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Graduate Lagrange Multipliers in Calculus of Variations
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Undergrad How to Rearrange Trigonometric Equations for Integrals?
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Graduate Integrating an Ellipse: Calculating the Width of a Melding Pillar and Roof
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Graduate Proof: curl curl f = grad (div (f)) - grad^2
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Undergrad Possible mistake during differentiation? Please check
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Graduate Example of Lebesgue Integral but not Riemann Integrable
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Undergrad Converting Cartesian to Cylindrical/Spherical Unit Vectors
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Undergrad Confused about integral of f'(x)/f(x)
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Graduate Hyperbolic sine in Taylor Series
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Undergrad Undefined value and Infinite value
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Graduate Proof that algebraic numbers are countable
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Graduate How to solve |ax-b|=0 when a,x,b are complex
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High School Does anyone know the equations of the cards suits?
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Graduate Multiple Integrals for Functions Unbounded at Isolated Points
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Graduate Extending complex functions f:C->C into f^:C^->C^
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Undergrad Multivariate Function Integration
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Undergrad Need Help about Deriving Radical.
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Undergrad Graph Intersections: f'(x) > g'(x) - Can It Intersect More Than Once?
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Undergrad Which Rule Is Used to Differentiate tan(x)?
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Undergrad Why is my Cross Product Calculation Resulting in a Negative Value?
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Undergrad Integral of ln(cosx+1) - Basics & General Methods
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Undergrad How to calculate infinite series?
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Graduate How to get this integral into standard form
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Undergrad Logarithmic function defined as an integral
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Undergrad How to Integrate exp(x)*erfc(x) in MATLAB?
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Undergrad What Are Some Challenging Integrals for Calculus Enthusiasts?
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Undergrad Lim x->0 (sin x / x) =1 contradiction?
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Undergrad Differentiation of a polynomial function
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Undergrad Convergence of Infinite Series: A Comparison Test Approach
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Graduate Prove Borel Measurability of a Function f:\mathbb{R}^n->\mathbb{R}^m
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Graduate A function that doesn't have a max/min in general, but does when restricted
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Undergrad What Does ∫ (dy)^2 Mean in Calculus?
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Undergrad Power Series x=0: What Does a0 & x0 Mean?
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Undergrad 1 vectors and 1 limits problem
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Graduate Help with integral of a gaussian function
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Undergrad Derivative of a right circular cone
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Graduate What is the optimal disjoint subset distribution for a given set of numbers?
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Graduate Path Integral Derivation Question
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Undergrad General question about continuity (2 var.)
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Undergrad Prove ∫x^n (x^n+1)/(n+1)? | 2nd Problem Explained
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Graduate Definite integral of complex gaussial-like function
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Graduate Grad Vector Direction: Clarified with Grad F Surfaces
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Undergrad Presumably easy sub-question to a tricky calc 1 problem
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Graduate Integral of product of two functions = 0
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Undergrad How Do You Correctly Derive the Equation of a Parabola with a Horizontal Axis?
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Undergrad Finding limit- greatest integer function
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Graduate Newton's law with Cantor potential
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Graduate Give me a function that is piecewise continuous but not piecewise smooth
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Undergrad How Can I Improve My Understanding of Differentiating Equations?
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Graduate Definition of Analytic Functions in Complex Analysis
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Undergrad What's the purpose of Epsilon proofs for limits?
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Graduate Why can't sequences with non-numerable elements converge?
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Undergrad Why doesn't my derivation of a product work?
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Graduate Attributive Adjectives in Predicate Calculus
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Undergrad Second Derivative of Abs(x) | Richard Seeking Answer
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Graduate Every circle has form |z-a|=k|z-b|
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Graduate Two tangent points of two lines from (0,0) to an ellipse
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Graduate Rudin 2.41, why does an unbounded infinite set have no limit points?
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Graduate What Does It Mean for Two Operators to Be Unitarily Equivalent?
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Undergrad Intutive explanation of Euler's constant (e)
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Undergrad Using Chain Rule to Find du/dT & du/dv: Step-by-Step Guide
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Graduate Extremely simple question regarding the convergence of a series
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Graduate Finding backward finite difference approximation to derivatives
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Undergrad What is the limit of \( x^{1/x} \) as \( x \to \infty \)?
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Graduate Generalisation of curl to n dimensions
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Undergrad Need Help with Solving an ODE in Calculus 1?
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Undergrad Hello, can anyone tell me how I can show that this
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Graduate Greatest lower bound/least upper bound in Q
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Graduate How Can I Prove Uniform Convergence of This Function as ρ→0?
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Graduate Rudin's Equations 3 & 4 Explained
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Graduate Apostol definition of component interval
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate the Area Between Two Overlapping Circles?
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Graduate Fourier Series Coefficients for f(x)=xcos(x) on [-∏,∏]
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Undergrad What exactly means (∂^2/∂x ∂y) ?
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Undergrad Finding a Slope of Any Linear Function Without Using (x2-x1; y2-y1)
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Undergrad Interesting Calc of Variations Problems
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Graduate Analytical Integration Help for ∫r1-x*I0(alpha*r)dr | Tips and Techniques
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High School Understanding Math Signs in Detailed Proof
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Undergrad How do I solve triple integrals using other coordinates?
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Graduate Calculating the Gradient of Magnitude of a Scalar Field
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Graduate A question about Fermat's method of calculating areas under curves
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Undergrad What is a potential function? I want to understand this intuitively
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Undergrad Maximize Volume of a Cone from a Circle Segment, How?
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Undergrad How to evaluate : ∫[(2-x)/(1-x^2)]dx.
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Undergrad Need help proving convergence of this series
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Graduate Apostol: infinity as finite point
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Graduate I was wondering, how would one compute the value of
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Graduate Proof of Multivariable chain rule
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Graduate What Are the Possible Functions That Satisfy f(f(x)=f(x) on [0,1]?
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Undergrad Trapezoidal motion/kinematics calculations - solving for slewing velocity
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Undergrad Uniform continuity of functions like x^2
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Graduate A Cubic Function and a Straight Line with One-variable Calculus
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Undergrad Finding Limit: Stuck on Calculus Exam Problem
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Graduate What is a Linear Combination of Spherical Harmonics?
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Undergrad Is There a Trick to Integrating with Law of Cos?
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Graduate Would it have been possible to discover calculus from set theory?
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Graduate Set of all rational sequences countable?
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Undergrad Local Minimum of y=x(e^1/x): Why Not (1,e)?
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Graduate Integrability, basic measure theory: seeking help with confusing result
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Graduate Proving Connectedness of a Set Given Closure Condition
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