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Undergrad What does the + symbol above log mean?

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Graduate L2 norm of infinite sequences: when is it infinite?

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Undergrad Partial fractions on exponentials

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Graduate Fourier Basis functions question

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Undergrad Maximum area of rectangle with isosceles triangle top

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Graduate Iterated integrals wrt one variable

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Undergrad Simplifying 1/x(1-x) for integration

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Undergrad What is the Limit of f(x) as x Approaches Zero in the Interval [-1,1]?

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High School Basic question: First derivative test to detect whether a function is decreasing

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Graduate Having trouble with a surface integral

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Graduate Integration of a 'stairstep' function

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High School Conversion of polar equation to rectangular equation

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Undergrad Finding the equation of the line of a cubic function

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Undergrad Do I need calculus to find instantaneous speed during acceleration?

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Graduate Fourier transform of f \in C_c^\infty(R^n)

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Graduate Geometric area integration of 1/x

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Graduate Complex analysis harmonic function

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Graduate Taylor Series Expansion of Analytic Function at x0 = 0

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Undergrad Why does 1/(x+1) integrate to log(x+1) but 1/(2x+2) integrates to ½log(2x+2)?

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Undergrad How Are Laplace and Fourier Transforms Related?

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Graduate Drawing complex integration contours

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Undergrad Textbook of complex variables function

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Undergrad Shortcut to the area under a curve?

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Undergrad Can Derivative Operators Be Treated Like Fractions in Integration?

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Graduate Pointwise limit and uniform convergence of fn(x)=ne^(-xn²)

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Graduate Differential of a map (mathematical analysis)

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Graduate Pointwise limit and uniform convergence of fn(x)=n²e^(-nx)

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Graduate Connected sets in a topological space

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Undergrad Why does the fundamental theorem of calculus give the exact area under a curve?

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Graduate Proof of L-1{F(s)} = L-1{F(z-2)} = g(t) * e-2t

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Graduate How Can You Visualize Second Order Partial Derivatives?

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Graduate Is Fractional Calculus Possible According to 'Fractional Calculus I'?

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Graduate What are teh p-adic and adeles ?

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Undergrad Solving for X in a sum of discounted powers

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Graduate Need surface area of N-Ellipsoid.

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Graduate Asymptotic behavior and derivatives

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Graduate If A*A is a compact operator, is A compact?

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Graduate Using Cauchy's theorem for integrals with poles at ±a

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Undergrad Solving Two-Variable Problems: F(x,y)=-(y/x)^2+h(xy)

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Undergrad What does 'overlap in at most a line segment' mean in the Addition Property?

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Undergrad Complex Numbers: Are They The Ultimate?

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Undergrad Alternative to Integration by Parts?

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High School Having trouble understanding derivatives

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Graduate Spivak Calculus on Manifolds 2-33: continuity of partial derivatives in Theorem 2-8

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Undergrad How can we visualize line integrals in layman's terms?

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Graduate Integral of sqrt(x^2-a^2)exp(-x)

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Undergrad How can Fourier series formulas be derived without just memorizing them?

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Graduate Calculating Mercury's Orbit with Hyperbolic Geometry

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Graduate Computing flux through cylinder walls with gradient of radius squared

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Graduate Is f_n(x)=(1-x^n)/(1-x) uniformly convergent?

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Graduate Why are z^(1/3), z^(1/2) and ln(z) not unique in the complex plane?

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Graduate Sum/integral/zeta functions/ Gamma functions

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Graduate Finding Max Mean Value of Function F: Integral Solution

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Undergrad Volume of a partially filled sphere

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Sliver of pages in calculus book came out

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Undergrad First Year Calculus Kepler's laws?

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Graduate Does the mean value theorem require continuity of the function?

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Undergrad Finding Taylor series about some point

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Undergrad What is the difference between analyticity and continuity in functions?

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Graduate Open Sets of R^n: Countable Union of Open Rectangles/Balls?

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Graduate Meta-mathematical Pursuits - Sine(Infinity)

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Graduate Different Statements of Morera's Theorem

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Undergrad I don't understand this property of arctan(x)'

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Undergrad Calculating Orthogonality of Binormal Vector with Dot Product

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Graduate Contour Integration for Inverse Mellin Transform

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High School How Does Simpson's Rule Approximate Areas Under Curves?

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Graduate The equation of a normal plane to a curve - confusion

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Undergrad Query concerning derivative of e^x

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Undergrad How to evaluate ∫(log sin x)² dx from 0 to π/2

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Graduate A general form derivative problem

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Undergrad Limits and infinite oscillations

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Undergrad Is the Square Root of a Number Always Considered a Function?

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Graduate Table of Integrals: Solving \int_0^{\infty}x^A\,(x^2+x)^{B/2}\,e^{-Cx}\,K_{(B)}

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High School Why is e equal to 2.71828183 if it equals 1 when n approaches infinity?

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Undergrad How Do You Determine the Radius in Solids of Revolution Problems?

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High School How Do You Solve a Natural Logarithm Equation for Variable y?

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Undergrad Is e^{i(a+bx)} = cos(a+bx) + i sin(a+bx)?

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Graduate Can an analytic curve fill the x,y plane?

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Undergrad Integration [ 1/(c+cos(x)) ] by dx

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Graduate How Do You Integrate the Lognormal Function to Find Its Mean?

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Undergrad Techniques for Integrating Radical Functions?

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High School Is there a relationship between log(a+b) and other logarithmic functions?

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Graduate Why Do My Contour Integration Arguments Lead to an Imaginary Result?

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Graduate Is the gradient really just a first-order approximation?

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Graduate Why does divergence-less field make surface integrals independent in Griffiths?

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Graduate Definite vs. indefinite integrals for ei and erf

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Undergrad Riemann Integral Identification from Sum

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Graduate Can the Integration of 1/sin(x)e^(csc^2(x)) be Solved?

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Undergrad How to minimize cost with two different sizes of drug vials?

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Undergrad Vector-Valued Functions

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Undergrad Where can I find comprehensive Fourier and Z-transform tables?

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Undergrad Right angle proof for derivatives of inverse trig functions

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Graduate What is the Kinetic Energy Formula and its Theorem?

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Graduate Taylor's Theorem in simple english

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Graduate How can we map the Heisenberg group onto a flat linear space?

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Undergrad Really hard intergration problem\ take a look

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Undergrad What whould intigration of this result yield?

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Graduate Are Contour Integrals Always Zero if the Series Expansion Holds?

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Graduate What do these tensor derivative notations mean in continuum mechanics?

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Graduate My professor said that this integral = 0

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