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Graduate Triple-integrating a region with no volume
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Graduate Summing Infinite Series: Is it Acceptable?
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Graduate Is the Union of a Bounded Set and Its Accumulation Points Also Bounded?
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Graduate Taylor Series Expansion for z^i at z=1+i: First Three Terms
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Graduate Solving Doomsday Equations: Get Help Here!
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Undergrad Maclaurin Series for Expanding sin(2x)^2: Step-by-Step Guide
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Graduate Is there a function that satisfies these two limit conditions?
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Undergrad How do I approximate the integral
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High School Hard Q to take a derivative of
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Undergrad Simple differential equation question
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Undergrad How do I use trig substitution to solve this integral?
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Undergrad What is the Point Where the Tangent Line is Vertical for x(t)=y(t)=t^2?
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Undergrad Integrals: Why Use Arctan Formula?
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High School Wierd Q to take a derivative of
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Graduate Understand Laplace Transformations and Delta Functions in Calculus
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Graduate Proof of L'Hospital's Rule 3: Lim f(x)/g(x) = ∞
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Undergrad Maximizing and Minimizing Functions with Lagrange Multipliers
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Undergrad Solving Partial Derivatives Problem: Limit of (xy)/((x^2)+(y^2))^(1/2)
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Undergrad Apostol Calculus Vol.1 Exercise 2 Help Requested
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Graduate Is There a Difference Between These Two Notations for Infinite Summation?
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Undergrad Need Good book on Vector Calculus
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Undergrad What Is the Y-Axis Scale That Transforms Sine Waves into Straight Lines?
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Undergrad How do I find the area between two curves with one function not always on top?
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Graduate Couple questions about complex integrals
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Undergrad Solve 0=0.002*e^-(0.005/2R) to Find R
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Undergrad Understand Complex Calculus: Diff. & Integ.
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Undergrad Cross Products relation to area.
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Graduate Solving an Integral with the Ei Function
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Graduate How to Solve for f in a Nonlinear Difference Equation?
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Graduate How to Find Equivalent Triple Integrals?
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Undergrad Trouble with the following limit
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Undergrad What is the General Method for Deriving Cubic Roots?
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Graduate RMS Derivation of Piecewise Sinusiodal Function
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Undergrad Is Calculus Really as Hard as It Seems?
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Graduate Proving Continuous Function F: Cb(R) -> Cb(R)
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Undergrad How can I parametrize a paraboloid using two or one parameter?
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Undergrad The Role of the Jacobian in Change of Variables Integration
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Undergrad Where Can I Find a Clear Overview of Calculus Basics?
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Graduate Why is [tex]l^1[/tex] not reflexive
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Undergrad How to Calculate the Integral of sin(ln x)?
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Undergrad Help~ Don't remember what the point of tengency is.
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Undergrad Why Is the Jacobian Determinant Used in Double and Triple Integrals?
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Graduate Interchanging diff. and integr. rigorously
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Graduate Is a Continuous and Periodic Function Bounded and Uniformly Continuous on R?
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Undergrad Differentiation Help: Solving x|x| & g(x) Problems
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Undergrad Verifying Solution for |1 -1| = P |-2 1|
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Undergrad Can Calculus Tricks Simplify These Limit Problems?
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Undergrad How Is the Full Taylor Series Derived Beyond Its Linear Approximation?
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Undergrad Solving Indeterminate Forms: e^∞, √∞, a^∞, 1^∞
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Graduate The 'integration by change of variable' theorem
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High School How to check implicit differentiation results with calculator?
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High School Is the book wrong about the work done by the equation 8x-16 from 0 to 3?
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Graduate Integration of (x^2-x^3)^-(1/3) from 0 to 1
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Graduate Explaining Line Integrals and Gradient in Conservative Fields
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Undergrad Positive or Negative Acceleration? and Antiderivative of 1/(sin^2)?
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Undergrad Proving the Dominance of e^x over x^e: A Mathematical Inquiry
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Graduate Can Continuous Functions on [0,1] Approach 1 but Not Equal 1 at x=1?
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Undergrad Is there an easy way to find the value of e^(-x^2) using numerical methods?
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Graduate Explaining Catastrophe Theory for an Infinite 2D Body
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Graduate .Line Integral in the First Quadrant
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Graduate Why does the series 1/n! diverge in the p-adic metric?
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Undergrad How Fast is the Area of an Equilateral Triangle Changing?
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Undergrad Reverse Integral and Evaluation: A Trick Question?
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Undergrad Does the Limit of (sqrt(|ab|) * |h|) / h as h Approaches 0 Exist?
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Graduate The graph of a continuous function has zero content
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Undergrad How can I improve my limit-setting skills for double integrals?
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Graduate Partial Derivatives: Definition, Geometry & Applications
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Undergrad What is the True Definition of Indefinite Integrals?
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Undergrad Related Rates height of cylinder
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High School X^x, does this function have a name ?
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Undergrad Limit of SQRT(X)SIN(1/X) as X Goes to Infinity
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Undergrad Double Integrals: Area or Volume?
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Graduate Continuous and nowhere differentiable
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Graduate How Are Parametric Equations Derived in Complex Mathematical Problems?
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Graduate How Do I Prove That the Limit of \( n!^{n^{-n}} \) Equals 1?
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Graduate Convergence Questions: Volume Generated by x|y| = c with f(x)g(y) = c Relation
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Undergrad Solving such integrals numerically?
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Graduate Integrating a 3x3 orientation matrix
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High School Need Help with Integral question
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Undergrad Can You Prove ln(e)/e > ln(pi)/pi Without Calculations?
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Undergrad Proving the Limit of Sin x/x Using Squeeze Theorem
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Undergrad Double integral to find the area of the region enclosed by the curve
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Graduate Definite integral and Gamma functions
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Undergrad Accuracy of f(x) when x is Accurate to 6%”
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Graduate Proving Closure of T in B[0,1] Set V
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Graduate Calculating Surface Area & Volume of 3D Function
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Graduate Does the Absolute Value of the Sine Integral Diverge?
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Graduate Convergence/Divergence of Integrals
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Undergrad Max/Min Values for f(x,y,z): Lagrange Multipliers
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Graduate Calculating Volume Using Triangular Slices in 3D Coordinate System
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Undergrad Find a vector c that bisects the angle
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Undergrad Triple integral and center of mass
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Undergrad Need help to show f(x)=x + cos x has an inverse w/out graph
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High School Integrate Equation: What's Needed?
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Undergrad Does this look right? Cannonball question
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Undergrad Is My Calculus Answer Correct?
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Undergrad How Do You Integrate Using Trigonometric Substitution?
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Graduate When Will the Population Be a Minimum and the Rate of Change Be a Maximum?
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Undergrad Calculating the Derivative of the Inverse Function Using the Chain Rule
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Graduate Integrate x^2/Sqrt[1 - x^2] - Solve 0=0
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