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High School How does this derivative work? And why the speed of light remains?
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High School Is this the right set mapping notation for a limit in two variables?
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High School Complex Numbers and Real Taylor Series
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High School Mass estimate only through mass rate of change
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High School Modelling object w/ functions, how to find volume loss from indents?
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High School The infinitesimal in Calculus
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High School What is a general definition of a limit?
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High School Some questions to understand Riemann integrability criterion
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High School Does U-Substitution Function as the Inverse of the Chain Rule?
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High School Why does the Limit Process give an Exact Slope?
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High School Some questions while I self-learn Applied Calculus
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High School How do physicists know if limits exist, things are integrable, etc?
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High School Some questions regarding the integral of cos(ax), "a" not zero
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High School Graphing trip efficiency - distance over time
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High School Understanding the instantaneous velocity formula
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High School Question about change of variables
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High School Question about the fundamental theorem of calculus
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High School Question about units for "area under curve"
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High School Can we use the tangental point to find gradients?
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High School Question about the limits of integration in a change of variables
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High School Having trouble deriving the volume of an elliptical ring toroid
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High School Question about volume of a sphere
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High School Calculating shaded area: I'm getting discrepancies between methods
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High School How Do You Derive the Formula for sin(x-y)?
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High School How do I invert this exponential function?
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High School Can We Simplify the Taylor Series Expansion for e^(f(x,y))?
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High School Integration by parts of inverse sine, a solved exercise, some doubts...
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High School I'm trying to find a general formula for a harmonic(ish) series
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High School Understanding exponentiation and logarithms together
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High School Integral of cosecant function: understanding different approaches
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High School 1 divided by infinity equals zero (always?)
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High School Trigonometric substitution, a case I'd like to share
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High School Integration by Parts, an introduction I get confused with
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High School Why is this definite integral a single number?
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High School I need to check if I am right solving this integral
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High School I don't recognize this limit of Riemann sum
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High School What Is a Limit of a Function? A 5 Minute Introduction
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High School Why is the growth of exps & logs so fast & slow, respectively?
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High School Vertical asymptote with an epsilon-delta proof?
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High School Functions which relate to calculus: Questions about Notation
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High School How can hyperreal numbers make infinitesimals logically sound in calculus?
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High School Explain Integration to me, please
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High School Arithmetic mean of an infinite number of points?
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High School Easy derivative but with a pesky singularity
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High School How Does Setting x=a Identify Minima or Maxima in Circular Equations?
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High School Naturals or Reals When Taking Limits to Obtain the Value of Euler's Number e?
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High School Will we get an infinitesimal x when we neglect ##x^2## in ##x+x^2##?
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High School Why is Big-O about how rapidly the Taylor graph approaches that of f(x)?
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High School Are Both Answers Correct for Trigonometric Substitution Integral?
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High School Asking about integral notation
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High School How Can We Divide Lamé Coefficients When Some Are Zero?
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High School Best algebra skills to practice for AP Calc?
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High School Let f_n denote an element in a sequence of functions that converges
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High School What is the role of dx in mathematical and scientific calculations?
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High School Where Did My Neglect of High-Order Terms Go Wrong in Integral Sums?
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High School Is this identity containing the Gaussian Integral of any use?
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High School How to write this in terms of ##\zeta (x)##?
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High School How to merge the sum and ##x^n##?
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High School Can the continuity of functions be defined in the field of rational numbers?
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High School Representation of infinitesimals in different ways
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High School Why is Delta y not equal to dy for infinitesimally dx on the graph?
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High School Why do I not understand what seems to be basic Calculus?
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High School Mean-Value Theorem, Taylor's formula, and error estimation
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High School Problem with the concept of differentiation
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High School What is this equation called and why is it regarded as beautiful?
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High School Is it possible to find the integral of ##f(x)/x^2##?
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High School Why 1 / ∞ = 0 but ∞ * 0 is not equal to 1?
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High School Linearization of a function error viewed with differentials
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High School This CAN'T be true (Is my proof that 1=0 correct?)
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High School Derivative of Square Root of x at 0
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High School How to express ##3^{\sqrt(2)}## in terms of natural logarithms
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High School Understanding about Sequences and Series
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High School How to Find the Intersection of a Logarithmic Curve and a Tangent Line?
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High School What's the difference between d, d/dx and dx?
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High School How to Visualize 3D Surfaces for a PVT Diagram
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High School I want this short proof of the Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem checked please
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High School Another proof of the existence of extreme values on open intervals
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High School Proving half of the Heine-Borel theorem
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High School Wondering if a limit exists or not
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High School Riemann integrability of functions with countably infinitely many dis-
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High School Does the Series 1-1+1-1+1... Truly Equal 1/2?
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High School Are there mathematicians that dislike integral calculus?
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High School Advice to obtain the domain of compound functions
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High School What Function Produces a Smooth Curve with Specific Symmetry and Decay?
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High School Question about set containing subsequential limits of bounded sequence
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High School The norm of the derivative of a vector
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High School Convergence of a sequence of averages of a convergent sequence
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High School Why Can Derivatives Be Treated Like Fractions in Solving Equations?
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High School What Is the Meaning of $\frac{d}{dx} \frac{dy}{dx}$?
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High School I want to smooth this function plot
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High School How can y be written as a function of x?
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High School Is the level-set for a given function unique?
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High School Second derivative and inflection points
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High School Second derivatives and inflection points
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High School Difficulty with understanding whether 1/n converges or diverges
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High School Is this a valid proof for the Extreme Value Theorem?
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High School Proving the Existence and Value of a Derivative at a Point
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High School Helping a 5-Year-Old Integrate a Function in Kindergarten
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High School Learn 0^0 w/ Young Aussie of the Year: Calculus & Real Analysis Explained
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High School Simple Derivation Of Euler's Formula And Applications
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