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Graduate How is this summation approx valid?
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Graduate Question about liminf of the sum of two sequences
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Graduate Understanding Scalar Fields and the Laplace Equation: How Do They Relate?
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Undergrad A function 'continous' at a 'point'.
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Undergrad Math Project/Research Ideas - 3rd Semester College Student
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Graduate Logarithms and online integrators
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Graduate Can Any Uncountable Set Have a Countable Subset?
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Graduate What is the mean of factorial(-1/2)?
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Undergrad Limit Of A Function From Definition
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Graduate Fluid Streamline Vector Problem
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High School Jules: Trying to Remember Calculus Limit
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Undergrad What is the reason for different integrals if equations are the same?
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Graduate Inequality on $\ell_p$: Proving or Disproving?
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Graduate Supremum Principle: Nonempty Set A & Upper Bound
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Undergrad Heklp with an integral involving the exp function
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Graduate Calculating Derivatives of a Complex Function: M'(t) and M''(t) Computation
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Graduate Calculate the Fourier transform of a product of three functions
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Undergrad What is the limit of (x/x+1)^x as x tends to infinity?
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Graduate How Do You Evaluate This Integral with Variables?
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Graduate To what value do these series converge?
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Undergrad Find the Peak of a Curve Defined by Points
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Graduate Is (5*Pi)/6 the Correct Volume for the Intersection of a Paraboloid and Cone?
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High School Derivative of 2^x: How to Calculate
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Undergrad Trying to self-learn undergrad calculus & physics?
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Undergrad What is Tensor Calculus and Its Applications in Mechanics?
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Graduate Lebesgue integral over the Riemann integral
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Graduate Euler's Identity: E^iπ=-1, Why e^iπ/3 ≠ -1?
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Undergrad Proving f(x)=0 by Least Upper Bound on [a,b]
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Graduate Arc Length Problem: Find s & Deduce y=e-s | Oscar
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Undergrad Finding the Area Between Parabolas: Double Integral Help Needed
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Undergrad Integrating cos(2x)^N - Hints & Tips
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Undergrad What Are the Domain and Range of the Function f(x,y) = ln(y-2x)?
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Graduate Imaginary parts of GAMMA(1/2+I*y)
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Graduate Gauge Continuity: Resources for Real Line Functions
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Undergrad Is d/dx of ln(|x|) = 1/x? Proving the Claim
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Undergrad Name for integration by parts shortcut
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Undergrad Is Cot-1x the Same as 1/Tan-1x?
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Graduate Reflection Rule of a Fourier Transform
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Undergrad Optimize f(x,y,z) = 2x + 2y + 2z
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Undergrad Integral using parseval (supposed to be simple )
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Graduate Convergence of Series with Square Root Terms
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High School What Is the Opposite of a Trig Function?
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Undergrad Why Multiply by the Derivative of the Inner Function in the Chain Rule?
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Graduate Elliptic Functions: Physics & Engineering Applications
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Graduate What are the 8 distinct critical points for the given equations?
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Graduate Calculating Elliptic Integrals - Ask Experts for Help
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Undergrad How to derive a number to the power x (e.g. 2^x)
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Undergrad What is the integral of (xsinx)^2?
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Undergrad Function Fails to Have Limit as x→∞, f(x)^2→4
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Graduate A SPECIAL Derivative of Matrix Determinant (tensor involved)
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Undergrad Optimize f(x,y,z) = x2 + y2 + z2 - 2x
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Graduate Rocket Calculations, wind resistance, Rectangular hyperbola
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Undergrad The sin(a+b) formula and the product rule for derivatives
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Graduate Interchange of integrals and limits
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Undergrad Distance between 2 points in spherical coordinates
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High School How to Calculate Percentage Error in Scientific Measurements?
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Undergrad Limits and Boundary and Func help
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Graduate Cauchy trick for divergent integrals.
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Undergrad Struggling with Calculating an Integral: Can Someone Help?
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Graduate Is f(x,y) Linear if f(x,y)-f(0,0)=x*(d/dx)[f(x,y)]+y*(d/dy)[f(x,y)]?
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Undergrad Convergent/divergent with natural log
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Undergrad Integrate sqrt ( 4 -x^2)dx
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Undergrad Where can I find a comprehensive real analysis textbook for self-study?
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Graduate Best text for graduate analysis?
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Undergrad How many critical points are there in a function with multiple variables?
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Undergrad Finding the Derivative of an Integral: Explanation Needed
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Undergrad Swapping the limits of integration
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Undergrad Find the Limit: Finf simple limit Find \lim_{x \rightarrow 1}
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Graduate Understanding the Dot Product of Derivatives
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Undergrad Solving Summations with Modified Exponents
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Graduate Is this true? euclidean metric <= taxicab metric
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Graduate How can I solve this equation using the Fisher Information?
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Undergrad Area defined by a rope wrapping around a circle?
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Undergrad How can I solve the integral of ArcSin(x)dx using Integration by parts?
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Graduate Order of differentiation and integration
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Graduate Integral of Bessel functions combination?
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Undergrad If f is differentiable, is f ' continuous?
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Undergrad Calculating Volume of Rotated Geometry: Algorithm or Integration?
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Undergrad Help determining an equation that describes a pattern
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Graduate What Is the Shift Operator in the Context of Translation Operator Expansion?
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Undergrad Been trying to figure this one out for some time
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Undergrad Is it possible to sketch this function without a graphing calculator?
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Graduate Cauchy Sequence That Does Not Converge In A Space
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Undergrad I have a question about the value of limit.
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Graduate Strange thing i noticed about centroid of a cone vs triangle
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Undergrad How Can the Midpoint Rule Estimate Liver Volume from CAT Scan Data?
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Graduate Differential vs. Derivative of a multivariable function
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Undergrad Need integral help ( integral property maybe )
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Graduate Sufficient condition for differentiability of a function of two variables
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Graduate Quick/easy question about analytic (holomorphic) functions
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Undergrad Integration: 1/((x^(1/2)-x^(1/3))
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Undergrad How Do I Find P1 and P2 for a Parametrized Curve?
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Graduate Solving Volterra Equations: Integrating for Solutions
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Graduate Delta/Epsilon Proof for General Cases
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Graduate Verifying Stokes' Theorem: Am I Doing Anything Wrong?
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Undergrad Choosing the correct method of integration.
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Graduate The limit of the complex conjugate as z -> 0
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Undergrad Strange Solution to Quadratic Equation
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Undergrad Difference between Continuity and Derivatives.
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Graduate Conditions Needed for Interchange of Double Limits
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