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Undergrad Range of Function D & R: Find the Answers
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Graduate Can Borel sets be incomplete in Lebesgue measure?
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Graduate Does a Set with Empty Interior Have Measure Zero?
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Undergrad What is the purpose of the gradient vector in calculus?
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Undergrad Maclaurin series of the function
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Graduate Evaluate Surface Integral f.n ds for Sphere x^2+y^2+z^2=a^2
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Graduate Substitution rule for vectorial functions
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Graduate Neeeeed helppppp for a question,, (not hw)
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High School Derivative of e^x=e^x, the derivative of e^2x doesn't equal e^2x
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Undergrad Maclaurin Series and the general term
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Graduate Two different results for the same integral
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High School Is self-teaching calculus a viable option?
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Undergrad I don't understand this integral
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Graduate Can delta function equality hold for m not equal to n?
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High School How do you find the derivative of a polynomial?
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Graduate Curl of a Div of a Green's Function
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Undergrad Error in Textbook Series: Who is Right?
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Undergrad Help with formal definition of the limit of a function
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Graduate Efficient Conversion of Sums to Integrals: Tips and Tricks for Mathematicians
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Undergrad Solving a Differential Equation Modeling Bacterial Growth
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Graduate Arcsin equation - getting results?
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Graduate Help Jitendra Attack a 3-D Coloring Problem
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Graduate Can a Nonzero Function Have a Zero Integral Over Any Interval?
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Undergrad What is the Power Series Expansion for f(2x)?
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Undergrad My Puzzling Work on Differentiating a Fraction
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Undergrad How do you take the derivative of -(t + 1)sin(\frac{t^2}{2})?
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High School Simplifying Basic Trig: Use Identities
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Graduate Proving the Closedness of the Boundary of a Subset in Rn
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Graduate Proving Surface Area Formula with Multiple Integrals
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Graduate Complex Variables Derivation of arcsine derivative
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Graduate Proofs of big theorems of calculus
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Undergrad Finding Volume of Solid Rotated X-Axis
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Graduate Has anyone seen this problem before?
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Graduate How to Prove the Dirac Delta Function as a Limit?
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Graduate Normalize Function: F(theta)=2*e(-theta)*sin(2*theta)
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Graduate How does the inverse Laplace transform work in signal processing?
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Undergrad How to Express Region D in Polar Coordinates?
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Undergrad Nonlinear optimisation, equations solving, numerical libraries
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Undergrad What is the volume of a rotated region bounded by y=9-x^2, y=0, and x=0?
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Undergrad Understanding Work in Lifting Heavy Objects
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Undergrad What are the various applications of limits in calculus?
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Graduate Hypergeometric transformations and identities
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Undergrad For the love of God somebody save me
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Undergrad Are these two lines intersecting?
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Graduate What are the solutions for e^z = 1 and e^z = 1 + i?
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Graduate What is the Induction Proof for Convergence of a Non-Negative Sequence?
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Graduate Switching Limit & Integral in Limits & Integrals
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Undergrad Max of the absolute value of a polynomial
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High School What are good supplemental problem books for calculus?
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Graduate I have a problem and a solution here please let me know
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Undergrad Proving: 1+1/2!+1/3!...+1/n! < 2[1-(1/2)^n]
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Graduate Sum of an infinitesimal variable
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Graduate Calculus of Variations (Canonical equations)
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Graduate Can someone me check something.
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Graduate Absolute Convergence of z: \mathbb{N}^2 to \mathbb{C}
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Calculus Maniacs: Apostol vs Courant
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Graduate Help Solving Integral Inequality: f to 1/f
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Graduate Calculate Limit of (z/sin z)^(1/z^2) as z->0
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Undergrad Calculating Area Using Integration
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Graduate Gravitational force between two object
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Graduate Can You Take the Inverse of an Integral in Complex Analysis?
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Graduate Linear transformations between normed linear spaces
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Graduate How to Determine the Best Interpolation in Newton Forward Difference Method?
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Graduate Are There General Rules for Limits in Multivariable Real-Valued Functions?
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Graduate Why is $\vec{A}\cdot\nabla \neq \nabla\cdot\vec{A}$?
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Undergrad Multivariate and vector calculus
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Graduate Commute of Limits and Integrals: Understanding the Relationship
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Graduate What is the residue of exp(1/z) at z=0?
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Graduate Integrating the Complex Expression: 1/(√(1-x²) · arcsin(x))
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Graduate Simple Convergence: Does \sum\sin(x^n) Converge?
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Graduate Integrating the Normal Distribution: Uncovering Gauss' Method
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Undergrad Calculating Work to Lift Satellite to Altitude
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Undergrad How to Determine the Equation of a Parabola with Given Points and Gradient?
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Undergrad What is the volume of this tree using integral?
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Graduate How Do You Differentiate This Complex Logarithmic Function?
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Undergrad Finding Partial Derivatives of Equations
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Graduate Calculating the envelope of a sliding line
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Graduate Does such a function even exist?
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Graduate Function required to be integral - (measure theory?)
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Undergrad How Does Numerov's Method Solve Differential Equations?
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Undergrad Finding the Center of Mass Using Double Integrals
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Graduate Solve Expansion Problem with Vector Math
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High School What areas of math should you know before studying Calculus?
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Graduate Continuity of Non-Fundamental Functions: A Theorem?
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Undergrad How do I calculate the volume of this?
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Graduate Why Does My Equation Suggest e^(πi) Equals Zero?
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Undergrad How do I integrate (x^2+a^2)^(-3/2)?
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Undergrad Calculate Rate of Growth for Tangent of a Graph
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Undergrad How Does Gravity Change with Distance from Earth's Center?
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Undergrad Convexity/concavity and the function, Z = x²+y²
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Graduate Decimal representation of real numbers
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Graduate Radius on convergence in the complex plane
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High School Is f'(2) the Same as f(2)?
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Graduate Economics Student Seeks Answer: Derivatives Question
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Undergrad Struggling to Evaluate This Double Integral?
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Graduate Testing series with ln's for convergence
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Graduate Geometrical interpretation of vector derivative
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Graduate How can I prove that S^{infinity} is contractible?
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Undergrad How to Integrate a Polynomial Under a Square Root?
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Undergrad Graphing Vector Fields: How to Determine Grid Size and Plot Vectors?
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