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Graduate How to Convert Finite Sums to Closed Form with Limit |a| < 1
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Undergrad Does an Ellipse Intersecting a Circle Result in Imaginary Numbers?
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Graduate Is function of convergent sequence rate of change equal to derivative?
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Graduate Exponentially Modified Gaussian
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Graduate Taylor Series Linearization of f(x) Around x0
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Graduate Mapping intervals to sets which contain them
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Graduate Why Does the Integral of a Step Function from -∞ to +∞ Equal Infinity?
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Graduate Minimizing Area Under Curve: COV
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High School What does the circle in the integral sign signify?
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Undergrad Strategies for constructing Maclaurin polynomials?
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Undergrad Should an engineering student play with Baby Rudin ?
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Graduate Approximating a sum of exponentials
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Undergrad Can the arc length be calculated using polar coordinates?
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High School Learning to solve for volumes? help appreciated.
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Undergrad What Happens When a Real or Complex Number is Raised to a Complex Power?
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Graduate What Are the Prerequisites and Applications of Fractional Calculus?
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Graduate Find a Companion for Rudin: Math Analysis Help for Real Analysis Class
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High School How do I find the slope of the tangent line for a given x-coordinate?
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Undergrad Parametrizing Complex Line Integral
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Undergrad Can You Pull Out 1/dx in Differential Equations?
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Undergrad How are jump discontinuities important when determining the area of a curve?
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Graduate Integral over standard n-simplex
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Undergrad Another limit homework problem
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Graduate Series homework help problem again
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Undergrad Understanding Inequality of Complex Numbers: |z+w|=|z-w|?
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Graduate Finite differences on scalar? Matrix?
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Graduate Proving Euler's Formula with Complex Numbers
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Graduate How Is the Integral of $\frac{\sin x}{x}$ Related to the Sine Integral Function?
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Undergrad Limit of orthogonal lines to straight line help?
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Undergrad The fundamental theorem of calculus
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Graduate Solving trigonometric system of equations
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Graduate What are the different possibilities for the distance function in metric spaces?
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Graduate What is the Number of Complex Roots for the Given Equation with Varying d?
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Graduate Analytical definitions vs intuitive (or perhaps first year ) definitions
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Graduate Prove: Does {An^2} Converges Implies {An} Converges? True/False & How to Prove?
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Undergrad Theories based on intuition: calculus telling us and us telling calculus
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Undergrad What is the difference between a function and a functional?
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Graduate Taylor Series in Multiple Variables
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Graduate Confusion on contour integration
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Graduate Magnetic Field Lines: Proving c(T)=c(0) with T≠0
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High School Second Derivative: What Does it Represent? - James
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Graduate Equivalent Metrics: Convergent Sequences?
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Graduate Are Non-Degenerate Extrema Isolated in Functions of One Variable?
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Undergrad Do Functions Tending to Infinity Always Result in Infinity When Combined?
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High School Can Integration Be Used for Mass and Volume?
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Undergrad Crazy idea to teach myself Calculus
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Undergrad Did you enjoy linear algebra alongside calculus?
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Undergrad Where Can I Find More Calculus Practice Problems Online?
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Graduate How Do We Calculate an Integral of a Rational Function from Zero to Infinity?
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Graduate Divergence in cylindrical coordinate system
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Graduate Solving Difficult Integral: Exploiting Orthogonality of Plane Waves
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Undergrad Can a Sinewave Be Generated from an Oval Phasor?
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Undergrad What is the definition of supremum for a sequence of real numbers?
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Graduate Is there such a function?
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Undergrad Solve ODE w/ Variation of Coefficient Technique: Complex Derivatives
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Undergrad Sine Wave Analysis: Calculating Time Interval for % Power
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Graduate Using Lambert W to solve n*log(n) = c
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Graduate Regularization of a divergent integral in several variables
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Graduate Proving Limit of t to 0 as a/v Goes to Infinity/1
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Graduate Calculating Centre of Mass for a Projectile Nose
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Undergrad What is the range of the function f(x)=1-x/(√5+7x-x²)?
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Undergrad Find Tangent Line to C with Intercept of 150
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Graduate How Is the Tan Power Series Derived Using Sin, Cos, and Bernoulli Numbers?
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Graduate Approximate formulas for integrals of Gamma functions?
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Undergrad What is the closed form for the summation of cos(nθ) from -N to N?
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Undergrad Exponential laws logrithm function.
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Graduate What is the average value of electric field?
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Graduate A question about limit superior for function
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Graduate Contour Integration: finding residues
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Undergrad Partial Fractions using Laurent Series
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Graduate How to Approach This Limit Involving a Riemann Sum?
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Undergrad Finding the Equation of Tangent line on cos wave
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Graduate Good Analysis text book with solutions?
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Undergrad Why Does 1/n Diverge & 1/n2 Converge? Explanation Beyond Formulas
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Undergrad What Differentiates a Vector Function from a Vector Field?
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Graduate Is this the correct way to show a sequence is divergent?
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Graduate Question with the prove of r(t) ande r'(t) is perpendicular.
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Undergrad IMPORTANT - what is the geometric intepretation of the gradient vector?
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Graduate An algebraic brickwall (real analysis)
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Graduate Implications of Lebesgue Integration for Bounded Functions
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Graduate Is the Space of Absolutely Continuous Functions Complete?
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Graduate How to Show Sequence Convergence to 1/2 in Knopp's Book?
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Undergrad Why Is the Normal Vector of a Tangent Plane Equal to the Gradient?
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Graduate Derivative of a special function
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Undergrad Hard time visualizing gradient vector vs. tangent vector.
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Undergrad Absolute Value of e(i): Why is it Equal to 1?
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Undergrad Just started fresh year, and in calc based physics IMPORTANT QUESTION
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Graduate How to prove derivative of Airy function
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Graduate Why do some integrals at infinity give finite values while others don't?
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Undergrad How can the first principles approach be used to differentiate a^x?
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Graduate Question about the concept of divergente
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Undergrad Calculating the Phase Spectrum from a Fourier Transform
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Graduate My Mind going to blow Why Conservative field Path independ?
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Graduate Challenging Math Problem: Can You Solve This Confusing Integral?
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Graduate Convergence of Taylor series in several variables
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Graduate Why NO multiple Laurent series ?
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Graduate Spivak (Calculus on Manifolds) proof of stolkes theorem
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Undergrad Finding Math Software to Fit & Adjust Curves
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Graduate Compact embedding and strong convergence
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Graduate How can we prove f(x,y) is differentiable using induction?
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