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Graduate What exactly is meant by Fourier techniques for edge detection?
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Graduate Messy Fourier Transform Integral
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Graduate Trapezoidal, simpsons rule, and higher order approximations
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High School Need an idea for calculus presentation
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Undergrad Understanding Epsilon Delta Proofs
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Graduate Solution to Challenge Problem: f'(x) = f(x) for all x in Q
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Undergrad Fast Fourier Transform Amplitude Units
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Graduate Measure theoretically equivalent
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Graduate Integrating Diffusion: Problem Solving and Fick's Law Explained
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Graduate Can the sum of square cosines be expressed as a single function of the sum of x?
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Undergrad Re-write the denominator as x*(x^6-1)=x*(x^3-1)*(x^3+1)
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Graduate What Does it Mean for a Function to be Smooth on the Complex Plane?
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Undergrad Fundamental Theorem of Calculus concept
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Graduate Proof that x^s/s equals 1 if x > 1 where the function is integrated with limits
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Graduate Sufficient conditions for a = lim inf xn
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Graduate What is the integration of 1/ln(x)
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Graduate Do Products of L^2 Functions Converge in the Integral?
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Graduate Proof of the value of e without using L'Hopital's rule?
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Graduate Lebeque dominated convergence thm
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Undergrad Software to Solve Calculus & Diff Eq Questions Step by Step
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Undergrad Solve f^-1'(2): Find x for f(x)=x³+3x+6
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Graduate Generalizing: Curl of a Function
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Undergrad Can anyone here explain how did he get it.
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Graduate Why Do Euler's Equalities Hold True?
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Undergrad Learn How to Calculate RMS and Avoid Mistakes: Root Mean Square Help
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Undergrad If this correct please look - definite inegral
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Undergrad Gauss-Legendre Quadrature coefficients
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Graduate Convergence of a sequence of functions to zero in the L1 norm?
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Graduate Trouble Following Diff. Equation: Why Evaluate B(x) in Final Expression?
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Undergrad Is the anti-derivative of a continuous function continuous?
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Undergrad Indefinite Integral: Justification for Dropping Absolute Value Bars
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High School What is the significance of 3^π in understanding irrational powers?
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Graduate Solving for Spherical Coordinates: Derivatives and Equations Explained
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Graduate Calculating Coefficients of Infinite Power Series
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Undergrad How Do You Find the Fourier Series for a Piecewise Function?
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Undergrad What is the difference between a Fourier Transform and Integral?
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Graduate Fundemental Lemma of the Calculus of Variations
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Graduate Proving the Limit of f(x)=0 in Calculus with Spivak's Problem
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Graduate An example of a function that attains the value infinity on R?
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Undergrad Sin^n(theta) as product of sin^1, cos^1 (m*theta)
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Graduate Volume of tetrahedra formed from coordinate and tangent planes
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Graduate Composition goes to 0? f(x)/x -> 0 and g(x) -> 0 prove g(f(x))/x->0
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Graduate Questions About TNB Frenet Frames
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High School Rate of change at every point in a linear function?
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Undergrad Simplification of Integration Problem
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Undergrad What is the Difference Between Delta and Differential in Calculus?
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Undergrad My calc prof would be so disappointed
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Graduate Who Invented the Mathematical Operators Used in Classical Electromagnetism?
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Undergrad Surface area of a cone-inconsistency?
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Undergrad Changing evaluation of an axis on a triple integral
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High School Finding the max volume of a box with an open lid
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Graduate Evalute expression of associated Legendre's polynomial
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Graduate Understanding Field Theory: Finite Fields and Clock Arithmetic Explained
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Graduate Proof of lim (x to 0) of sinx/x and circular proofs
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Graduate Vector Equation | Proving ∇×(a × b)
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Graduate Help with derivation of euler-lagrange equations
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Graduate Meaning of vanishes outside a set of finite measure
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Undergrad Does every subsequence of a_n converge to a?
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Graduate Understanding Littlewood's Three Principles in Relation to the Lebesgue Integral
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Graduate How Do You Approximate the Perturbed Root of a Polynomial Function?
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Graduate Perturbed Function: Solutions & Explanations
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Undergrad Big O: Clarifying Prime Obsession Concepts
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Graduate Uniform boundedness of integral of differences
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Undergrad Integrate r^3√(r^2+1)| Justin's Q&A
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Undergrad Need help understanding Euler's formula (complex numbers)
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Undergrad Intergral of (e^(3/x))/(x^2) ?
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Graduate Inner Product (Infinite Dimensional)
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Graduate Integrating x/(ax^3 + bx -c ): Solutions & Steps Explained
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Graduate Numerically find Zeros in Complex functions
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Undergrad Functions that are not integrable in terms of elementary functions.
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Graduate How to Minimize the Norm of f(x)=x^3-c-bx-ax^2 Under L_2[-1,1]?
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Undergrad Summation of continuous band of frequencies
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Undergrad What is the correct way to find the indefinite integral of e^(6x)/(e^(6x)+6)?
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Undergrad Tangent line of the curve of intersection of two surfaces
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Graduate Analysis book that assumes some knowledge of topology
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Graduate How Does a Metric Space Induce a Topology?
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Undergrad Integrate int(0topi)int(0tosinx)ydydx
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Graduate What is the Correct Form of the Natural Logarithm Law for (ln(x))^(1/x)?
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Graduate F: [0,infinity) -> R is continuous at every point of its domain
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Undergrad Vertical Sections and Level Curves
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Graduate Uniform convegence and continuity
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Undergrad Power series of inverse trig functions
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Undergrad How to perform multivariable numerical integration?
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Undergrad Graph f'(x) = 4x^2 (x+3): Troubleshooting Logic
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Graduate Why is it that this integral equals zero as the limits go to infinity?
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Graduate Integrating Norm in Unit Ball in Rn-2
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Undergrad Sine: Does it Have a Point of Inflection?
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Undergrad Integrating the Area between Two Graphs - Positive & Negative Regions
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Undergrad Commutativity of Mixed Partials Theorem
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Undergrad Why is there no absolute min / max for the given equation?
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Undergrad Limit Comp Test for Polynomial w/Neg Coeff: Use Abs Vals
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Graduate Volume of a cone using cylindrical coordinates and integration
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Graduate Prove Differentiability of g(x) at x1: mx1+b=x0
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Undergrad Question about limits and inequalities
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Undergrad How Do I Correctly Change the Order of Integration for This Integral?
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Graduate Simplifying the Chain Rule for Partial Derivatives in PDEs
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Undergrad Proving Convergence: Real s, 0<s<1, n \to \infty
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Undergrad Expanding the Exponential Function Using Limits
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Undergrad Are Ho(x) and H1(x) orthogonal to H2(x) with respect to e^(-x^2)?
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Graduate Integral of exponentiated Fourier expansion
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