Index

A function with several critical points



Clear
Local maximum
Local minimum
Saddle


$a=$ 1.0
$b=$ 1.0
$f(a,b)=$
$f_x(a,b)=$
$f_y(a,b)=$


This shows the graph of a function $z = f(x,y) = 4 \cos(x) \cos(y) e^{-(x^2+y^2)/3} $, which has critical points of all three types.