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Undergrad Finding the Orthogonal Projection of a Vector onto Another Vector

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High School Notation, i.e. making your post look like math

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Graduate Fractional Calculus :New Tools for Physics

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Graduate Integral over 4D Metrics: Volume Element?

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Graduate What is the underlying concept behind this non-existent function problem?

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Undergrad Finding Imaginary Roots for X2 –3X +C

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Graduate Can a Double Integral be Simplified Using a Substitution of Polar Coordinates?

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Graduate Generalizing Functional Integration for Piecewise-Smooth Manifolds

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Undergrad How Do Linear Approximations Differ from Tangent Lines in Calculus?

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Undergrad How Do You Sketch Level Curves for f(x,y)=3-y-x^2 at k=0, 2, 4?

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Undergrad Integral as Antiderivative: A Mathematical Proof

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Undergrad Exploring the Product Rule: Why Does It "Go Away"?

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Undergrad Volume of Revolution: Intuitive Explanation

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Undergrad Find Length of r(t) on [0,3]: Sketching the Plane Curve in xy-Plane

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Undergrad Find the Four 2nd Partial Derivatives of f(x,y)

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Undergrad Dot product and the law of cosines

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Graduate If the product of n numbers is 1, their sum is >= n

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Graduate What is Functional Derivation and How is it Used to Solve Complex Problems?

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Graduate Need help, Integration of irrationals.

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Graduate Nowhere differentiable, continuous

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Undergrad Integration technique: Multiplication by a form of 1.

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Undergrad I am confused about differentials

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Graduate Infinite Sequences and Integrals

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Graduate Vector field uniquely determined by rot/div

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Undergrad Calculate Definite Integral: 0.43890022x from 1 to 10

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Graduate How can we prove f(x) approaches 0 as x approaches infinity in this scenario?

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Graduate Can we Define a Basis on R^3 at Every Point Using Fractional Derivatives?

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Undergrad Linear fractional transformation

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Graduate How Can Divergent Integrals Be Handled with Ramanujan Summation?

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Graduate Alternate Method for solving two Second Order DEs.

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Delete Challenge Problem - Resolve Quickly

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Graduate Most general form of nascent delta function

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Louis Leithold: Pioneering Calculus Author Passes Away

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Undergrad Should I write a calculus level paper?

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Undergrad What Is the Correct Substitution for This Integral?

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Graduate Rigurous treatment of variational calculus

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Graduate Integral Help: Solve \int_{0}^{\pi/4} (x/(x\sin x + \cos x))^2 dx

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High School What is the Significance of dx in Integrals?

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Undergrad Proving Infinitely Many Segments in an Opened Set

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Graduate Octupal Integrals: A New Level of Insanity in Mathematics

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Undergrad Textbook on Calculus and Fourier Series

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Undergrad Advice for 13 Year Old Struggling with Real Analysis

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Graduate Completing the Square: How do we Derive the Expectation of a Lognormal Variable?

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Undergrad When to use trigonometric substitutions

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Graduate What is the level of difficulty of these challenging math problems?

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Undergrad Minimizing Surface Area of a Can

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Undergrad Solving Integral Problem: Stuck on Integration Steps, Need Suggestions

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Graduate Integral of Sqrt(x^2+arccos(x)) from 1√3 to 1√3

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Graduate Is Every Punctured Open Set in R^2 Path Connected?

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Undergrad Solving a Limits Question in Schaum's: Uncovering the Answer of 1/(2*sqrt(3))

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Graduate Derivative of principal value (1/x)

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Undergrad What is the significance of the series representation of (1-x^2)^-1?

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Undergrad Can You Solve These Complex Math Problems?

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High School Calculus Problem: Derive (1) Explicitly

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Graduate Multivariable surface integral

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Undergrad What Are the Domain and Range of These Functions?

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Undergrad What is the shortest route to Gulch city?

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Graduate A question on bounded linear operators (Functional Analysis)

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Undergrad Order of integration and differentiation?

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Graduate A question on linearity of functionals

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Undergrad When Should You Use Linearity, Substitution, or Partial Integration?

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Undergrad MacLaurin series, inverse tan of x

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Graduate Is the Set of Polynomials Dense in Continuous Function Space?

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Graduate Why Is There No Generalized Function for div (r̂ / r²)?

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Graduate Penalty Function: Avoiding Global Minima Below 0

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Undergrad Fourier Transform: Separate High & Low Frequency Signals

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Undergrad How Can You Integrate Using Mathematica and Taylor Series?

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Undergrad 2nd Derivative Test conquered?

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Undergrad Is It Acceptable to Use Angle Braces in Vector Integration?

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Undergrad How Do You Invert a Small Hermitian Matrix with Limited Memory?

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Undergrad Example of h: R->R^2 such that h is onto

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High School How do you find the derivative of

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Graduate Prove Derivatives of All Orders Exist for g(x)

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Graduate Problem in finding problem in proof

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Undergrad Simple differentition

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Undergrad Integrating $\int x\arctan(x)dx$ without Tables

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Undergrad What Do Domain and Range Mean in Multivariable Functions?

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Graduate Solving for the finite sum of squares using calculus

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Graduate Product Sigma Algebra (generated)

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Undergrad Transcendental Calc: Learn the Basics

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Graduate Residue Calculation for Complex Analysis - Exercise Solution Discrepancy

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Graduate Gaussian Functions: Summation of Infinite Variations

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Undergrad Integrating the Gaussian Integral: Is it as Easy as It Seems?

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Undergrad How Can I Fully Analyze a Sixth Order Algebraic Equation?

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Graduate Why Does the Complex Integral Not Represent Area Like in Real Calculus?

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Undergrad CalculusAB AP test. How do I do this?

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Undergrad Speed calculation/falling bodies theory

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Undergrad Is doing Calculus based on irrationality ?

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Graduate Can the Inverse Operator be used to solve PDEs?

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Graduate What Is the Best Method to Solve Small Eigenvalue Problems with Limited Memory?

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Undergrad How can I integrate e^(-(x^2)/2)?

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Graduate Prove: Tangent to Hyperbola Bisected at Point of Tangency

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Graduate Can Riemann Sums Approximate Integrals of Vector-Valued Functions?

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Undergrad Why is the Euler Sum Infinite for Zeta=1?

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Graduate Pointwise vs Uniform Convergence

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Graduate Simple transform, wicked algebra.

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High School Logarithms - where does the coefficients come from

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Undergrad Does the theory of polynomials say something about their coefficients?

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High School Just a question regarding limits

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Undergrad Is There a Method for Integrating Sinx/x Between 0 and Infinity?

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