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Undergrad Question on the functionality of dx
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Graduate How Can You Solve This Complex Integral Equation Involving \(\phi(t)\)?
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Graduate How Can I Integrate Arctan for Smectic A Liquid Crystal Undulations?
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Graduate Does the Series Involving a Function with Continuous Third Derivative Converge?
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Graduate What is the Convergence of |Sin(n)|?
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Undergrad Solving Logarithm Problem Where Domain Changes
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Undergrad Just diving into integral calculus
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Undergrad Expansion of 1/(1+quantity) in Coulomb's Law
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Graduate Fractional Linear Transformation Question
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Graduate Complex analysis - electron screening
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Graduate Generalization of Surface Integral
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Undergrad Why Do Equivalent Expressions Yield Different Integrals?
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Undergrad E^ln(x)=x Is it true always?
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Undergrad Two different results depending on integration technique
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Graduate Royden Review:LimSup, LimInf are the Largest/Smallest Limit Points of {a_n}
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Graduate How to construct a disjoint sequence from an infinite sigma-algebra?
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Undergrad Why Does Rearranging a Function Affect Its Limit?
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High School Which Engineering Specialty is the Most Mathematical?
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High School How to draw a curve in polar coordinates?
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Graduate Complex: Defining Sqr(-1) in Main Branch of logz
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Graduate Justification for differential manipulation in work-KE theorem proof
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Graduate What is the geometric motivation behind the k-dimensional volume function?
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Undergrad Taylor Series for Any (x) = Function (x) for Any (x) ?
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High School Permutations: Need Help Understanding?
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Undergrad How Does the Epsilon-Delta Definition Prove a Limit Exists?
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Graduate Infinite summation for x^(1-x)
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Graduate How Do I Use Rouche's Theorem to Prove Liouville's Theorem?
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Undergrad Supremum & infimum of the set of all rational numbers
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Graduate What is the definition of integration over a manifold and what does it measure?
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Graduate What is the meaning of the norm of a linear functional?
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Undergrad How to Calculate the Arc Length of x^1/2
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Undergrad How Can You Calculate the Area of a Snowflake Shape?
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Undergrad Finding the center by area of a range of a sine wave
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Graduate Searching for Convergent Sequence: lim_n→∞ n(s_n-s_{n-1})=∞
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Graduate Heine Borel Theorem: Implications & Results
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Undergrad Is the Futurama Infinite Series Calculation Correct?
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Undergrad How Do You Integrate the Square Root of Tan x?
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Graduate Proving Divergence: is this a sufficient proof?
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Undergrad Can Smooth Curves in 3D Have Cusps?
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Undergrad Gradient of a Vector: Scalar or Vector?
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Undergrad Exploring the Orthogonality of Sine and Cosine Functions in Fourier Series
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Graduate Volume element in different coordinate system
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Graduate For what range of numbers the iteration x = x^2 -2 does not go to infinity?
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Graduate Prof. Putinar's Infinite Product: Ben Orin's Addition
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Undergrad Can Infinitesimals Make Calculus Easier to Understand?
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Graduate Need help to prove expressions using Fourier Expansion
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Undergrad Limit of a rational function with a square-rooted expression in numerator.
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Graduate Volterra equation, asymptotic behaviour
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Graduate Calculating Incomplete Gamma Function for Complex Arguments
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Graduate Is there a way to calculate this difficult integral analytically?
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Graduate Compactness of point and compact set product
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Graduate Cauchy's Theorem & Integral Change of Limits Explained
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Graduate Explanation on Taylor expansions needed
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Undergrad Limit of a rational function for different values of K (check)
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Undergrad Line Integral w/ Respect to Arc Length & x/y
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Graduate Sums to Products and Products to Sums
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Graduate Integral over scaling function
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Undergrad Is there a difference between undefined limits and non-existent limits?
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Undergrad Why can monotone functions only have jump discontinuities?
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Undergrad Is There More Than One Way to Evaluate Integrals?
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Undergrad Double Integrals Limits of Integration
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Graduate If f(z) is 1-1, then f'(z) is not zero.
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Undergrad Quickly converging series for cos
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Graduate How to Solve Complex Integrals: Understanding the Process?
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Graduate Question about a derivative theorem proof
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Graduate Proving analyticity of gamma function
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Graduate What is the difference between pointwise, uniform, and absolute convergence?
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Graduate Proving continuity of f(x,y) = g(x)p(y)
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Graduate Question about linear operators
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Graduate Self studying little Spivak's, stuck on problem 1-6
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Graduate Proof of Open Mapping Theorem? (Ash & Novinger)
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Undergrad I was wondering whether a sequence like[tex]x_n=n\sin
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Undergrad What is the relationship between the derivative and inverse function?
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Undergrad Transform explicit function to polar form
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Graduate Matrix dimensions are not matching after differentiation
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Undergrad Infinitesimal surface / volume
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Undergrad Techniques of Integration [need feedback]
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Undergrad Do Finite Sets Really Lack Limit Points?
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Undergrad Epsilon-delta definition of a limit
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Undergrad Max/Min of f Using Lagrange Multipliers
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Graduate Can the gradient be used to find a normal for a surface integral?
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Undergrad Solving Summation Problem: 1/1! + 2/2! + 3/3! + 4/4!...
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Undergrad Is this convergent? sum (sin k)
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Graduate Deriving Vector Area of a Surface S Using the Cross Product
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Undergrad Not sure how to proceed with uv-vdu integral
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Graduate How can the arithmetic-geometric mean be derived using Elliptic Integration?
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Graduate Asymptotic form of Fourier type integral
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Undergrad How Do I Find a Surface Equation Using Multiple Polynomial Regression?
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Undergrad Prove that area under curve by rectangle is less than integration
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Graduate How Do You Apply Fourier Transform to a Truncated Convolution Integral?
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Graduate Proof that the rationals are dense
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Graduate Complex Analytic Bijection: Is it a Local Diffeo?
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Graduate Casus irreducibilis with positive roots
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Graduate Cauchy Sequences - Complex Analysis
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Undergrad Limits to Infinity: Exponential Function
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Graduate Convolution properteis and the imaginary unit
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Undergrad Question on integration of a gradient.
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Undergrad What is an easy way to calculate numerical integration uncertainty/error
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Graduate How Do You Integrate Complex Functions with Fractional Powers?
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Undergrad Calc I-III String: Dedicating Time to Proofs
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