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Mathematics · 术语表

什么是 Derivative at a point?

又称: derivative

Definition 12.3 High School Mathematics · 第 12 章 — Differentiation: A First Course

Let ff be defined on an interval containing aa. For h≠0h \neq 0, form the average rate of change between aa and a+ha + h:

r(h)=f(a+h)−f(a)h.r(h) = \frac{f(a+h) - f(a)}{h}.

If r(h)r(h) approaches a single fixed number as hh gets arbitrarily close to 00, we say that ff is differentiable at aa; this number is the derivative of ff at aa, written f′(a)f'(a):

f′(a)=lim⁡h→0f(a+h)−f(a)h.f'(a) = \lim_{h \to 0} \frac{f(a+h) - f(a)}{h}.

示例

Example 12.4

Let f(x)=x2f(x) = x^2 and a=1a = 1. For h≠0h \neq 0:

f(1+h)−f(1)h=(1+h)2−1h=1+2h+h2−1h=h(2+h)h=2+h.\frac{f(1+h) - f(1)}{h} = \frac{(1+h)^2 - 1}{h} = \frac{1 + 2h + h^2 - 1}{h} = \frac{h(2 + h)}{h} = 2 + h .

As hh approaches 00, this approaches 22: the function x2x^2 is differentiable at 11 and f′(1)=2f'(1) = 2. Note the strategy: simplify the quotient until hh no longer appears in a denominator, then let h→0h \to 0.

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Definition 22.1 High School Mathematics · 第 22 章 — Differentiation and Convexity

Let ff be defined on an interval II and a∈Ia \in I. The function ff is differentiable at aa if the difference quotient

f(a+h)−f(a)h\frac{f(a+h) - f(a)}{h}

has a finite limit as h→0h \to 0. This limit is called the derivative of ff at aa and written f′(a)f'(a). If ff is differentiable at every point of II, the function f′ ⁣:x↦f′(x)f' \colon x \mapsto f'(x) is the derivative of ff.

示例

Example 22.15 (Convexity inequalities)

The exponential is convex on R\R (its second derivative is itself, positive). Its tangent at 00 is y=1+xy = 1 + x, so

ex≥1+xfor all x∈R.\eu^x \geq 1 + x \quad \text{for all } x \in \R .

Such tangent line inequalities are a standard product of convexity.

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