@article{AppellBritoReinwand2022, author = {Appell, J{\"u}rgen and Brito, Bel{\´e}n L{\´o}pez and Reinwand, Simon}, title = {Counterexamples on compositions}, series = {Mathematische Semesterberichte}, volume = {70}, journal = {Mathematische Semesterberichte}, number = {1}, issn = {0720-728X}, doi = {10.1007/s00591-022-00318-x}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-324306}, pages = {43-56}, year = {2022}, abstract = {We give a collection of 16 examples which show that compositions \(g\) \(\circ\) \(f\) of well-behaved functions \(f\) and \(g\) can be badly behaved. Remarkably, in 10 of the 16 examples it suffices to take as outer function \(g\) simply a power-type or characteristic function. Such a collection of examples may serve as a source of exercises for a calculus course.}, language = {en} }