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Undergrad What are some good non-textbook books for preparing for Calculus II-III?
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Undergrad Do we treat x and y as independent when differentiating f with respect to y?
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High School Calculating Natural Number e: History & Methods
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Undergrad Partial Derivatives Instead of Implicit
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High School Is the Gradient the Same as the Slope in Linear Functions?
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Undergrad Understanding Divergence: Can You Find the Divergence of a Scalar Function?
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Undergrad If f(c) = infinity and c is in [a,b]
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Undergrad Will the Inverted Cone Water Tank Overflow?
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Graduate Euler's relations & 'Epicycloids'
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Graduate Proof of Convergence/Divergence Unaffected by Series Starting Point
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Undergrad Evaluating Logs & Derivatives: More Questions Answered Here
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Undergrad How is this Differentiation Trick Manipulated in Calculus?
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Undergrad Prepare for Calc 2 Final with Practice Exam - Study Guide and Tips Included
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High School How Do You Differentiate sin, cos, and tan Functions?
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Undergrad Please help A question about partial differentiation
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Undergrad How to show lim sin(1/x) DNE as x->0
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Undergrad What is the Integral of dx/ (1+cos ^2(x)) Using Different Approaches?
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Undergrad Help Deriving and Solving a Function
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Undergrad Is x = -i a Solution for This Complex Equation?
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High School How Do You Solve 10log1019 in Logarithms?
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Undergrad Taylor series expansion question
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Graduate What is the Normal Vector to the Surface S at the Points of Intersection?
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Undergrad NEED HELP with double derivative(long)
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High School What power do you raise 3 to to get 9
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Graduate What is the remainder when x^X^x^x... is divided by x-700^(1/700)?
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Undergrad What is the Importance of u-Substitution in Solving Integrals?
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Graduate Solving Gamma Function Integral: e^(4u)*e^(-e^u)du
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Undergrad Is Intuition Enough to Determine Asymptotes in Calculus?
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Graduate The completeness of Hilbert Space
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Undergrad Testing convergence of a series
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Undergrad Finding Tangent Slope to Parabola Using Theorem 2 | Limit Help
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Graduate Deriving the diagonal with limens
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Undergrad How Do I Find the Derivative of a Complex Function in Calculus?
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Undergrad Supplement to spivak's calc on manifolds
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Graduate Elements of multiple riemann integration
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Undergrad How can I find the antiderivative of dx/dv^2 in my physics book?
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Graduate Can You Differentiate x^x^x^x^x^x...?
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Undergrad What is the optimal position for a rugby kicker to convert a try?
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Graduate Local Maximum of a Differentiable Function Using the Mean Value Theorem
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Graduate How can i differentiate this ?
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Undergrad How can calculus help maximize profit for Goodfood catering company?
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Undergrad Why Do the Steps to Maximize and Minimize a Quantity Align?
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Graduate Equivilant norms of a Vector Space
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Undergrad Using Taylor's Theorem to approximate
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Graduate Solving Integral Problems: Limits and Double Integrals
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Undergrad Max/Min problem I'm fundamentally flawed in my understanding I think
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High School Preform the operations and simplifying
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High School Calculus DVD's would you recommend these?
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Undergrad Determine the combined force magnitude
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Graduate Prove that the sequence converges and find its limit
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Graduate How Do You Find a Matrix A Such That Y(t) Spirals Toward a Plane?
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Undergrad Solving Integral: $\int_{1}^{9} \frac{3x-2}{\sqrt{x}}dx = 44$
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Undergrad Natural Growth and Logistic Models
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Graduate Derivative of a symetrical function
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Undergrad How to solve an Improper Integral of Type 2?
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Graduate Possible Value of n When 2005th Digit of n is 0
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Undergrad Understanding Breaking Down h'(x) and |x|+|x+1|
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Undergrad Can the Volume of a Sphere be Calculated by Integrating the Area of Circles?
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High School Radians vs Degrees: Why Calculus Uses Radians
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Graduate Understanding Vector Directional Derivatives
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Undergrad Solving 2 Tricky Math Problems: Bounded Area & Convergence of Sequence
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Undergrad What is the interval of convergence for this power series?
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Undergrad Sphere Boundaries: Does a Sphere Have Any?
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Graduate How can I solve this tricky exponent integral problem using proper methods?
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Graduate Calculating Supremum of sin n for Positive Integers
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Undergrad How to Integrate (x) sq. root of ((x^2) - 1)?
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Graduate Where Can I Find Resources to Study Peano Curves?
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Undergrad Derivative of Integral of Continuous Function f(x)
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Graduate How to Prove the Nested Interval Theorem for R^n?
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Undergrad Primitive of Arctan x: Ideas & Solutions
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Undergrad How Do You Solve the Integral of e^(2x)sin[3x] Using Integration by Parts?
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Undergrad What is the intuitive meaning of the Mean Value Theorem?
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Undergrad Find Limit of x Approaching 4 - Problem Solved
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Graduate Gradient vector over an area of a surface
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Undergrad Simplify Limit Problem for Function f = 1/(sqrt(1+x^2)) | K. Civilian
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Undergrad How Do You Integrate x/(sqrt[1+x^2])?
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Graduate Double Integral of e^(x^2) Using Green's Theorem
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Undergrad How Do You Convert These Polar Equations to Rectangular Form?
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Graduate Proving the Limit of a Parabola Delta Function
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Undergrad Riemann sum / difference quotient
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Graduate Solving Difficult Derivatives: Need Help!
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Graduate Calculating Work Along a Helix Using Line Integrals
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Undergrad Range of Validity for Maclaurin Expansion of ln(1-x)
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Undergrad Understanding Lagrange Error Analysis
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Undergrad Use identities to Prove linearly idenpendent
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Graduate Calculating Flux Integral for Vector Field F and Normal Vector n | Help Needed
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Undergrad Integrating the Exponential Function: Techniques and Resources
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Graduate Last line integral problem (hopefully)
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Undergrad Use the cylindrical coordinates to find the volume
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Undergrad Max Area of Rectangle on f(x)=-2/3x+4
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Undergrad Line Integrals: Compute 4xz + 2y dx
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Graduate Approximating integral of x^4 e^-x
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Undergrad Math Notation: P Approaching Zero from the Negative Side
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Undergrad Having a hard time with a derivative
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Graduate Integrating 1/(u⁴+1), 1/(u⁵+1), and 1/(u⁶+1)
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Undergrad Integrating cos(u^2): A Calc One Challenge
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Graduate Complex Contour Integral: Does it Equal 0?
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Undergrad Solve the Math Puzzle: Help a High School Grad Integrate x!
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High School Graph the learning curve L(x) = (x - 2)^3 +8
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High School Diff Calculus: Learn Differential & Integral Calc
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