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Undergrad Solving Tangent Line Problem: 2y^3 + (6x^2)y - 12x^2 + 6y = 1
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Undergrad Cylindrical to rectangular coordinates
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Undergrad Finding general formulas for a series of numbers.
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Graduate Volume between truncated cone and an inclined plane
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Undergrad Directional Derivative of a discontinuous function
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Graduate Apostol definition of interior point and open set
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Graduate What Is Fractional Calculus and How Does It Work?
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Undergrad Calculus III Tips, Help, or Advice
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Graduate What Are the Orthogonal Complements of Union and Intersection in Hilbert Spaces?
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Graduate Point-wise continuity on all of R using compact sets
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Graduate Proving Existence of Sequence Converging to x in R
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Graduate Selecting the correct bounds for polar integrals
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Graduate Zero curl and gradient of some scalar potential
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Graduate Integral (with respect to d(z/σ))
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Graduate Radius of convergence around a=2 for ln(x)
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Graduate Why is the derivative of the sign function equal to Dirac's delta function?
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Undergrad Help with what I think is a differential problem
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Graduate Why is the differential being onto equivalent to it not being zero?
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Graduate What is the Construction of R using Equivalence Classes of Cauchy Sequences?
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Undergrad Why the definition of limit is often written
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Undergrad Definition of piecewise continuous/piecewise smooth
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Graduate Evalutaion of a real integral using the residue theorem
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Undergrad Finding an Indeterminate Limit with L'Hôpital's Rule: Help and Explanation
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Graduate Need help with Lagrange multipliers
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Graduate NEED HELP Measurable real valued functions
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Graduate Is there a fourier series for ln(x)?
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High School Understanding Complex Planes-Graphs - Get Explanations Here
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Graduate Interesting but useless equation?
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Undergrad Is f:y=|ln(x)| a Complex Function?
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Undergrad Coordinate systems - finding optimal? simple conceptual question
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Undergrad What is the formula for calculating the next summation?
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Graduate What is the descent time on a cycloid?
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Graduate What is the reason that 1/x is not lebesgue integrable?
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Graduate What is the analytical expression for the error function and its integrals?
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Graduate Proving the Existence of the Exponential Number 'e' Using Geometric Approaches
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Graduate Infinitely differentiable vs. continuously differentiable vs. analytic?
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Graduate How Do You Decompose a Complex Function into Real and Imaginary Parts?
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Graduate There are rationals between any two reals? - Rudin 1.20
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Graduate Understanding Exactness & Path Independence: Geometric Intuition
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Graduate Why Does Monotone Convergence Theorem Confirm Integral Bounds?
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Undergrad Derivative of arcsec(x) and arccsc(x)
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Graduate Integral of complicated exponential functions
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Undergrad What is the best way to compare the size of complex values?
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Undergrad Show by induction that (1-nu)(1+u)<=1 for n=0,1,2,3 and u>-1
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Graduate Need a really advanced Calculus book
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Undergrad New guy asking about Asymptotes of f(x)= x(lnx)
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Graduate Expressing a root of a cubic polynomial as a series
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Graduate Commuting derivative/Integral (not FTC or Leibniz)
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Graduate Solve Cycloid Question to Find Parameter 'a
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Graduate Determining eigenfunctions + arbritary value constant
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Undergrad How can I improve my understanding of Calculus 1 by tackling tougher problems?
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Graduate Constructing a smooth characteristic function
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Undergrad When Does This Equation Hold True?
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High School Is acceleration correlated with an instantaneous velocity?
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Graduate Understanding the Expansion of Large Tan(x)
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Graduate Fractional calculus - uses, examples?
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Graduate Unique nth Roots in the Reals - Rudin 1.21
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Undergrad Need Help with Hard Indefinite Integral
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Graduate Are Limits, Integrals, & Series Equal?
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Undergrad Convergence and Limit of Infinite Series with Exponential Terms
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Graduate Abs Continuous Function w/ Unbounded Derivative on [a,b]
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Undergrad When to assign a value to a multiple chain derivative?
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Undergrad Using sum difference derivative instead of prodict rule?
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Undergrad Proof l'hopital for infinity over infinity
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Undergrad How did Euler come up with his famous formula?
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Graduate From what theorem does this technique come from?
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Undergrad Cartesian and Polar coordinate system increments
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Undergrad Divergence Theorem: Explaining in Simple Words
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Graduate An Impossible Solution: Solving the Function Graphing Problem in Calculus Class
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Graduate Vectors and the Geometry of Space
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Undergrad Understanding the Relationship Between Surface & Line Integrals
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Undergrad Measuring the Length of a Parabolic Path with Line Integral
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Graduate What Is the General Formula for Q in Multivariable Calculus?
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Graduate Question about derivative approximation through nested functions
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Graduate How to Simplify This Complex Integral Calculation?
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Undergrad Can L'Hopital's Rule Be Used for Limits to Infinity?
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Graduate Why subsitution method for integration always work ?
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Graduate What to read after Understanding Analysis
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Undergrad What Went Wrong in Evaluating the Limit Using L'Hospital's Rule?
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Undergrad Can Differentials and Errors be Split in Calculus?
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Undergrad Problem with supremum and infimum examples
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Graduate Solving integral equation with double ingegrals and singularities
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Graduate Trouble understanding the proof of fundamental theorem of algebra using
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Graduate Vector differential identity proof
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Graduate Why can't linear paths prove continuity in R^n?
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Graduate Maximum modulus principal for complex valued functions
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Undergrad Checking solution to integration by parts with e
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Undergrad Question about formula for natural log
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Graduate Is the Function Uniformly Convergent on (0,1]?
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Undergrad How Can I Prove a Sequence Converges with a Specific Limit?
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Undergrad How can i prove these two convergence theorem?
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Undergrad Why don't pure mathematicians like to split derivatives?
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Graduate Can You Solve This Challenging Integral from a Test Question?
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Undergrad Understanding Limits: Solving Problems and Examples
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Undergrad Orthogonality of cosine and sine functions
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Undergrad Why we measure angles with Radians
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Undergrad Solve X', X for Y: Matrix Algebra Help
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Undergrad Find the total distance traveled?
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Graduate Analysis Help: Limit Points of a Sequence
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Graduate Some questions about the Lambert W function
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