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Undergrad Find Answers to Infinite Series/Sequences - R.C Reilly Textbook
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High School What is the Significance of Multiple Time Derivatives in Physics?
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Graduate Proving Riemann Integrability of f(x)=x^2
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Graduate Is Cauchy's Theorem the Best Starting Point for Learning Complex Analysis?
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Undergrad Is There a Universal Formula to Sum Any Mathematical Series?
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Graduate What is the proof for the lower and upper Riemann integral?
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Graduate Try to plot it on mathematica for x=200
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Undergrad Linear transformation / analysis help
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Graduate Find Function Satisfying Conditions: x→0
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Graduate .Unraveling the Mystery of 1=2: A Logarithmic Proof
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Graduate What Are the Key Properties and Questions About Hilbert Spaces?
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Undergrad Limits When Determining Area between two Graphs
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Graduate Convergence of Series: Can You Solve This Problem?
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Undergrad Solving Word Problem: 10m Wire Cut into Square & Triangle
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Graduate A doubt about double integration
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Undergrad Can we prove that the function is integrable for s>1?
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Graduate Proof of Simple Inequality for Positive Real Values x_1,x_2,...,x_n
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Undergrad Is the Function f(x) = e^[x] Continuous?
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Graduate Raising things to i power, I came across 4.8104773809655
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Undergrad Solve Trigonometric Integral with Sums: F(x)=\int_3^x\frac{\sin t}{t}dt
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High School How is cos 7pi/6 = -sqrt3/2 Derived?
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Undergrad Finding Horizontal Tangents of x^2+4y+22=y^2+10x
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Graduate Do you know the name of this theorem
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Graduate Can You Calculate the Area and Volume of a Blob Without an Equation?
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Graduate Proving Convergence of a Series for Mathematicians
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Undergrad Integration without using integration
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Undergrad F(x+dx)=F(x)+F'(x)dx eqn an identity
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Graduate How Do Separation Axioms Apply to Subspaces?
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Undergrad Integral as area under the curve.
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Undergrad Derivative of f(x)=(square root x^2-2x)^3-9(square rootx^2-2x)
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High School How to solve cos7pi/6 in baby steps?
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Graduate Deriving the Analytic Function Derivative for Polar Coordinates
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Undergrad What is the geometric meaning of a line integral?
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High School 1997 Calculus AB AP Test Answers NEEDED
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Undergrad Solving 3^(x/2)+1=2^x Analitically
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Undergrad Is There an Analytical Solution for This Mathematical Series?
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Undergrad Finding the Derivative of Implicit Functions
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Undergrad Solve Easy Limit Problem: \sqrt{5} Neg.
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Undergrad How to Find Discontinuities Without a Calculator?
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Undergrad How Do You Integrate the Square Root of Tangent?
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High School What is sin x when x tends to infinity?
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Graduate Finding a Solution to X: A Topological Problem
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Graduate Finding Limits of Improper Integrals Using L'Hospital's Rule
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Undergrad Are There Multiple Horizontal Tangent Lines to the Curve?
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Undergrad How to Apply the Product Rule to Find f ' (X) for f(x) = e^{4x}(1-2x)^4?
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Undergrad Limit of x times integral of sin(t)/t from 3 to x
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Undergrad What is the concept of differential in mathematics?
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Undergrad Modeling Population Growth: Solving a Nonlinear Differential Equation
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Undergrad Proving One Real Root for 2x - 1 - sin x = 0
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Undergrad Need help with Calculus 2 Project.
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Graduate The Chain Rule, death to anyone that breaks the rule
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Graduate Problem with a gaussian integral.
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Graduate How Do I Properly Convert a Triple Integral to Cylindrical Coordinates?
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Undergrad Is Trigonometric Substitution Needed for ∫ √9-2(x-1)²?
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Graduate Solving Convergent Series Problem: Proving Limit of nan is 0
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Undergrad Solving the Differential Equation e2xy' + 2e2xy = (6x + 5)e2x
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Undergrad Integration by Parts: Solve x^2exp(-3x)dx
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Undergrad Solving Definite Integral: x/sqrt(3x^2 + 4)
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Graduate What is the sufficient condition for the existence of an analytic function?
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Undergrad How do you find the area of a sphere based on it's volume?
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Graduate Integral evaluation - analytical vs. numerical
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Undergrad Limit of quotient of two functions
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Undergrad Find the last digit of the sum of two numbers with large exponents.
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Undergrad Solve Limiting Value with Squeeze Theorem: x-1
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Undergrad I need some peer review of this problem
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High School Would i use the fundamental counting principal or is this a permutation
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Undergrad Calculus 2: Finding Arc Length | Florida A&M Univ.
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Graduate Finding Sum of Harmonic Series with No 0's
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Undergrad How to Determine the Rate of Change of Total Resistance in Parallel Resistors?
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Undergrad Can the 3rd Derivative Theorem Simplify Calculating Higher Order Derivatives?
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Undergrad Can x! be Resolved in a Polynomial Form?
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Undergrad Math Course Suggestions for Graduating with Honors
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Graduate Dominated Convergence theorem
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Undergrad What is the maximum area of a rectangle inscribed in a circle?
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Undergrad Implicit Differentiation: What Am I Doing Wrong?
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Undergrad Logarithm Basics: Evaluating, Solving & Derivatives - Answers Checked!
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Help With Problem Setup: No Idea What the Hint Says
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Undergrad Find the asymptotes of f(x)= x/square root(4x-1)
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Undergrad Will I Use Differential Equations in My Computer Science Career?
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Graduate Uniquely Specifying a Function
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Undergrad What is the Definition of Continuity for Functions and How Can It Be Proven?
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Undergrad Crossing the Bridge: McDonald's Caterers and a Calculus Class Party
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Graduate Variational Calculus: Euler-Lagrange vs. Lagrange's Equation of Motion
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Undergrad Simplifying Factorials: General Guidelines for Calculus III
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Undergrad Using the Product Rule to Differentiate a Math Problem - Quick Question
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Undergrad Evaluate the following double integral
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Undergrad Injective Function: Cubic Function Real Numbers?
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Graduate How to Find B_n in a Fourier Series Problem on the Interval -L < x < L?
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Expired Thread: Tangent Theorem Help - Solve Your Math Problems Now!
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Graduate Partial Derivatives of Arctan: A Quick Guide
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Undergrad Stumped by Integral: Solving a Differential Equation
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Undergrad Deriving Inverse Hyperbolic Functions
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Undergrad Epsilon & Delta: Practical Applications?
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Graduate Analysis / compactness proof check
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Undergrad Proofs of Mathematical Induction: Examples + Steps
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Graduate What are the Conditions for a Set of Functions to be Functionally Independent?
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Undergrad Solve the Integral: \int \sin(2x).\sin(x)dx | Expert Help Available
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High School Understanding Velocity and Force: The Relationship to Origin and Material Stress
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Graduate When can the limit be brought inside the integral?
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Graduate How Do You Integrate to Find the Hypervolume of a Hypersphere?
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