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Graduate Volume of a sphere (solid of revolution)

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Graduate Convergence of expansion of Legendre generating function.

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Graduate How to do simulate a resonant frequency?

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Undergrad Numerical Integration: Understanding Error, Big Oh and Taylor Expansion

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Undergrad Dx in a function to be intigrated

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High School How Do You Solve (x-1)^2 * (a+x) = 1?

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High School Quadratic, standard and standard form of a curve

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Graduate How to find the equation of a line in complex analysis?

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Undergrad Main Limit Theorem: Learn Limits in Words

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Undergrad What's wrong with this induction proof for 2 and 3-cent stamps?

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Undergrad How Do You Numerically Evaluate Infinite Integrals in C++?

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Undergrad Why is |z|² ≠ z² for complex numbers?

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Graduate Where to find original papers by Riemann, Taylor and other mathematicians

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Undergrad How to set up a volume of solid of revolution about a line other than the x axis

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Graduate How can logarithms be used to simplify inverse hyperbolic functions?

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Undergrad Convergence Tests the Comparison Test

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Undergrad How do I determine the volume of a revolved area using integrals?

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Graduate Can the Inverse of an Inner Product Be Described as a Function of Two Vectors?

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Graduate Finding roots of a series with factorial squared denominators

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Graduate Evaluating Line Integrals Along a Curve

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Graduate Non-zero zeta function on plane Re(z)>1

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Undergrad How to evaluate this summation

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Graduate Complex Riemann-Stieltjes integral with a step function for integrator

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Undergrad Proving the Limit of a Constant Sequence

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Graduate Series Question: Proving Convergence with Direct Comparison Test

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Undergrad Is the Polar Curve r=cos(a/2) Symmetric About the Y-Axis?

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Graduate Proving Convergence of Sequence an: limn→∞an

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Undergrad Solving Integral Problem: x(x2-4)1/2dx

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Graduate Identity for exponential function with imaginary arguments

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Graduate Inner Product: Problem on Differentiability of f(x) = x

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Undergrad Integrating Rational Functions: Is It Possible?

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Graduate Finding closest and farthest points on a curve using partial derivatives

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Undergrad { changing dxdx to dydx }, When ? and How ?

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Undergrad Parametric curve iteration

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Undergrad What is a Schlicht Domain in Complex Analysis?

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Graduate Integral of ln²(x²/(x²+3x+2)) from 0 to ∞

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Undergrad Should pure math students learn calculus or go straight to analysis?

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Graduate Nonuniform circular motion due to gravity.

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Graduate Does \(\int_0^\infty \frac{\sin(x)}{x^a}\) Converge for \(a \in (0,2)\)?

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Undergrad When does an optimization problem have no solution?

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Undergrad 2nd Partial Derivative Test in two variables

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Undergrad Maxima and Minima of a function

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Graduate Can a Monotonic Bounded Sequence Prove This Limit?

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Undergrad Proof of the derivative of arccsc x

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Graduate Asymptotic Analysis: Finding Singular Roots using Power Series Expansion

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Graduate Vector equation of a spherical curve

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Undergrad Why is the inverse function rule more rigorous for deriving d/dx(e^x)?

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Graduate Is There a New Theorem in Limits Without Accumulation Points?

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Graduate Integral of arctan(x) over x(x²+1) from 0 to 1

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Graduate Why does 2*pi*i equal 0 in euler's formula?

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Graduate Heat Equation- Constant Dirichlet and Neumann BCs

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Graduate How do I integrate the first part of this double integral?

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Undergrad Scalar component and the vector projection of F

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High School How Do You Solve Sigma Notation with a Different Starting Index?

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Graduate Extending a function from the boundary of an open set

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Graduate Solve Difficult Integral: Analytic Approximations Welcome

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Undergrad How do you parameterize a surface and visualize it in 3-space?

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Graduate Eigenfunctions of \hat{O}: Find Solutions Here

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Video about how to find centroids?

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Graduate Can Infinitely Reordered Products Converge to Different Values?

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High School What Do Factorials Represent in Sequences?

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Graduate Understanding Unit Tangent to a Curve in PDEs

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Graduate Integral of Hermite polynomial product with weighted exponential

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Graduate What is the mean of that in a find limit question

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Graduate What are the conditions for series convergence in terms of \Gamma_{2n+1}?

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Graduate Can We Identify Every Distribution with a Smooth Function in C_0^\infty?

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Undergrad How to get the second derivative of this function ?

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Graduate Derivative with respect to a function

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Graduate Can Riemann's Function Prove an Equation for Prime Numbers?

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Undergrad Ladder 4m long leaning against wall touching a 1m box

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Undergrad Limits of Theta and Phi in Surface Integrals on a Sphere

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Graduate When Does the Collection Approach Zero Uniformly for Differentiable Functions?

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Undergrad Intersections betweens sinusoids

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High School What is the derivation of pi and how is it defined?

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Undergrad Why assume a solution in exponential form?

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Graduate Rudin's Proof of Lim n->∞ (p^(1/n)) = 1

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Graduate Stirling approximation for gamma function

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Graduate Understanding real analysis but not calculus?

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High School What are epsilon and delta in the definition of limits?

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Graduate How do Fourier series and transformations apply to sampled signals?

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Undergrad Why do I get -pi/e instead of pi(1-1/e) for this integral?

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Undergrad What is the significance of 'junk' in the binomial theorem for derivatives?

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Undergrad Limit of 1/x, as x approaches inf, question.

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Graduate Integration Work Check: Solving for e^(-nx) x^(s-oo-2) dx

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Undergrad Is the limit of 1/x^2 as x approaches 0 non-existent?

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Undergrad Integration of exponentials with a fractional power?

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Undergrad Find Length of Curve Between Two X Values

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Graduate Integration of cosh ( bessel function )

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Graduate Show limit does not exist for a =/= 0

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Graduate Creative Analogies for Curl, Div, and Flux with Examples from Calc IV

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Undergrad How can I prepare for Calculus II during break after finishing Calculus I?

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Graduate Sum of Exponentials: Describing F(t) with Bernstein's Theorem

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Graduate Proving the product convergence theorem for series

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Undergrad How to Denote a Restricted Function?

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Graduate Is the Gamma Function Convergent for Re(z)<0 and Im(z)≠0?

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Undergrad Integration by parts and fourier series

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Undergrad How to Calculate the Derivative of e^(x/2)^2?

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Undergrad I made a video explaining Leibniz notation

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Graduate Integral of [ln(v)]^(s-1) - [ln(v)]^(-s) from 1 to e

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Undergrad Learning Real Analysis -> Calculus

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