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Undergrad Best way to numerically solve this system of equations?
- Ax_xiom
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Undergrad ##x = z^y## can't be inverse function of ##y=\int_1^x \frac{1}{t}dt##
- Mike_bb
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Undergrad Why solve J(X_k) ΔX_k = -F(X_k) instead of computing J⁻¹(X_k) directly
- Ax_xiom
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Undergrad Why is ##x=e^y## the inverse of ##y=\int_1^x \frac{1}{t} dt##?
- Mike_bb
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Undergrad Why ##a^0=1##?
- Mike_bb
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High School Why is the growth of exps & logs so fast & slow, respectively?
- mcastillo356
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Undergrad A counterexample to "the integral of the limit is the limit of the integral"
- pasmith
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High School Why does multiplying by 1/sin(x)tan(x) give limit of 1 instead of 2?
- SmartyPants
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Undergrad Finding the minimum distance between two curves
- Charles Link
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High School Arc Length for Hyperbolic Sin
- JCMateri
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High School Integration by parts error in wave function normalization
- Guineafowl
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Undergrad Ambiguity of the term "indefinite integral"
- u0x2a
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High School How does this derivative work? And why the speed of light remains?
- mcastillo356
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Undergrad Computing the integral of x^3 from 1 to 2
- aronclark1017
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Undergrad Proving that convexity implies second order derivative being positive
- hmparticle9
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Graduate How to Find Critical Points of function f(x,y,z)
- Gh. Soleimani
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Undergrad Problem with calculating projections of curl using rotation of contour
- Mike_bb
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Undergrad Unit Circle Double Angle Derivations
- aronclark1017
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Undergrad Unit Circle Confusion: A Self-Study Challenge?
- aronclark1017
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Graduate How does time derivative commute from one variable to another?
- irishetalon00
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Undergrad Why does Euler's identity seem to give 2iπ = 0?
- 1940LaSalle
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High School Is this the right set mapping notation for a limit in two variables?
- mcastillo356
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Undergrad Find f(z) given f(x, y) = u(x, y) + iv(x,y)
- PLAGUE
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Undergrad Problem in understanding instantaneous velocity
- Mike_bb
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Undergrad Derive the orthonormality condition for Legendre polynomials
- hmparticle9
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Undergrad How to find the path if we only know the velocity (without common formulas)?
- Mike_bb
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Undergrad Why is Griffiths Treating the Summation Like This?
- bluepilotg-2_07
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High School Complex Numbers and Real Taylor Series
- FranzS
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Graduate Getting the power spectral density from a plot
- Malamala
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Undergrad Should the function f to be continuous for applying MVTI or not?
- michaeldoe
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Undergrad Explicit logical justification for last step in epsilon/delta proof?
- nomadreid
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Graduate Leibniz Rule Videos on Digital-University
- bamajon1974
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Undergrad Algebraic property of real numbers
- Mr X
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Undergrad Partial derivative of Dirac delta of a composite argument
- William Crawford
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Undergrad Integral confusion for a simple Differential Equation
- anthraxiom
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Graduate Challenging integral involving exponentials and logarithms
- Steve Zissou
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Undergrad Struggling with vector calculus identity used in E&M derivation
- mhirschb
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Undergrad Harmonic series Ʃ1/n diverges but p-series Ʃ(1/n)^p diverges?
- Dimwitted_UniStudent
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Undergrad Finding the Largest (or smallest) Value of a Function - given some constant symmetric errors
- erobz
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Undergrad Having trouble understanding a seemingly simple u-substitution
- SmartyPants
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High School Mass estimate only through mass rate of change
- FranzS
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High School Modelling object w/ functions, how to find volume loss from indents?
