Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-options-ii-course-of-the-university-of-oxford/2011/f/f2/a/i/solution

Writing , the th partial derivative at is the vector limit
when it exists. The total derivative is a linear map satisfying
The Jacobian matrix has entries . If the total derivative exists, its matrix in the standard bases is precisely , because substitution of identifies every column. Existence of the partial derivatives alone does not in general imply existence of the total derivative.

New to topics? Read the docs here!