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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? | ScienceNerd36
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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 Integrating Logarithmic Functions: Explained
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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 & Uniform Convergence of fn(x)=ne^(-xn^2)
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Graduate Differential of a map (mathematical analysis)
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Graduate Pointwise Limit & Uniform Convergence of fn(x)=n^(2)e^(-nx)
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Graduate Connected sets in a topological space
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Undergrad Area of y=x^2 at x=1: Exact Answer & Approximation
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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 Equations with Summations of X: Help Needed!
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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 Can Cauchy's Theorem Help Evaluate Integrals with Poles?
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Undergrad Solving Two-Variable Problems: F(x,y)=-(y/x)^2+h(xy)
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Undergrad Intro to Integrals: Understanding 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 Please confirm problem in Spivak
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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 Is This the Correct Method to Compute Flux Integral Over Cylinder Walls?
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Graduate Uniform Convergence: Explaining f_n(x)=1-x^n all over 1-x
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Graduate Showing Uniqueness of z^(1/3), z^(1/2) & ln(z) in 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 Derivative Existence and Continuity: Unraveling the Mean Value Theorem
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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 Integral Calc: Solving Log(sin(x))^2 from 0 to Pi/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 Confirming the Euler's Formula: e^{i(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 What Does Divergence-less Field Imply in Griffith's E&M Theorem 2?
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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 Transform Tables: Comprehensive Listing
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Undergrad Unraveling the Right Angle Proof of 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 Notation Help for Derivatives in Continuum Mechanics
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Graduate My professor said that this integral = 0
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Graduate What is the mistake in my reasoning for Cauchy sequences?
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Graduate Le^x-(1+x/1+x^2/2)l <= e/6 for all x E [0,1].
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Graduate Complex Analysis Q&A - Singularities, Integration and More
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Graduate Concerning the definition of limit
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Graduate Riemann-Stieltjes, Lebesgue-Stieltjes integration
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Undergrad Solving $\lim_{x\rightarrow0+} x^2 \ln x$ with L'Hoptial's Rule
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Graduate Center of mass of a ring of variable density
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Undergrad Struggling with a Limit Calculation: Can You Help?
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Undergrad Understanding Calculus in a different way
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Graduate What is an Algebraic Singularity in Complex Analytic Functions?
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High School Why is the second derivative notation written as d^2y/dx^2?
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