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High School What Are the Possible Values of r in This Division Equation?
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Undergrad Multi-variable limit using epsilon-delta technique
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Undergrad Probability and I have a question about standard deviation.
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Graduate Integral of G(x,y): dx vs. dy vs. ds
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Undergrad Understanding the Chain Rule: When to Use and Why
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Undergrad What Is the Significance of Parametric Equations in Mathematics?
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Undergrad What is the explanation for the indeterminate form of inf+inf?
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Undergrad I don't understand leibniz notation
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Graduate \int dz G[z,y]^n J[z] [/itex] vs. (\int dz G[z,y] J[z])^n
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High School How to differentiare/integrate e^t and the like .
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Undergrad Why Isn't the Second Term Included in the Derivative of Cross Products?
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Undergrad How do I graph an antiderivative?
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Undergrad Can Trigonometric Functions Nested Within Other Functions Be Integrated?
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Undergrad How can I simplify this summation?
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Undergrad Calculating the perimeter of a region using integrals
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Undergrad Lim x→7π/4 of (cosx + sinx)/(cos2x)
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Graduate Two integrals I am trying to solve without closed form antiderivatives
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Graduate What is the easiest way to integrate a simple isothermal equation of state?
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Undergrad Solving $\frac{1}{\cos(x)-1}dx$ - Any Hints?
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Undergrad Integral Help: Van der Waals Equation of State
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Undergrad Solve Product Rule Problem: f(8)=7, g(8)=5, f'(8)=-4, g'(8)=6
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Undergrad Elementary Problem: Determining the Piecewise Form of a Function
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Graduate What are the key features to look for in an advanced calculus textbook?
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Undergrad Can the Chain Rule Be Applied in Reverse for Integrating Functions Like u^n?
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Undergrad Solving for m and b in a differentiable function at x=2.
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High School How Do You Rationalize the Numerator with Square Roots in Limits?
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Graduate Symbolic computation of gradient
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Graduate Solve Implicit Function Question: Derivatives, Jacobi Matrix, Diff.
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Graduate Understanding Lebesgue Measure and Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis
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High School How can i sketch the graph of a step function
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Undergrad Solving Trig Problem: sin^2000(x) + cos^2000(x)=1 - Kirstin
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Undergrad Average value of a function question
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Graduate What is the correct derivative of the integral S(from -x to x) e^(-(t)^2) dt?
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Undergrad X=r(cos u+i sin u) and y=t(cos v + i sin v)
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Graduate Standard Product Rule: Explained
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Graduate Repeated Integrals: Notation & Symbols
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Graduate Is This Integration Calculation Correct?
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Undergrad Electric Potential Due to Unevenly Charged Disk - Help/Hints Needed
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Graduate Help with an integral, yet again.
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Undergrad What is the Process to Find the Limit at Infinity of (x+(x^2+12x)^1/2)?
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Undergrad If your not the same person..then well someone got the same problem as you =P
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Graduate Proving a Trigonometric Identity Using Exponential Functions
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Graduate Efficient Integral Solver for (z-r*x)/[z^2+r^2-2*z*r*x]^(3/2), x)
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Undergrad Simple Fixed Point Iteration for Root-solving
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Graduate Can the Measure Be Obtained from the Value of an Integral?
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Graduate Expressions used in change of variables
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Undergrad Find g(4): Solving the Limit Equation
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Undergrad Solving Basic Log Question: x^y*|ln(1/x)|^m
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Graduate Does a Chain Rule Exist for Functional Derivatives?
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High School Is there a number that is exactly one more than its cube?
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Undergrad Calculus: Area Under Curve with Infinite Rectangles
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Graduate Definite integration of f(x)/sqrt(-(x-q1)(x-q2))
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High School Triangle Inequality: What Have I Missed?
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Undergrad Adding trig functions for positive output
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Undergrad Given an average cost function, calculate output level
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High School Trouble Factoring X^4-15X^3+32X+372X-1440)/X^2-X-30
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Undergrad How do I integrate ln(4+y^2)dy at the end of a double integral?
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Undergrad Is tan(3pi\11)+4sin(2pi\11)=sqrt(11) true?
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Graduate Does the Infinite Product $\prod_{n=1}^{\infty} (1+ax^n)$ Have a Closed Form?
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High School Algebraically determine the max height the snowball reaches
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Undergrad Integration Problem: Need Explanation
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Undergrad How to Calculate X and Y Coordinates for Points Every 30 Meters Along a Spiral?
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Undergrad Explaining Integration Concepts: Riemann Sum & Definite Integral
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Graduate Is this non-integrable function integrable using numerical methods?
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Graduate Definite integraton f(x) / sqrt (-x^2-bx-c)
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Undergrad Find Limit of Function: (x^3-1)/(x-1)^1/2 - 0.7
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High School Differentiating with respect to
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Undergrad The Hospital Confusion :smile:
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Graduate Lebesgue Criterion for Riemann Integrability
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Graduate Integrating with Velocity: A Question of Correctness
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Undergrad The crescent area created by overlapping circles
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Graduate How to define an 'infinite dimensional integral'
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Undergrad Meaning of irrational exponent
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High School Can Someone Explain How to Differentiate 3x^2 y^2 with Respect to y?
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High School Learning Definite Integrals for BC Calc Course
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Undergrad Fourier series question (Interested Beginner)
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Graduate Curve & Region Terminology Explained
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Graduate Need to prove that the following integral is positive
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Undergrad Differentiating with respect to time
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Undergrad How to Establish the Inequality xcosx < sinx < x Using the Unit Circle?
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Graduate Proving a^n/p(n) Tends to Infinity with n
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High School Does anyone know how charlie (from numbers) was able to determine the
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Graduate Question on If a set is unbounded, then it cannot be compact
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Undergrad How to solve an indefinite integral of a differential equation?
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Undergrad Why Include Different Powers in Partial Fraction Expansion?
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Graduate Contour Integration: Understanding R. Penrose's The Road To Reality
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Graduate Product Rule & Exterior Derivative: Questions Explored
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Graduate Is 1/x Integrable for f>0 and xf(x) Tending to Zero?
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Graduate Differentiating/Integrating Equation: Is it Possible?
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Graduate Is There a Simpler Definition for the Dirac Delta Function?
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Undergrad Best dimensions for maximum surface area
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Graduate What Is the Dirac Delta Function in Electrodynamics?
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Graduate Fixed-Point Iteration for Nonlinear System of Equations
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Undergrad Daniell Integral: Overview & Explanation
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Graduate A continuous functions you can't integrate?
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Graduate Integral Limit for f(z) when H Goes to Infinity
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Graduate Help with double integral of exp(ixy)
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Undergrad How do I solve the equation e^(x+3) = pi^x?
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Graduate Differentiate One Infinite Product: Strategies & Formulas
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Graduate Finding Volume Traversed by Rt from a to b
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