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Undergrad Is mod x differentiable at all points
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Undergrad Equation for motion with variable acceleration
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Undergrad Derivative for Product rule a new one?
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Undergrad Why Isn't the Cylinder Slice Method Used for Surface Area of Revolution?
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Graduate Close to great derivation: dna substitution
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Graduate Grad f is proportional to grad g
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Graduate Determine all the accumulation point.
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Undergrad How can the integral of exp (-1/x) be solved?
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Graduate Deriving Integral of cos(tan(θ)-2θ) from 0 to pi/2
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Graduate Help Stuck in proof of Riesz Representation Theorem
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Graduate Is it possible to deduce a function from its fourier series ?
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Graduate Sum (sin(Pi*n)/(-1+n^2) , n=1infinity). n=1,2,3
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Graduate Understanding Normalized Lebesgue Measure on the Unit Circle
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Undergrad Divergence Simplification/Identities
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Undergrad How to write this function in series form?
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Graduate Simultaneous inelastic collision response
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Undergrad Implicit (Backwards) Euler's Method
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Undergrad Is a Real funcion with a Limit Bounded?
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Undergrad Supremum/infinum/max/min concerns x axis or y axis?
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Graduate Quantum Mechanics - Leonard Susskind on Integration by Parts
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Undergrad Confused about Taylor and Maclaurin Series
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Graduate When the integral of total derivative[tex] \oint d U = 0 [/tex]?,
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Graduate Question related to Riemann sums, sups, and infs of bounded functions
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Graduate Dedekind cut problem in rudin; Problem 20, Chapter 1, Rudin
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Graduate What is the rules regarding convergence of a Fourier series?
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Graduate I am reading about differencial exact form, and i dont understand
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Undergrad Distance from a point to a plane
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Undergrad Why is the sum of exponential function 2^x for n iterations one less than 2^n?
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Graduate Curve fitting piecewise function
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Undergrad Problem with two trigonometric integrals
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Undergrad How to integrate function 1/(x^2+a) ?
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Graduate Operator Theory: Isometric Operators & Anti-Linear Isometry
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High School Is the Product Rule the Key to Finding h'(2)?
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Undergrad This is a general question about hire-purchase.in hire-purchase,
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Undergrad Where can I find the derivation of all integral formulae?
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Undergrad Unit Normal always pointing toward concave side
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Undergrad Is the Derivative of a Linear Function the Same as the Function Itself?
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Graduate Who can give me some function with asymptotics ?
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Undergrad How do I integrate this: 1 to 2∫ √(25+100t^2)?
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Graduate Show integral is equal to Bessel function
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Undergrad Product of function and its derivative
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Undergrad A silly question about unit tangent and unit normal
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Undergrad I understand that the key to parametrization is to realize that the
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Graduate Integral of associated Legendre Function
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Undergrad The tangent to an ellipse from polar coordinates
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Undergrad Ok, so this has been bothering me for a while.Integral of (1/x)dx
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Undergrad Can x = a*sinh(t) be used for solving \int (1/((\sqrt{(x^2)+(a^2)}))^(3/2)*dx)?
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Undergrad Understanding the Weierstrass Substitution: Applications and Uses
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Undergrad Deriving constant acceleration equations
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Undergrad What are some good websites that'll help me understand Complex Variables?
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Undergrad Given a particular expansion, find the function in powers of x
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Graduate N:th derivative of exp(x)/x type function?
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Undergrad Regular Derivative and A Partial Derivative
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Graduate Except on a set of measure epsilon vs Almost Everywhere
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Graduate Product of opposite Heaviside Steps
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Undergrad Creating equation out of 5 point or more from graph plot.
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Undergrad Finding the period of 2 multiplied trig functions
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Undergrad How to approach a summation problem with alternating terms?
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Graduate Complex Analysis: Finding Better Numbers for Math Problems
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Graduate Can sinx/x be integrated using integration by parts?
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Graduate Why Is Gauss-Seidel Method's Convergence Rate Double That of Jacobi's?
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Graduate Hi all,I am reading a paper related to astrophysics and I am stuck
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Undergrad If space is not continuous, then is calculus wrong?
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Graduate Help with a few questions about spivak calculus
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Graduate Prove limit theorem using epsilon-delta
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Undergrad How to Decompose (z^3+1)/(z(1-z)^2)?
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Graduate Meaning of Derivative Notation in Denominator
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Undergrad Can Parameterization be Redefined Any Simpler?
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Undergrad I have a question regarding some steps in a solution
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Discover the Solution to Achieving Your Goals
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Graduate Exploiting Directions of Negative Curvature
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Graduate How to evaluate this double integeration of a gaussian function?
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Undergrad What Does Integrating the Derivative \(\int \frac{d}{dx} dx\) Equal?
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Undergrad What is fourier series/fourier transform?
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Graduate How Does Partial Differentiation Affect This Summation Function?
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Undergrad Taylor Polynomial Approximations.
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Graduate Cauchy Reimann Equations Question?
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Undergrad I wrote this on an exam, is it correct?
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Graduate Is There a Nowhere Dense Continuous Function on [0,1]?
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Graduate Number of Roots Using Rouche Theorem
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Graduate Proving the Vector Calculus Identity: (1/g^2)(g∇f - f∇g)
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Graduate What is the process for finding the integral of y=x^x and why is it difficult?
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Graduate Integrability and Lipschitz continuity
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Undergrad Evaluating Integral: Is Function Integrable?
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Graduate Partial Differentiation with Einstein Notation
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Graduate Divergence, curl of normal vector
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Graduate Is Bounded Variation Sufficient for Defining Riemann-Stieltjes Integrals?
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Undergrad Can You Draw a Right-Continuous Function with No Left Limit?
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High School What is an integral and how do you solve it?
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Undergrad Strategies for Tackling Proofs in Spivak Calculus
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Graduate 1-norm is larger than the Euclidean norm
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Graduate Lebesgue integration over sets of measure zero
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Undergrad How Can I Best Relearn Mathematics for an Undergraduate Course?
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Undergrad Understanding Leibniz's Rule: Use, Why & Examples
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Graduate How to Derive and Verify the Taylor Series Expansion for log(1+x)?
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Graduate Taylor expansion, of gradient of a function, in multiple dimensions
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Undergrad Useful Tricks for Calculus & Vector Calculus
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Graduate Integrating a Complex Math Problem - Need Help!
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Undergrad Understanding d/dx (sin-1x) & Deriving dy/dx = -sin-2xcosx
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Graduate Proof that lim x->0 log(1+x)/x = 1
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