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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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Undergrad Oblique Asymptotes: What happens to the Remainder?
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Graduate Taylor series and second derivative test: the degenerate case.
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Undergrad Convergence/Divergence and Reordering of an Alternating Series
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Graduate Interested in Joining a Real Analysis Study Group Online?
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Graduate Why Are Higher-Order Derivatives Needed for Continuity in Sobolev Spaces?
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Graduate Big O Notation: Better Approximation than o
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate the Determinant of a 5x5 Matrix?
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Graduate Is Continuity at Isolated Points Properly Defined in Metric Spaces?
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Undergrad Understanding Connectedness in Planar Sets: A Brief Overview
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Graduate Dirac delta function in reciprocal function
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Graduate Overcoming Singularity Issues in Numerical Integration with MATLAB
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Graduate Does every Hilbert space have an identity?
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Graduate I do not understand this vector identity proof
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Undergrad What is this formula in Calculus?
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Undergrad Error computing total derivative
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Undergrad Proving Summation of \frac{1}{i(i+1)} = \frac{n}{n+1}
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Graduate Question about algebraic rule for limsup
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Graduate Question about grad, nabla (vector operator)
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Graduate Finding more points for an R^4->R^2 matrix
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Graduate How does multiplying by delta theta relate to spherical coordinates?
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Undergrad Partial fractions and singularity point
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High School What are some introductory notes on integration?
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Undergrad Solving for d/dx of 3 Functions using the Product Rule
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Undergrad A problem with evaluating an integral
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Graduate What does it mean that the gradient is perpendicular/paralell to a vector?
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Graduate Derivative of Complex Variables
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Undergrad What is the trick to simplifying the Taylor series of 1/(1 + x^2)?
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Graduate How to Solve a Ricatti Equation?
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Graduate How Can We Validate Equating Terms in Infinite Summations?
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Graduate Proof of Euler-Mascheroni Constant
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Undergrad Higher Order derivative representation
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Graduate What is the limit of the recurrence relation for g_n?
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High School I'm confused by this problem. Is the answer 1 or 0 OR 1/2? If the
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High School Solving Implicit Equations for y in Terms of x
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Undergrad Question about the delta-epsilon definition of a limit
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Undergrad Calculating the Main Diagonal of a Parallelepiped from Origin to Opposite Vertex
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Graduate What is the physical meaning of curvature?
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Undergrad F(x)=xabs(x) show f '(0) exists
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Graduate How can I properly compute this contour integral with the residue theorem?
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Graduate Partial derivative of convolution integral
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Graduate Cauchy sequence and topological problems
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Graduate I don't understand this definition of upper semi-continuity
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Undergrad What Is the Physical Meaning of ifftshift in MATLAB?
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Graduate Is every metric space a hausdorff space too?
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Graduate Convolution Integral: f*g=f or f*2πδ=f?
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Graduate What is the Solution to this Tricky Inverse FT Integral?
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Undergrad Q: Can the vector product be factored out from an integral in electromagnetism?
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Graduate If f is continuous on [a, b], then f is bounded on [a,b].
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Graduate Can Any Function Satisfy a General Integral Equation?
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Undergrad Integral Help exp (-x)/x with 0 to t limits
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Undergrad Should I Study Geometrical Proofs for Derivatives of Cos and Sin?
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Undergrad Why is function F used in the proof of l'hopitals rule?
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Undergrad How Can I Systematically Determine Convergence and Divergence of Series?
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Graduate L'Hopital's rule proof questions
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Graduate How Does Substitution Simplify the Gamma Function Integral?
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Undergrad Net Work Calculus: Understanding mΔx(Δv/Δt)
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Graduate Why Is lim g(t)/t = 0 as t -> 0?
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Undergrad Question about limits and derivatives.
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Undergrad Understanding how to reverse the integration order
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Undergrad Recurrence relations - intuition
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Graduate Partial derivative in spherical coordinates
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Undergrad Limit to Infinity with Sqrt in Denom.(Is this correct?)
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Undergrad Is Formal Math Necessary for Physics Success?
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Undergrad What are the applications of real analysis?
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Graduate Continuous Function? g(x): Real Q & Non-Q Cases
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Undergrad Converting Parametric Equations to Cartesian Coordinates
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Graduate Taylor Series: Show Terms Decay as 1/n^2
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Graduate Tricky Integration in Rocket-Momentum Derivation
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Graduate Cauchy's Theorem: Analytic Functions and Integrals
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Graduate Best bound for simple inequality
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Graduate Variable conversion in surface integral
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Undergrad Difficult Trigo Integration, with surd.
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Graduate Proof that the legendre polynomials are orthogonal polynomials
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High School Difference between Pre-Calculus and Calculus?
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Graduate Problem with numerical integration of error function
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Graduate Hmmm Arzela-Ascoli, maybe?
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Undergrad How do I solve for dP in this integral equation?
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Undergrad Is the Limit Definition of Continuity Equivalent to the Standard Definition?
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Undergrad Small question concerning limits definitation
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Graduate Is it possible to derive Divergence Theorem from Stokes Theorem?
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High School A simple question about integration by substitution
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Undergrad Vector Calculus Subscript Notation
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Graduate Does the Weierstrass M-Test work for all spaces?
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Undergrad Quickly Estimate Apery's Constant Using Partial Sums and Integrals
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Graduate How Do You Integrate tan(x)ln(x) Over the Complex Plane?
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Undergrad Surface Integrals: Clearing Up Misunderstanding
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High School Help me to chose the right calculus textbooks.
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Undergrad Some questions about differentiability
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Graduate To show that an integral is divergent
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Graduate Fractional Calculus for Complex Orders: Applications and Theory
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High School What are the possible x values for finding a limit in this problem?
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Graduate Is this integral a convolution ?
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Graduate How Do You Integrate 1/((x-1) sqrt(x^2-2x+5))?
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Graduate I am trying to summarise the concept of divergence. Say I have a
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Undergrad Radians vs Degrees: When to Use in Calculus & Physics
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Undergrad Is ∫abs(2x-1)dx Considered an Improper Integral?
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Undergrad How do you say A has infinitely many points in S?
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