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Undergrad What is the derivative of ln(x) and how does it relate to the graph of 1/x?
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MHB 15.3.53 Sketch the region of the double integration and evaluate
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Undergrad Finding a unit normal to a surface
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Undergrad Finding value of parameters to fit some data
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MHB 15.3.50 Double integral of circle and graph
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High School Rule to integrate a function with respect to its derivative
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MHB Cartesian equation of the tangent plane
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MHB Finding Restrictions for the Implicit Function Theorem
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MHB 11.e.28 Find the length of the cardroid
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MHB 243.11.5.9 Area of intersection cardioid and circle
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MHB 15.2.60 Reverse the order of integration
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Undergrad Is π^x - x^π < 0 Solvable by Graphing Techniques?
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MHB 232.q1.2c Double integral with absolute value in integrand
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MHB Is This Integral Calculating Area or Volume?
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MHB S4.13.t.71 Angles of triangle PQR
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MHB 15.3 Express an integral for finding the area of region bounded by:
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MHB 15.2.30 Where R is the is the region in Q1 & Q4
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MHB How do we evaluate the double integral with $15x^2$ inside and all the R values?
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Undergrad Why is There a Dot Product in the Taylor Expansion of 1/Distance with Vectors?
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MHB 15.2.87 Write the following integrals as a single iterated integral.
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High School Quick question about calculus (derivatives)
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Undergrad Integral of sin(a x) from 0 to ∞
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MHB What is the correct way to apply Green's Theorem in this scenario?
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MHB 15.2.66 Solve by reversing the reversing the order of integration
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MHB 15.2.78 But it asks for a double integral
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Undergrad How did this integral come into being?
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Undergrad Which Unit Normal Vector of a Surface is Correct?
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MHB Evaluating Double Integral $II_{5d}$
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MHB Double Integral: Evaluating $II_{5a}$ in $R=[0,2] \times [-1,1]$
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Graduate Derivation of Euler Lagrange, variations
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MHB 15.1.55 Find the mass of the plates with the following density functions
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High School Dimensional representation of Roots
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MHB 15.1.25 Evaluate the following double integral over the region R
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High School Representation of complex of square root of negative i with unitary power.
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MHB T12.3.11 Find the angle between vectors
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Undergrad Why can't I use the partial derivatives method to solve this problem correctly?
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Undergrad Can Cycloid Paths Determine Least Time Courses in 3D?
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Question about area between curves (integral calc textbook q
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MHB Proving Continuous Extension of $f(x,y)$ Function
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Undergrad Optimizing fractions and Lagrange Multiplier
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MHB 231.12.3.65 Determine the smallest distance between a point and a line
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MHB 231.12.3.63 Determine the smallest distance between point and line
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Undergrad Why Must the Transversality Condition Be Less Than or Equal to Zero?
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Undergrad Can someone expand (curlA.del)(curlA)
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Undergrad Question about vector calculus
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MHB S4.13.t.71 angles of triangle PQR
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Undergrad Rigorously understanding chain rule for sum of functions
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MHB 231.13.3.75 top vertex of a regular tetrahedron
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Graduate Determine the flux of the vector field trough the surface
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High School How Do Equations 2.2 and 2.3 Emerge from Equation 2.1?
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High School How to integrate a polar graph with respect to radius
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Undergrad Solving Legendre's Equation with Leibnitz Formula
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MHB Green's Theorem with Singularities
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Undergrad Small angle expansions for sin, cos, and tan
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High School Correctness of Equations in Electromagnetism Textbook
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High School Derivation of exact differential
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MHB W.8.8.19 Integration of 2 to \infty
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MHB Finding the Area of a Disc with Integration Methods
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Graduate Integration by parts of a differential
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MHB Integrating the Square Root of a Fraction with a Radical
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MHB How Do You Express and Evaluate This Integral Using Partial Fractions?
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Undergrad Must functions really have interval domains for derivatives?
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High School Why is integration with dx in the denominator undefined?
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High School Second derivative differential equations in terms of y?
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Undergrad Why Is There No Maclaurin Expansion for Log(x) Compared to Log(x+1)?
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MHB Find the limit of 1/(n•cosn) as n tends to +∞.
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MHB 7.6.16 Find the derivative of y with respect to x
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Undergrad How to calculate the area under a curve
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MHB Divergence Theorem and shape of hyperboloid
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MHB 242.7x.25 Find the derivative of y with respect to x
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MHB Partial fractions ( part of a logistic equation)
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MHB Testing Convergence, Calculus II
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High School Derivative with the double cross product
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High School Why Is My Second Derivative Calculation for Taylor Expansion Incorrect?
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Undergrad Why is [x^x^x]' NOT (xln(x)^2+ln(x)+xln(x)+1)*x^(x+x^x)?
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High School Square root differential problem
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Undergrad Fredholm integral equation with separable kernel
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MHB S6.12.4.35 Find the volume of the parallelepiped
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Meaning of Sigma in Laplace transform
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MHB 206.08.04.59 int completing the square
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MHB Gradients of curves to find average growth rate between two points
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Graduate IS THERE A FENCEPOST ERROR WHEN CALCULATING MASS FOR A CONTINUOUS DISTRIBUTION?
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MHB 206.08.08.10 integral from --\infty
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Undergrad Why Does div[grad(1/r)] Equal -4πδ(r vec)?
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High School Calculus of variation. Minimum surface
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MHB How Do You Evaluate ∫∫∫ Over an Ellipsoid Using Change of Variables?
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MHB Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals
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MHB How Can I Simplify This Tangent Line Equation?
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MHB Would Partial Fractions Simplify This Integral?
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Undergrad Integrate Over Domain? | General Integration Questions
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MHB Find Power Series Representation for $g$: Interval of Convergence
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Undergrad What did Newton mean by "Ghosts of Departed Quantities"
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High School Solving Integral Equation: $\frac{\sin\left(x\right)}{\cos^{3}\left(x\right)}$
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Undergrad Understanding a Time Integral for x1 and x2
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High School Solving Indefinite Integrals: A Beginner's Guide
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Undergrad Multiplying by dr/dt and integrating with respect to t
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What is the meaning of tensor calculus?
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MHB Working out where a function is non-negative
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Undergrad Derivative When Substituting Variables
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Undergrad Finding Critical Points of a Quartic Function: A Scientific Approach
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