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Undergrad Can we use integration by parts for improper integrals?
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Undergrad Is this Integration of sin^2(x) Correct?
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Graduate Does a Time-Dependent Vector Rotate Around a Fixed Vector?
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Graduate Is There a Matrix Equivalent to Green's Function for Differential Equations?
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Undergrad Quick one regarding Integration
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Undergrad Integral: sqrt(1+((x^4-1)/(2x^2))^2)
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Undergrad Question about volume calculation using disks or shells
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Undergrad How can I correctly solve the integral of (x^2)/((x^2+1)^2) step by step?
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Undergrad Whats the intergral of sqrt(25-9x^2)?
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Graduate Searching for a particular kind of convergent sequence
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Graduate Integration using residue theory
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Graduate Complex Integration-Residue Theory
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Undergrad Partial Fractions: Expanding 1/(1+z^3)^2
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Undergrad Next destination in my voyage through Mathematics
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Undergrad Chain rule notation - can Leibniz form be made explicit?
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Graduate Principal Part of Complex Function
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Undergrad Conceptual question of integration and derivation
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Undergrad Area Under a Curve: Calculations & Explanation
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Undergrad What is the Formula for Calculating Surface Area of Revolution?
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Graduate Green's Theorem and Conservative Fields
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Undergrad What is the first derivative of x(t) with a missing factor of w?
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Graduate How, in general, do you expand an expression in powers of some variable?
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Graduate How Do You Prove the Equivalence of These Definitions of Measurability?
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Graduate Is there a general series with a real function exponent for n?
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Graduate Can this tricky integral be solved in general?
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Graduate Proving two functions are equal under an integral
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Undergrad What is the power series for sqrt(x+1) using the square root algorithm?
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Graduate How do i find the arc length of an implicit curve given by f[x,y]=0?
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Undergrad Why is $\lim_{x \rightarrow \infty} (1+\frac{1}{x})^x = e$?
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Graduate How Can the Series Expansion of Cosec^2 Pi x Be Derived?
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Undergrad Convergent Sequence: t^n/(n Factorial) Limit as n->∞?
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Graduate What is the volume of a region in R3 bounded by a hyperboloid and two planes?
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Undergrad Testing Divergence: Alternating Series
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Undergrad Something Interesting I Realized About Integrals
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Graduate Solving Difficult Math Problems: Proving Irrationality & More
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Undergrad Why Should We Consider Compactness in Sets?
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Undergrad A general question about Surface Area
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Graduate Using series to solve definite integrals
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Graduate Riemann integrable functions continuous except on a set of measure zero?
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Undergrad Why is simpsons rule exact for 3rd degree polynomials?
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Graduate An algorithm for numerical double integration over non-rectangular regions.
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Undergrad Would it be true that if a set is bounded
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Graduate Power radiated by point charge Calculus
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Undergrad How to Integrate cosx/((sinx)^2 + 1) with Respect to x
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Undergrad Sum of Geometric Series: What Am I Doing Wrong?
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Undergrad Angle of intersection: polar versus cartesian
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Graduate Is there a simpler method for finding the integral of sqrt(tan x)?
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Graduate How do i maximize the line integral?
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Graduate Describe the cycloid described by a wheel rolling inside a circle
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Graduate Real analysis definition question
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Graduate Infinite Sum: What Does b Converge To?
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Undergrad Calculate Charge Entering Element 0-2 Sec: Simple?
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Graduate Integral of the function exp(Shi(x))
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Undergrad How can I do integrals by just eyeing them?
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Undergrad Local max and min at a if lim f(x) approaching a does not exist
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Graduate Real Analysis: Proving mn=1 Implies m & n = ±1
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Undergrad Finding Legendre Transform of f(x) = (|x|+1)2
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Undergrad Testing System Linearity and Shift Invariance
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Undergrad Proof of Limit of (ln(e)) as h→0
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Graduate Compact Operators and the Unit Ball
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Graduate Solution to Sum of Exponential Squared Series
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Undergrad What are the rules for using maximum in inequalities?
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Graduate Hypergeometric Function around z=1/2
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Graduate Is my proof of greens theorem correct?
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Graduate How Does the Jacobian Correct Signal Intensity in MRI Imaging?
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Graduate Solving Integral Problem: Limit of Sum of Cosines
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Undergrad What is the integration of (ln(x))^n?
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Graduate Derivative of an inverse function
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Undergrad What is the relationship between the gradient and level sets of a function?
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Undergrad Expand Integrand: Understand Int'l Calculus Concepts
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Undergrad Sphere and cylinder intersection
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Graduate Understanding the Dynamics of Rectangular vs Polar/Spherical Unit Vectors
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Graduate Looking for a function with derivatives of
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Graduate Comparing Measures on Finite & Countably Infinite Sets
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Undergrad Troubleshooting Summation Problem #23: Book Answer vs. My Calculation
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Graduate Summation of a sequence by parts.
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High School What is the relationship between integrals and derivatives in calculus?
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Undergrad Require help for standard calculus equation
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Undergrad No Equation for Integral of e^-x^2: What Would Happen?
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Graduate A comparison on binomial expansion
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Graduate Is Injectivity of the Generalized Laplace Transform Proveable?
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Graduate Is phi the Actual Angle on an Ellipse?
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Graduate Homotopy of Closed Curves on a Simply Connected Region
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High School What Grade Level Does Calculus Extend to in Electrical DAE Programs?
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Undergrad When can I use inverse differentials to calculate derivatives?
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Graduate Is a Continuously Converging Function on [0,∞) Uniformly Continuous?
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Graduate Proof using implicit differentiation
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Undergrad Conservative vector field conditions
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Undergrad Why is cot(x) continious in (0,pi) ?
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Graduate What is the significance of a non-zero Jacobian in proving diffeomorphism?
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Undergrad What is the limit as x approaches 0 for (sin(x^2))/x?
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Undergrad Limit as x tends towards +infinity for cos(1/x) to be 1
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Undergrad Surface area double integration .interval problem
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Undergrad Area Under Curve: Integrating sqrt(36-.22x^2)
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Graduate Riesz representation theorem example
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Graduate Do Divergent Series Always Imply Logical Equivalences in Convergence Statements?
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Undergrad Is the Limit of x^4 and y^4 as (x,y)->(0,1) Equal?
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Graduate A second-order non-linear (but simple) DE
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Graduate Finding the Limit of ∫N^2/[1+(NX)^2]^2 as N→∞
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Graduate What exactly is meant by Fourier techniques for edge detection?
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