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Undergrad Ln(x) < sqrt(x) for 1<x<infinity
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Graduate Does an antiderivative of e^z/z^3 exist in the punctured complex plane?
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Graduate How can I understand the Einstein summation convention for vector algebra?
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Graduate Why Are f(f^{-1}(E)) and E Not Always Equal in Set Theory?
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Graduate Solve Integral: $\int \frac{1}{x(x+1)(x+2)(x+3)...(x+m)}dx$
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Graduate Integrating along the imaginary axis
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Undergrad Arc length of a circle using integration
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Graduate Coefficient of the product of two power series
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Undergrad What is the Taylor's series for cos(pi/3)?
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Undergrad Trough - Related Rates Problem
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Graduate Analyticity of Complex Function f(z)=1/(z^2-1)
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Undergrad How to Derive 1/sqrt(1+2t)?
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Graduate Series: terminology & notation
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Undergrad Power Series Expansion about Point
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Undergrad Why is it difficult to integrate x^x
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Graduate Calculating Voltage Drop with Non-Constant Speed
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Undergrad 1. The function f(x) is not defined for x = 0. It has the property
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Graduate How can the equation x^x + x - 1 = 0 be solved analytically?
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Graduate Why Does the Sequence {1/n} Converge in R1 but Not in Positive Real Numbers?
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Undergrad How was the integral of 1/x defined?
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Undergrad Why Does Maximizing a Function Also Maximize Its Logarithm?
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Graduate Riemann Integrable <-> Continuous almost everywhere?
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Undergrad In partial differentiation why we have to use the jacobian?
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Graduate About the definition of measurable functions
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Undergrad Proof by contrapositive = modus tollens?
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Undergrad Inverse function and continuity
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Graduate Need help in a real analysis question
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Undergrad Why Is the Change of Variable Theorem for Simple Integrals So Complicated?
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Graduate Surface integral to line integral
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Graduate Integral of Bessel J1 -> Struve?
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Graduate Integrate x^x^x: What do you think?
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Graduate What is the Process and Meaning of Taking the Derivative of a Vector?
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Undergrad How can I easily compute the integral of a hypergeometric function?
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Undergrad What are the expected values of x for convergence of the given Taylor series?
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Graduate Completeness of an inner product space
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Graduate Why derivative of a closed real function is continous on open interval
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Undergrad Correct proof (in stewart calculus) of fermat's theoram ?
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Graduate Integral of x^x: Does It Exist?
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Undergrad How Do You Find the Derivative of log(x^2+y^3)?
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High School Integration & Derivatives ,Newtons
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Undergrad Limits of e^f(x) as x Approaches Infinity
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Undergrad Need Help Re-Learning Flux Integrals for Constant Vector Fields
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Undergrad Rules for curl test applicability
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Undergrad Area vectors of oriented surfaces
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Undergrad Interpretation of power rule for integration applied to 1/x
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Graduate Proof of Stationary Values for Ritz Values in Lanczos Iteration
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Graduate Optimizing H for Accurate Outlier Detection in Weighted Linear Least Squares
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Undergrad Absence of limits in Sylvanus P. Thompsons Book
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Graduate Lim sup lim inf of rationals in [0,1]
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Graduate How do you evaluate the vector calculus question over an ellipsoid?
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Graduate Cantor's finite intersection principle
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Undergrad Function oscillates from -1 to 1 so limit
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Graduate Why do unit vectors appear in the scalar gradient?
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Undergrad How to Easily Convolve a Function with Itself?
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Undergrad Finding the most 'important' variable
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Graduate How Does Function Behavior in Intersection Impact Integrals in Rectangles?
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Graduate Complex Analysis (zeroes of Polynomials)
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Graduate Proving the Non-Existence of the Limit of Cos(1/x) Using Delta and Epsilon
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Graduate Proof of Zero Value for Vector Field Integral on Closed Surface
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Graduate Is Every Convergent Sequence Also Contractive?
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Graduate Does the function f(x)=infinity(x) have a derivative?
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Undergrad Limits of Infinity: Does f(x) Exist?
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Undergrad Question about finding the area between two curves
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Graduate Are all continuous bijections homeomorphisms?
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Undergrad Romberg integration fortran code
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Undergrad Help finding speed in degrees of latitude/longitude per hour?
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Graduate Convolution with a sinc gives uniform approximation to a function
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Graduate Help me compute numerically this integral
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Undergrad Calculating Surface Area and Volume of 6-Way PVC Pipe - Quick and Easy Guide
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Graduate Surface area in spherical co-ordinates
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Undergrad Integrate y= arctan x for 0< x <1
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Undergrad Integrate arcsinw: Explaining the Result
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Undergrad How Many Points Are Needed to Apply the Delta-Epsilon Definition of a Limit?
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Graduate How Do I Convert This Integral's Domain to Polar Coordinates?
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Graduate Where Can I Find an Accessible Introduction to Hyperfunctions?
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Undergrad Idea behind the series expansions
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Graduate The inverse function of x exp(-1/x^2)
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Graduate Equivalent Norms in an infinite vector space?
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Graduate Xxx Trajectory in a gravitational field
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Undergrad Radial component of a velocity vector - cylindrical coordinates
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High School Integration and antiderivatives in class
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Graduate Multivariable Dirac Delta Functions
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Graduate Inverse Laplace Transformation of an Exponential function
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Graduate Inverting Series: Solving for z in Powers of x
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Graduate How Does the Integral of exp(-x^2*k+i*m*x) Behave as m Increases?
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Undergrad How Much Work to Pump Liquid from a Hemispherical Tank?
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Graduate Partial derivatives with dependent variables (fixed) question.
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Undergrad How to Calculate Implicit Derivatives for Understanding
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Graduate Is the (ε, δ)-Definition of Limits Sufficient for Uniqueness?
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Undergrad How Do You Solve the Integral of (26x+36)/[(3x-2)(x^2+4)] dx?
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Undergrad Integration (Spherical) Question
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Graduate Set of discontinuties with measure 0
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Graduate Fourier series and parseval's theorem
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Undergrad Understanding Summation Notation
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Graduate Can a Bound be Found for the Error in Higher Order Taylor Series?
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Undergrad What is the condition for a function to be integrable with improper integral?
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Graduate From integral equation to normal equation
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Undergrad Calculating the Primitive of sqrt(x^2-4)/x^4 using Substitution Method
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High School How you get results for logarithms
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Undergrad L'Hopital's Rule and Infinite Limits
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