 Oct 25, 2011 #2 At a point, or cusp. At a non-removable discontinuity (such as a jump discontinuity). On an asymptote. Probably some other places too. [Edit] Also at a place where the slope is vertical.
At a point, or cusp. At a non-removable discontinuity (such as a jump discontinuity). On an asymptote. Probably some other places too. [Edit] Also at a place where the slope is vertical.
daveb Messages 548 Reaction score 2 Oct 26, 2011 #3 How about any time it fails the definition of the derivative (i.e., the limit in the definition doesn't exist).
How about any time it fails the definition of the derivative (i.e., the limit in the definition doesn't exist).