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Undergrad Confused about the absolute value of a complex number
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Graduate Mathematicians' Original Work: Riemann & Taylor Theorems
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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 Can Anyone Help Identify This Series and Explain MATLAB's Incorrect Answer?
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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 How to find the most far and most close ( points on curve ) to another point ?
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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 How to Solve Complex Logarithmic Integrals?
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Undergrad Difference between Calculus & 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 How do you know if there isn't a solution to a calculus optimization problem?
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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 Understanding the Derivative of Arccsc x: Is There a Proof?
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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 What makes the second argument in Schaum's Outline Calculus more rigorous?
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Graduate Is There a New Theorem in Limits Without Accumulation Points?
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Graduate Solving Difficult Integral: \int_0^1\ \frac{\arctan(x)}{x(x^2+1)}\ \mbox{d}x
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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 involving Hermite polynomials
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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 Solve the Classic Problem: The Ladder & The 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 Explaining the Epsilon-Delta Concept in Limits
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Graduate Learn Signal Processing: Questions on Fourier Series & Transformations
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Undergrad Help Solving Integral: pi*(1-1/e)
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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 Understanding the Convergence Product Theorem in Series Algebra
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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 Leibniz Notation Explained - YouTube Video Tutorial
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Graduate Can anyone solve this complicated integral with limited conditions?
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Undergrad Learning Real Analysis -> Calculus
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Graduate Is a Limited Operator Equivalent to Continuity in Norm Topology?
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Undergrad Continuous Compound Interest with changing capital
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Graduate Jensen's Inequality: Complex Analysis vs. Measure Theory
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Graduate Probability distribution function with arctan
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Undergrad Given a point and a curve: how to find perpindicular POI?
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Graduate Explicitly summing a series involving hyperbolic tangent
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Graduate What is the Riemann Hypothesis and Why is it Important in Number Theory?
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Graduate How do I calculate the Fourier integral with non-zero phase shift?
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Undergrad Help with Derivatives and L'Hospital's Rule - K.
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Graduate What is the gradient of a function f(x,y) = x^y on the complex plane?
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Graduate Neighborhoods and Interior Points in Metric Spaces
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