Chapter 2

Real–Valued Functions

Carlos Polanco

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the characterisation of a real-valued function, its graphs, and level surfaces; its limits, continuity, and differentiation. The operators here reviewed are gradient, directional derivatives, and the polynomial approximation to a function named Taylor´s theorem. All of them will be extensively used in the following chapters.

Total Pages: 21-45 (25)

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