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Graduate Why Do (ex2-1)1/2 and (ex2-1) Have the Same Minima/Maxima?
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Graduate Complicated Definite Double Integral
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Undergrad Positive derivative and strictly increasing
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Undergrad Newton and Leibniz's versions of calculus
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Graduate Can Fixed Point Iteration Solve Exponential Sum Equations?
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High School What Are Engaging Advanced High School Math Project Ideas for Calculus?
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Undergrad Differentiability on an Open Interval
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Undergrad Book on Infinitesimal Calculus: Deriving DEs for EE Students
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Graduate Is the Integral of Cosine Function Always Zero?
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Graduate Proof geometrically that QX and QY are the roots
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Graduate Connection field lines/potential/vector field
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Undergrad Length of a curve - A calculus approach
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Undergrad Is This Calculus Book Too Advanced for Beginners?
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Undergrad Yes, your answer is correct. The integral evaluates to 20.25.
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Graduate Limit of monotic transformation
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Graduate What is the integral of ln(secx + tanx)?
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Graduate Convergance and Laplace transforms
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Graduate How Does f(z) = z + 1/z Map a Circle to an Ellipse?
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Undergrad Integrating 0.5e[SUP]t[SUP] - A Guide
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Graduate Laurent Series doubt about the Sum limits
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Graduate Integrating the product of an exponential and a first derivative
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Undergrad The average f(x) value, from a mechanical point of view?
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Graduate Complex Integral to find pdf of user in CDMA system
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Graduate 'constant' functions on complex analysis
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Undergrad Can a Function Equal Its Own Derivative?
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Graduate Understanding the incomplete gamma function
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Undergrad How to calculate volume of a rotated polar function
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Graduate Maxwell's Eqn: Vanishing Laplacian of 1/r Explained
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Undergrad What Are the Key Differences Between These Summation Notations?
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Graduate Fourier Transform of Blowing Up Function
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High School I would really like to get a jump on calculus before next semester
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Undergrad Autocorrelation - How to implement step by step
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Undergrad How do I handle equality with the derivative and integration?
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Undergrad Uses of power series as opposed to taylor series
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Undergrad Can you bring out the delta x constant?
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Graduate Complex Numbers in Non-Standard Analysis
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Undergrad Personal epiphany about Taylor theorem, true?
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Graduate Calculating Integral using Pade Approximant & Fraction Expansion
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Undergrad What are line and surface integrals?
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Graduate When can we swap the order of integration vs differentiation?
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Graduate Geometric Proof for Improper Integral Equals Pi?
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Graduate How Do Connected Subsets Prove the Union Is Connected?
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Graduate Why distributions can not be multiplied ?
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Graduate Isometry Problem: Does Convergence in Norm Imply Convergence Under Map?
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Graduate Please help explaining equation of the plane from the book.
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High School Geometric/algebraic proof of a quadratic
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Graduate What is the Fourier transform of 1/x?
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Graduate Is *R Connected in the S-Open Topology?
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High School Domain of a quadratic function under square root having no x intercept
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Undergrad Radius of Curvature: Parabola y^2=4ax
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Undergrad Solving Series of cos(exp(-z)) - Hi there!
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Graduate Parametric path of great circle on sphere
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Graduate Maximum Number of Closed Curves with zero Line Integral
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Undergrad Derivatives and Integrals of units
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Undergrad Analyzing Soccer Ball Movement in Freekicks
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High School Agebraic example of U-Substitution?
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Undergrad Approximated complex numbers. How I put them to zero?
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Graduate Surface integral in cylindrical coordinates
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Graduate Convergence of sum involving Mobius function (with Riemann Zeta)
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Undergrad Understanding the Basics of Fourier Transforms
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Graduate Convergence and the Alternating Series test
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Graduate Imaginary/Complex and Negative Derivatives?
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Graduate Complex integration: which path should i choose?
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Undergrad Can an interval with all positive functions of x be proven?
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Graduate Verifying Proof: lim [x→0] f(x)g(x) Does Not Exist
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Graduate Rocking frequency of half-cylinder
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Undergrad What are some practical uses for complex numbers?
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Why Didn't I Get the Number in the End?
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Undergrad Calculating Goal Keeper Reaction Time: A Mathematical Approach
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Graduate Solving a Complex Problem: Proving a Function Reduces to a Polynomial
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Graduate Suggested Textbooks for Complex Analysis w/Proofs & Accessible w/o Real Analysis
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Graduate Variational Calculus help: minimising a function
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Graduate How to Derive the Cross Product of a Curl Identity?
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Graduate Stokes Theorum Surface integral
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Graduate Surface area of solid of revolution with undefined derivative
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Graduate Curious definite integral related to sophomores dream
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Graduate What Does the Notation \(\sum_{n=2}^{\infty} \binom{n}{2} z^{n}\) Represent?
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Graduate What Makes Complex Power Functions Confusing?
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Graduate Integration by Parts: Formula & Real/Non-Integer n
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Graduate Discrete Surface and Volume Integrals
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Undergrad Numerical analysis(Bisection Method)
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Graduate Getting Residues Complex Analysis
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Graduate Optimizing Work: Finding the Minimum Path in Non-Conservative Vector Fields
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Graduate How to compute Gaussian Quadrature weights?
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Graduate Integral of Product of Three Cosines
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Undergrad Finding x such that 1+x^2+2x^3+x^4+2x^5+x^6... Converges
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Undergrad Finding equivalent forms prior to integration
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Undergrad Question about Changing Limits of Integration
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Undergrad What Are the Practical Uses of Arc Length in Integration?
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Graduate Domain of f(x,g(g)), and partial derivatives
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Undergrad When does substitution not work?
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Graduate Solve Hard Sequence Problem: Find √1+√1+2√1+3√1+...
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Graduate Volume created by the revolution of a polar function around the initial line
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Graduate Cauchy Riemann Equations (basic doubt)
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Graduate Understanding the Limit of a Sum in the Integral of f(x)=x
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Undergrad Is it possible to find areas between three or more curves
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Undergrad Taylor series for cartesian circle equation
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Graduate Continuity for Multivariable Functions
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Undergrad Can You Integrate x/sqrt(x(1-x))?
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Undergrad Should Derivatives Be Taught Before Limits in Calculus?
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