- ChessGM
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Graduate Function expansion in Cartesian and spherical tensors
- Malamala
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Undergrad ##f(2x)=f^2(x)-2f(x)-1/2## then find ##f(3)##
- littlemathquark
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Undergrad Uniform convergence of family of functions with continuous index
- psie
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Undergrad Optimal distance for measuring building height with angle and distance uncertainties
- Juanda
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Graduate Fourier series approximation of a discontinuous eddy function
- Remusco
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Undergrad Find ##\int_0^π \sin^ n x dx ##
- chwala
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Undergrad Construction of reals through Dedekind cuts in Baby Rudin
- psie
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Undergrad Reversing change of variables from dσ/dx to dσ/dEa
- Milsomonk
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Undergrad Understanding Reduction Formula
- chwala
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Undergrad ##L^2## - space equivalence classes and norm
- cianfa72
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Graduate Particular Integrals of PDEs
- vgarg
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Graduate Why Does Leg Selection in Trig Substitution Affect the Integral Result?
- FatalFlare
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Undergrad Integration by inverse function formula
- gleem
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Graduate Solving a power series
- ILY
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Undergrad Delta sequence "extrapolation"
- Elm8429
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Undergrad Oddity of a functional equation for the R zeta function
- nomadreid
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Undergrad Infinitely many primes of the form p² + nq² -- really?
- timmdeeg
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Undergrad Is there an alternative to Taylor series but with differences?
- Rfael69
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Undergrad The net area and total area involving definite integrals
- chwala
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High School The infinitesimal in Calculus
- Agent Smith
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Undergrad Usage of inverse function theorem in Folland
- psie
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Undergrad Questions on ##\mathbb{R}##
- issacnewton
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High School What is a general definition of a limit?
- Lotto
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Undergrad Integrating 1/x with units (logarithm)
- greypilgrim
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Undergrad Different Substitution for Solving an Integral
- 12Element
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Undergrad Trying to understand roots of quadratic equations
- Martyn Arthur
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Undergrad A correct definition of sequential right continuity of a function
- psie
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Undergrad Method for finding a complex series?
- Ascendant0
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Undergrad Curl operator for time-varying vector
- Malamala
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Undergrad Difference between integral and antiderivative?
- egio
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High School Some questions to understand Riemann integrability criterion
- mcastillo356
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Undergrad Understanding linear expressions
- Martyn Arthur
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Undergrad Integration by substitution: why 6x becomes 1/6
- Martyn Arthur
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Undergrad Infinite Series - Divergence of 1/n question
- Ascendant0
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Undergrad To What Extent Can You Manipulate Limits?
- Ascendant0
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Undergrad Why does the nth-term test for divergence only detect divergence?
- chwala
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High School Does U-Substitution Function as the Inverse of the Chain Rule?
- NoahsArk
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Undergrad Integration Using Trigonometric Substitution
- erobz
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Undergrad Uniform convergence and derivatives -- difference between two theorems?
- psie
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Undergrad On inverse function theorem in Spivak's CoM
- psie
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Undergrad What is the position of this moving particle over time?
- Mike_bb
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High School Why does the Limit Process give an Exact Slope?
- NoahsArk
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Undergrad When can you switch a derivative and a limit?
- nomadreid
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Undergrad What is the difference between these two power series theorems?
- psie
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Undergrad Analysis of functions of a single variable via multivariable calculus?
- imwhatim
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Undergrad Can Schwarz's Theorem be used "Backwards" to prove continuity?
- Feymar
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High School Some questions while I self-learn Applied Calculus
- user079622
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Undergrad How to Approach a Double Exponential Integral?
- Steve Zissou
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Undergrad What would a calculus author have to say on ##\int r^2dm##?
- DrBanana
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High School How do physicists know if limits exist, things are integrable, etc?
- DrBanana
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Undergrad Separation of variables and the chain rule
- Martyn Arthur
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Undergrad Why does surface area of revolution require ds instead of dx?
- Ascendant0
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Undergrad Kronecker delta in Cartesian tensors
- Worn_Out_Tools
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Undergrad Is the derivative map a→Df(a) continuous in Calculus on Manifolds?
- psie
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Graduate Proving the Great Picard Theorem using Theorem 20.4
- MathLearner123
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High School Some questions regarding the integral of cos(ax), "a" not zero
- mcastillo356
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Graduate Existence of a limit implies that a function can be harmonic extended
- MathLearner123
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Graduate Branch of logarithm on the punctured disk
- MathLearner123
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