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Undergrad Is there such a thing as an indefinite multiple integral?
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Graduate Can someone give me the intuition behind not using time as a parameter
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Undergrad I want to know more about series convergence (elementary)
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Undergrad I this mathematically 'legal'?
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Graduate Change of variables for Delta distribution
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Graduate Question about the Bolzano Weierstrass analogue in Hilbert spaces
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Graduate Fit with least squares, Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm
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Undergrad Question about fundamental thm calc part 1
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Graduate Is f(z) := x^2 + iy^2 Holomorphic Anywhere?
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Undergrad Ev(Unit Vector) and projection of a vector in a dot product
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Undergrad Find $\frac{d(y^2)}{d(x^2)}$: Understand This Token
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Graduate Proving Improper Integral with Complex Analysis
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Graduate Proving X is a Set of Measure 0 with Infinite Sequence of Balls
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Undergrad Why is the integral 1/x equivalent to log base e?
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Undergrad Changing Variables in a Table: Solving Unknown Formulas
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Undergrad Why we take right hand and left hand limit
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Graduate What does this symbol mean (Countour integration over a boundary)?
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Graduate Integral with Cutoff: Understand the Logarithmic Terms
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Undergrad Is ∫(1/(x²+25))dx² Correctly Evaluated as log(x²+25)?
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Undergrad How Do Related Rates Apply to Moving Objects in Differential Calculus?
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Undergrad Approximation for the Exponential
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Undergrad Does Zero Derivative Always Indicate Maximum or Minimum in Calculus?
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Graduate Is the following Idea well-known/usefull? The points of T not surrounded by A
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Graduate I don't understand this estimation lemma example
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Graduate Can Bessel Functions be Simplified for Numerical Integration?
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Undergrad A couple of questions regarding to my calculus work.
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Undergrad Verifying Divergence Theorem with Triple/Surface Integrals
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Graduate How Do You Calculate the Intersection of Two Spheres in 3D Integrals?
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Undergrad How Do I Calculate the Limit of Sin^-1X/X as X Approaches 0?
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Graduate Semicontinuity for single variable function. What is it all about?
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Graduate Rigorous definition of continuity on an open vs closed interval
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Graduate A sum of Cosines (Fouries series)
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Graduate Can Termwise Differentiation Be Applied to the Series Ʃ(2+3i)^(2+i)n?
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Undergrad A Function with no Derivative?
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Graduate Can an integral that is a variable of itself be solved?
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Undergrad Is Sin^-1 X = (Sin X ) ^ -1 ?from my book it stated :f(x) =
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Graduate Integral of x^2*exp(x^2) using erfc tables
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Graduate Can a Sequence of Step Functions Uniformly Converge to a Continuous Function?
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Graduate Complex Series, Region of Convergence
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Undergrad Advanced High Schol project Suggestions
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Undergrad Summation+Differentiation=Disaster. I with a summation problem I'm having.
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Undergrad Alternating series (Leibniz criterion)
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Graduate Can anyone tell me why this limit doesn't exist
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Graduate Interpolation for numerical integration
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Graduate Is There an Alternative Method to Derive Polynomials for All Real Numbers?
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Graduate Possible Applications of Proving Non-Linear Functions on Curves
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Undergrad How Graphs are affect by higher order derivatives
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Graduate Difficult Integral of trig and sqrt functions
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Undergrad Volume of a substance (in a circle)
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Graduate Can a bounded subsequence have infinitely many convergent subsequences?
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Undergrad Interpolation help fitting curve to three points
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Graduate Better Understanding of Complex Differentiability
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Graduate Do Nonempty Perfect Sets in R Exist Without Rational Numbers?
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Undergrad Prove: (a^{\frac{1}{n}})^m = a^{\frac{m}{n}} Using Roots & Powers
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Graduate Does Dirac manipulate his Delta function sensibly?
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Graduate Radius of convergence: 1/(1+x^2) about 1, using only real analysis
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Undergrad Taylor serie of a function 1/(1+Z^2)
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Graduate Are There Infinite Solutions to e^x = c?
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Undergrad How do I rewrite this triple integral into the form \int\int\int dxdydz?
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Undergrad Question about two-variable function
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Undergrad Problem with proof for ClogA=logA^C
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Undergrad Implicit differentiation gives too many stationary points
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Undergrad Graph of a trigonometric function
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Graduate Proving the Power Rule for Rational Exponents Using Induction
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Graduate Does the Convolution Theorem Hold for Fourier Transforms Using Omega?
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Graduate Derivatives of a Parametric Equaiton for Motion
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Undergrad Property of Natural Log- Inequality equation
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Graduate How to Derive the Standard Normal CDF in Option Pricing Analysis?
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Graduate Does the integral of ln(x)/(1+exp(x)) from 2 to ∞ converge or diverge?
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Graduate Conditional and absolute convergence (of series)
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Graduate Numerical Analysis: Weierstrass & Fourier Analysis
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Undergrad Confused with the use of the word smooth .
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Undergrad Imaginary numbers what to do with them
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Graduate Fourier transform of t, 1/t and t^n
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Undergrad How do you find the area under a diagonal hyperbola xy=a where a is a constant?
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Graduate Basic question on fourier coefficients
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High School How to impress my calculus teacher again
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Graduate If f is infinitely differentiable and analytic on a dense set is f analytic?
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High School Velocity of Aeroplane: 10degEofS @ 600km/hr
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Graduate Proof Taylor Formula: Find without Polynomial Rules
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Undergrad Solving Simple Inequality: Tips/Suggestions Needed
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Graduate Real analysis: show that a continuous function is defined for irrationals
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Undergrad Basic Integral without Basic Concept
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Graduate Derivative of (1-F(x/a))(x): Interpretation & Solution
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Graduate Does 0.999... Exist? Evidence & Argument
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Graduate Compact Sets of Metric Spaces Which Are Also Open
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Undergrad Help Needed: Simplifying Finite Product - Can You Help?
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Graduate Series Expansion for a Sigmoid Equation
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Graduate What is the significance of Bessel function quotients?
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Graduate Calculate Field Flux on C: Grad(f)
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Graduate How can duality be used to solve for the Fourier Transform of a constant?
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High School Where to Begin with Integrals to Integration by Parts
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Brilliant integral calculation
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Graduate Does the Improper Riemann Integral Converge or Diverge for p<1?
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Graduate Wish to get singular points of algebraic functions
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Graduate Determining a function from deriv, func in integral
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Graduate Solving Supremum Question: Is 4 the Right Answer?
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Graduate Partial Derivative of $\rho$ w.r.t. $t$ in Vector Dependent on $x$ and $t$
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Graduate Pseudo-arclength continuation implementation
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Graduate Why are these 2 derivatives not treated the same?
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