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High School Find an Online Differentiator - Wolfram
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Graduate Can x^x Be Integrated with Elementary Functions?
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Undergrad Does a circle have a constant rate of change of it self that defines
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Graduate Parallelogram law calculation is this an error in the text?
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Graduate Sigma Algebras generated by Sets
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Graduate Permutations: Explaining & Finding A, A^-1 & 2 Examples of σ
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Undergrad Average relative distance between 2 functions
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Graduate Discontinuous linear mapping between infinite-dimension vector space
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Graduate Understanding little-o notation
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Graduate How to Determine Correct Values for Q and R in Designing a Kalman Filter?
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Graduate Heine Borel Theorem, why I need it?
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Undergrad Understanding the Derivation of Taylor Series
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Undergrad Concept Decomposing of Partial Fractions
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Graduate Given divergence and curl determine vector field
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Undergrad What is the Inverse of a 2D Function?
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What is the Limit of a Sequence?
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Graduate Understanding the del operator in electromagnetics
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Graduate Question on dot product of vectors.
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Graduate Is every closed path integral zero?
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Graduate Proving the Existence of Rational Differences in a Measurable Set
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate the Maximum Speed of a Cart Given Its Velocity Equation?
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Graduate Are These Two Limit Statements Equivalent?
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Graduate Need clarification on proof on I.V.T.
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Graduate Boundary of any set in a topological space is compact
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Graduate How Do I Integrate d³k for Particle Number Calculations?
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Graduate Is the set of rationals a measurable set?
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Graduate The set of rational numbers in [0,1]
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Graduate Evaluating Fresnel Integral: sin(x^2) from 0 to $\infty$
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Graduate Understanding Measure Zero and Countable Additivity for Rational Numbers
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Graduate Bounding e raised to a polynomial - Tell me if this is true?
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Graduate How do you define the limits for this triple integral?
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Graduate Why Can't the Inverse Function Theorem Be Applied to a Function from R^n to R^m?
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Undergrad Solve Logarithmic Integral int. (ln(ax+b))^2
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Graduate Explain the Inverse Function Theorem
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Graduate Delta Function of Complex Number: How to Define
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Graduate Riemann Zeta Function and Pi in Infinite Series
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Graduate Calculating Remainders for Taylor Series of Sine Function
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Graduate Product of dirac delta distributions
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Graduate Sphere Projection: Clarification Needed
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Graduate Hadamard Thm: Show F w/ Non-Int Growth Order Has Inf Zeros
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Graduate Inverse problem for Orthogonal POlynomials
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Undergrad Is Spivak's Calculus 4th Edition Too Dry for Beginners?
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Graduate How to deal with infinite poles in Mellin transform for sum evaluation?
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Graduate Differentiability of functions defined on manifolds
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Graduate How is the residue computed for a simple pole in the book on prime numbers?
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Graduate Examples where rot F = 0 don't imply conservative field
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Graduate Indefinite integral of sin(x)/ln(x)?
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Graduate Differentiation/integration of two variables
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Undergrad Can you find the zeros of a quadratic equation using differentiation?
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Undergrad Can integrals be solved by rotation of axis?
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Graduate Divergence of a tensor vector product
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Undergrad Where Does the Less Than Symbol Disappear in the Triangle Inequality Proof?
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Graduate Tempered Stable Distributions: Understanding Q and R(dx) for Computing R(dx)
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Graduate Pitch for a 3d hyperbolic spiral
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Undergrad Definitions and if and only if statements
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Graduate How can I accurately interpolate a C1 function with infinite second derivative?
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Graduate Interpolation with knowledge of derivatives
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Undergrad Attempt at Deriving the Volume of a Cone
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Graduate Non-Lebesgue Measurable Sets: Understanding Measurement
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Undergrad Solution of exact differential equation
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Graduate Integration Inequality: f(x) vs g(x)
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Graduate Integrating f Over a Set: Is it Possible?
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Undergrad Support of Function: Closure of Non-Zero Set
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Undergrad Why is the impulse response flipped in the convolution definition?
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Graduate Mean-value theorem for functions of two real variables?
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Graduate Is the Variation of a Functional in Calculus of Variation Correctly Calculated?
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Graduate Understanding Notation for Integration in Tempered Alpha Stable Distributions
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Undergrad Cartesian product help?I'm interested how to solve the following problem:
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Graduate Proving Continuity of e^x - A Delta Epsilon Proof
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High School Finding Derivative of sinx: What do I do Next?
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Graduate Derivative of Riemann zeta function
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Graduate Is arg\xi(1/2+is) an Increasing Function of 's'?
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Graduate Interesting problematic integral
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Graduate Closed set representation as union of closed intervals
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Graduate Why is the Empty Set Open in a Metric Space?
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Undergrad Is it possible to parametrize a function analytically?
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High School Why are implicit functions used instead of explicit?
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Equation written on a car-Is it a riddle?
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Graduate Binomial coefficients sum conjecture about exponential
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Graduate Continuum Conversion of Lattice Points via Taylor Series Expansion
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Graduate Integration of Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
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Undergrad Find the fallacy in the derivative.
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Graduate Difficult integral involving hypergeometric function
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Graduate Hints in solving this analitically?
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Graduate Help with limits of integration
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Graduate Given Any Measurable Space, Is There Always a Topological Space Generating it?
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High School Where Can I Find Online Resources for Expanding My Calculus Knowledge?
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Graduate How do I determine the poles of 1/(z^6 + 1) above the y-axis?
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Graduate Complex analysis: U-V transformations.
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Undergrad Troubleshooting the Integral of e^-ax^2: Where Did That Negative Sign Come From?
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Undergrad Finding Coefficients in Partial Fraction Decomposition
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Graduate Holder's Inequality: Proving (17) is Sufficient
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Graduate Help Solve Math Term Paper Integration Error!
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Undergrad Do these 3D vectors intersect at the given points?
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Undergrad What is the Radius of Convergence for the Power Series Given?
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Graduate Any approximate analytical solution to this ode?
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Undergrad Derivative Existence at Vertical Asymptotes: A Mystery or a Certainty?
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Undergrad Can Derivatives Be Defined at Boundary Points?
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Graduate Using Kalman Filter to Estimate Motion of Object Along Line Segment
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Graduate How can the displacement fields be composed to obtain the desired outcome?
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