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Graduate Proof of lebesuge measurable function
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Graduate In a book I'm reading, it says:If beta is orthogonal to the set A,
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Undergrad Volume Slicing: Identifying Annulous Solids of Revolution
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Graduate Laurent expansion of principal root
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Graduate Limits of infinite sums of sequences
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Undergrad Finding the Radial Velocity Component of a Point P with Given Velocity Vector v
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Graduate Is there any counterexample to this ?
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Graduate Explaining the Context of $\nabla\times A=0$ with a Uniform Y-Component of A
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Graduate How to Solve Nonlinear Equations in Physics?
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Undergrad Inverse Hyperbolic Funcs. or Trigonometric Substitution?
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Graduate Inverse function in one dimension
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Undergrad Is the graph of f(x)=1/x a closed set?
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Graduate How Can You Differentiate the Minimum of Functions?
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Graduate Can a Sequence in R Lack Convergent Subsequences or Target Specific Limits?
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Undergrad What happens when you add multiple sine functions?
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Graduate Proving Vector Calculus Identity Without Introducing Coordinates
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Undergrad Simply cannot remember int/diff formulas
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Undergrad How Can I Understand the Integration Process of this Fraction?
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Undergrad Good dayCan anyone pls teach me how to find the extrema of this
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Graduate Steepest Descent with constraints
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Graduate Holomorphic functions at stationary points
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Graduate Where is the mistake in this reasoning about differential forms?
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Undergrad Show subsets of the plane are open
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Undergrad What is the partial derivative of a domain ?
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Undergrad Integral and Differential Calculus
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Undergrad When integrating by trig substitution why do you use what you use?
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Graduate Please help find a function to approximate the partial sum of this series
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Undergrad Proving three 3D points are collinear with Cross Product
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Graduate HelloThe problem isfind the value of [tex]\lambda[/tex] for
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Graduate Understanding Asymptotic Notation (Big Oh & Little Oh)
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Graduate So, there is a way to prove it.Thanks, I'll try that!
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Undergrad Squeeze Mapping: Transform Circle to Quarter Moon Shape
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Graduate Solving a Laplace Transform Integral
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Undergrad Mathematical functions from data sets?
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Undergrad Integration by parts, don't quite know how to arrive at the given answer
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Graduate Directional derivatives and non-unit vectors
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Undergrad How Does the (ε, δ)-Definition of Limit Apply to lim x->a x^5=a^5?
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Graduate Identity Function: How to Approach It?
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Graduate My teachers say this trick (regularization) is not valid
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Undergrad Verify derivative of a dot product.
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Graduate Is every bilinear mapping bounded?
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Graduate What is the correct method for composing Taylor series at a non-zero point?
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Graduate Conformal Mapping: Transform a Circle to a Rectangle
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High School What are some helpful tips for understanding derivatives?
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Graduate How Do You Simplify the Triple Integral of |xyz| Over an Ellipsoid?
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Undergrad How Does the Mean Value Theorem Apply to Square Root Functions?
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Graduate What Makes Differential Forms Click?
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Graduate What is the most effective method for integrating difficult expressions?
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Undergrad Derivative of a partial Deriative
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Undergrad Simple Forms of Limits: Taking bn or an Common
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Undergrad I forgot how I can solve this Like this example:Solve for the
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Graduate Flux of F When DivF=0 in 3D Surfaces
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Undergrad Finding Maximum Bending Moment of a Beam – Help Needed!
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Graduate How can I prove this elegant equation I discovered using Wolfram Alpha?
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Undergrad In limits, how do you tell immediately if the only way to solve the
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Undergrad Integration by Parts guidelines
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Undergrad Need Help with Calculus Project by Monday or I'm Fired!
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Undergrad Is f(x) = 1/log|x| Continuous at x=0?
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Undergrad Is Analyticity Equivalent to Continuity?
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Graduate Plancherel's Identity proof - justifying order of integration?
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Undergrad Integration of (e^x)dx/ (e^(2x) +5e^(x) + 6)
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Graduate Integral equations of convolution type
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Graduate Difficulties with Definition of Compact Set
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Graduate How Does the Imaginary Part of a Holomorphic Function Relate to the Real Part?
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Graduate Real Analysis Final - Need Advice for Multivariable, Diff Forms, Lebesgue
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Graduate Integrating e^x^2: Proof & Explanation
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Graduate Can an Analytic Function in the Whole Plane Take Any Value More Than 3 Times?
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Graduate What Is an Example of Weak but Not Strong Convergence in L²(R)?
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High School Solve Limit of Function: Step-by-Step Guide
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Graduate Convolutions of Lebesgue integrable functions
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Undergrad Integral of sin^2l(x): Ideas Needed
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Undergrad Convergence of Sequence to e and around e
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Graduate Triple Integral Help: Find Mass in Cylindrical Coords
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Graduate Infimum and extended real number
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Undergrad Inverse of a partial derivative?
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Undergrad Definition of the Derivative using delta and epsilon
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Undergrad Answer the Confusing Question: Calculate f'(x) at x=2
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Undergrad Demonstration analysis and good books?
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High School Are these factorial statements accurate?
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Undergrad Derivative of Function f with Respect to t
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Undergrad Fermat's theorem applied to multivariate functions
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Graduate Is d/dz(Im(f(z))) always equal to Im(f'(z)) for an analytic function f(z)?
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Undergrad Simplifying Trigonometric Identities for Derivatives
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Undergrad Calculate Integral of e^(-|x|) Without a Calculator
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Graduate Can a paraboloid become cone under limiting conditions?
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Undergrad Is there more than one meaning of the notation f(x)=[x] ?
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Graduate Which Integrals Are Fun and Special?
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Undergrad Product Rule vs. Quotient Rule: A Common Mistake in Differentiating Equations
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Graduate Transforming Complex Fourier Series to Real - Help Guide
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Undergrad What's the Difference Between dy/dx and d/dx in Calculus?
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Undergrad Finding the Derivative: How to Solve for f'(x) Using the Limit Definition
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Graduate I know that [tex]\sum[/tex] of tan(1/x^2) converges, but why?
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Graduate Vector laplacian and del squared confusion.
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Graduate Is there a proof that there is no elementary integral for e^-x^2?
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Graduate Questions about complex analysis (Cauchy's integral formula and residue theorem)
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Undergrad Changing origin of vector-function-defined surface
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Graduate Is the Error O(1/n) in Linear Interpolation Correct?
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Undergrad Why is Part A Necessary in the Alternating Series Test?
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Graduate Why Poles move to LOWER Half Plane
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Undergrad Integrals: Unveiling the Logic Behind "Norm of the Partition
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