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Undergrad Clarification on Jacobians please
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MHB Sine Fourier series and coefficient of Fourier series
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Graduate A formula for approximating ln(2) and sums of other alternating series
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MHB Partial Fraction Decomposition of Complex Fractions
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Graduate Confusion regarding the dominated convergence theorem
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Graduate Problem on limits from chemistry
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MHB Find the condition for equality to hold
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Undergrad How can I rearrange an equation for circular motion to solve for velocity?
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High School What is meaning of pai decimal expansion
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Graduate I'm confused about the consistency of partial derivatives
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Graduate Does Boundedness Affect the Radius of Convergence for Subtracted Power Series?
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Graduate Is There a Problem with This Complex Integral Evaluation?
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Graduate Calculating nth Derivative of e^ax cos(bx+c)
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Graduate Need help with a proof on closure
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MHB Fun Puzzles: Test Your Math Skills!
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Undergrad Drawing curves in Spherical coordinate
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Graduate Question on derivative of conjugate
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High School What is the base-b expansion of a number and how is it calculated?
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Undergrad How Does Differentiation Determine the Exact Slope of a Curve?
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MHB Finding the Rate of Change of Water Level in a Filling Trough
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Graduate How Can I Evaluate This Intriguing Integral in Analytic Number Theory?
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Graduate Extending radius of convergence by analytic continuation
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Undergrad Why is there a dx/dx in the Implicit Differentiation rule?
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Undergrad Quick Math Q: Evaluate (d^2)/(dxdy) ?
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Undergrad Is U(n) Cyclic and How to Determine Its Generators?
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MHB Find a Bounded, Decreasing $\displaystyle f(x)$
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Undergrad Using L'hopital's rule in exponential function
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Undergrad Question about derivative definition
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Undergrad Need help evaulating a few limits
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Graduate Is there a formula for the square of an infinite sum?
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Undergrad Improper integral of odd integrand
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Graduate Solution of exp(lambda)*Gamma(0,lambda)
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Undergrad Need some advice regarding apostol calculus volume 1
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Undergrad Trig Identity for Arctan(a/b) with Rational Values?
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Graduate Why Does My Calculation of the Gaussian Integral for x^4 Differ?
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Graduate Can the existence of nonstandard hyperreal extensions be proved?
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Graduate Can Special Functions Express This Complex Integral?
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Graduate Solving Double Integral with Polar Coordinates
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MHB SE BoardHow Can I Solve This Trigonometric Limit Problem?
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MHB Give an example of a function f(x)
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Undergrad Is there someway to find the exact area of a blob using integrals?
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MHB Give an example of a function ....
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Graduate What Type of Expansion is Used Here?
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MHB Write f(x) in terms of the unit step function u(x)
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Undergrad What is the topic full of inequalities of 1/(n+1) and integrals?
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High School Integrating sine from 0 to pi: What does the graph show?
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Graduate Limit involving dirac delta distributions
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Graduate How can I simplify the second integral to make it less than ε?
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MHB F(x) coincides with its inverse function
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Undergrad Partial derivative of a single variable function
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MHB How Can I Find the Limit of the Natural Log Function in the Form of a Question?
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Graduate Can every set be contained in a measurable set differing by a null set?
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Graduate E to an imaginary power, equivalent expressions, inequal outcomes?
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Undergrad Extrema in Several Variables: A different way?
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Graduate Finding the limit of a recurrence equation.
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Graduate Why Is the Contour Integral Zero Despite the Pole?
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Undergrad Rolles Theorem, showing two distinct points.
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MHB Limit problem with exponents/logarithms
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MHB How do I evaluate these tricky integrals?
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Undergrad Using u-sub for inetgral(x^4sinxdx)
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Undergrad What is the meaning of gradient WRT a fixed point?
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Graduate Min eigenvalue of a perturbed matrix
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MHB The Limit of (sinx+1)/(x) - 1 or Infinity?
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Graduate Integration of functions of Complex Variables
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MHB Analysis of Convergence for Series a) and b)
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Undergrad Does 1/x approach 0 as x approaches infinity?
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Undergrad Gradient vs. Directional Derivative
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Graduate Why is integral of 1/z over unit circle not zero?
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Graduate Can Weierstrass Substitution Solve This Definite Integral?
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Undergrad Integration by substitution (and esp. Weierstrass' substitution)
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Undergrad Parametrize y = sin(x) with i^ j^ components
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MHB Differentiation using first priciple
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Undergrad Small proof on monotonic functions
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MHB Definite integral with four parameters
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MHB What is the limit of (ln n)^n / [ln(n+1)]^(n+1) as n approaches infinity?
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MHB Converting Summation Notation to Closed Form for Linear-Geometric Series
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Undergrad Help with 1 step in proof of d/dx sin x = cos x
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MHB Approaching Infinity - Finding the Limit of a Sequence
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Graduate [Question] Limit and Integration
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Graduate Total Variation: \Delta f, \Delta x Explained
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Undergrad Separating Variables in Integration
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MHB Expanding Taylor Series to Get Approximate Answer
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Graduate Why z^(-1/2) cannot be expanded in Laurent series with center z=0?
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High School Evaluating Limit for (x^3 + x + 2) / (x^4 -x +1) Tending Towards Infinity
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Undergrad Does there exist a limit for calculating pi?
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Undergrad Second Derivative of 3x^5 - 5x^3: Inflection Points
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Graduate 2 particles in a 3d corkscrew over surface of a sphere
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Undergrad Definite integrals with -infinity low bound
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MHB Can we prove that the integral of a logarithm function is integrable?
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MHB Why is the Maclaurin series of $e^u$ simply $\sum\frac{u^n}{n!}$?
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Graduate Expanding in powers of 1/z (Laurent series)
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MHB Application for Derivative of Inverse Functions?
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MHB U-substitution, definite integral, trig function
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Graduate Computing integrals on the half line
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Undergrad Substitution Method on indefinite integral
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Undergrad Mathematica partial differentiation weirdness
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Graduate Analytic continuation of an integral involving the mittag-leffler function
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Undergrad Failure rate of a system at time 't'
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Undergrad About the chain rule what's wrong with me?
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Is this solution right or not ? Need yr backing
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