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Graduate Is f(x)=x^a a Strictly Convex Function for a>1 on (0,\infty)?
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Graduate Infimun and supremum of empty set
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Undergrad What are the Limits for Computing the Volume of a Cylinder Inside a Sphere?
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Graduate Turning point of car on the left or right of travel direction.
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Undergrad Maxima and Minima of z=f(x,y) theorems
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High School Is maths invented or discovered?
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Graduate Summation formula for trig functions
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Undergrad Finding Level Curves of f(x,y)=xy
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Undergrad Can the differentiation variable be simplified to just one variable?
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Graduate How to prove bessel function J1/2(x) = sqrt(2/πx)sinx;
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Undergrad Position Vectors: Boat A&B Initial Pos, Velo Vector & Angle
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Undergrad How to Convert an Integral from (1 + x) to 1 - n/(x+n)
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Graduate Is sin-1(2i) Equal to 0.5 + 1.31696i?
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Graduate How Is the Solid Angle Formula Derived?
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Graduate Can the integral of cos^-1(arctan) be evaluated directly?
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Graduate Laplacian in spherical harmonics
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Undergrad Calculating ln2 with Maclaurian Series
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Graduate Solve "Impossible Integral" with Bessel Functions
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate the Area Under the Curve f(x) = 9/x from 5 to 10?
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Undergrad Transforming piecewise continuous functions
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Graduate Can a Force of Gravitation Be Considered Conservative?
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Graduate Confusion with Calculating Centroid and Center of Mass for a Cone
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Undergrad What is the meaning of differentiation and integration in calculus?
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Graduate Convergence of Constant Measure Sets in Finite Measure Spaces?
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Undergrad Partial Fraction Decomposition
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Graduate Which Plane Passes Through the Intersection Line and Satisfies Given Conditions?
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Undergrad Convert equation of a line on a plane to R3 equation
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Undergrad A parallelepiped is formed by vectors u = (-2,3,5), v = (4,2,8) and w
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Undergrad Approaching a Limit: Does x Reach 1?
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Undergrad Learn how to calculate velocity with S>V>T help and practice questions
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Graduate How can I numerically solve for f(q) using only its derivative, f'(x)?
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Graduate Double integral-Surface area
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Graduate Why Don't We Use the Jacobian in Surface Integrals?
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Undergrad Why is restricting the x values to a closed neighborhood important?
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Undergrad I found something, but I'm not sure what it is. Summation Notation
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Undergrad Workspace Volume in Spherical Coordinates
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Graduate Any idea about how determine body movement upun the accelerations?
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Graduate How to show cons. of Energy from F=change of potential
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Graduate Help with Newtonian Potentials for Helmholtz Decomposition
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Undergrad Why Separate x^7 into x^4 x^3 in Integration by Parts?
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Undergrad Lagrange Multiplers with Two Constraints
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Graduate Geometric intepretation of Taylor series
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Graduate Complex analysis: laurent, residues
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Graduate Solving Elliptic Integral: Replacing x with 1/kx
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Graduate U-th root of 1/u as u goes to infinity is 1.
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Graduate Coordinate transformation of nabla operator
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Graduate Show that this sequence converges to 0
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Graduate Closure of f(A): Is it a Closed Set?
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Undergrad Solution of a recursion relation
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Graduate Is Any Closed Curve Homotopic to a Constant Curve in a Simply Connected Region?
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Graduate Double integral showing a range of values?
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Graduate Vector Calculus: Operator Questions Answered
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Undergrad How to derive a Parametric Equation?
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Undergrad Can the Derivative of a Summation be Calculated with a General Rule?
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High School Is d(2x) equal to dx in Calculus?
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Undergrad How to Evaluate Limits with ln(pi) and ln(4)?
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Undergrad Convergence/Divergence of this sequence
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Undergrad Are inverse functions in R^n an identity matrix?
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Undergrad How Does Adding Higher Derivatives Improve Polynomial Approximations?
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Graduate Uniform and Pointwise Convergance of Functions
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Undergrad Struggling to show that this series converges.
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Graduate Can You Integrate (ln ln x)^n Using a Taylor Series?
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Graduate Calculus hangup in Gravitation
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Graduate Finding Points of Tangency for Parallel Planes on a Multivariable Surface
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Undergrad Visualizing Tangent Vectors on a Sphere: How to Interpret Geometrically?
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Graduate Vector Identities: Calculate \nabla \cdot (f \nabla \times (f F))
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Graduate Is z=0 a Non-Isolated Singularity in \(\frac{1}{\sin(\frac{\pi}{z})}\)?
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Undergrad When to use spherical and cylindrical coordinates?
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Graduate How do you prove this consequence of the triangle inequality?
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Undergrad Distance Traveled by a Car Before Stopping
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Undergrad How Is the Fourier Transform Applied to the Rect Function?
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Graduate Solving L^p, L^q Subset Inequalities in X Sets of Arbitrary Size
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Undergrad Convergence of Series: Comparison vs. Limit Comparison Test
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Undergrad Bounded Derivative of f(x) = xCos(x) for 0<= x<=5
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Undergrad Which Calculus II Topic Best Applies to Telecommunication Engineering?
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Graduate How does one integrate for positive beta and real b ?
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Undergrad Does the Series 1/(3n-2)(3n+1) Converge and What is Its Sum?
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Graduate Monotonicity of the riemann integral
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Undergrad How Does Corresponding Number Ensure Limit Existence?
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Graduate Can the Product of Non-Measurable Sets Be Measurable?
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Graduate Range of the Hausdorff dimension
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High School Can You Create a Function that Triples Every 7 Starting at 20?
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Graduate Branch-cut singularity of a complex logarithm
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Free Math Programs for Writing Formulas & Graphing: Project Solutions
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Undergrad If a function f is differentiable at a point x = c of its domain, then
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Graduate Is Zeta Regularization Valid for Divergent Series?
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Undergrad Proof of Taylor's formula for polynomials
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Graduate How Do You Set Up Integrals in Polar Coordinates for Volume Calculation?
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Graduate Fourier transform of a real signal
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Graduate Evaluation of Non-Elementary functions
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Graduate Getting g such that del dot g = f (given)
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Graduate Factorizing taylor polynomials of infinite degree
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Undergrad Proof of second order derivative
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High School What are Some Calculus-Based Project Ideas for a High School Coal Fair?
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Undergrad Annoyingly simple problem - rational functions and limits at infinity
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Undergrad Should I use 2D or 3D graphs for Implicit Functions?
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Undergrad Finding the nth Derivative of a Fraction
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Undergrad Can the Taylor Series of Analytic Functions be Proven?
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Undergrad Simplifying a Trigonometric Integral
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Graduate Finding a C1 Function for Continuous f,g in Real Numbers
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