Differentiable function with no second derivative at $0$?

Question

What is an example of a function that is differentiable, concave up everywhere, and $f''(0)$ does not exist?

Answer 1

So you need a continuous function, and the first derivative at $0$ must be the same for both $x>0$ and $x<0$, but the second derivative must be different. Start with $f(x)=x^2$ for $x>0$. You have $f(0+)=0$, $f'(0+)=0$, and $f''(0+)=2$. You now need $f(0-)=0$, $f'(0-)=0$, and you can choose $f''(0-)=0$. For example $f(x)=x^4$ for $x<0$