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High School Are continuous functions on sequentially compact sets u-continuous?
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High School What Does "Curl" Mean in Vector Fields?
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High School Sequential Compactness of Sets: A Definition
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High School Continuation of sequence of supremums question
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High School Showing that a sequence of supremums of a sequence has these two properties
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High School What is the Significance of the Laplace Operator in Vector Calculus?
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High School Critical points of second derivative
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High School Radian measure and real numbers
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High School Proof of Chain Rule: Understanding the Limits
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High School Confusion about Divergence Theorem Step in Tong's Notes
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High School Does Absolute Value Affect Fraction Equality?
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High School Derivative of the product of a function by a constant (possible typo)
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High School Why don't we account for the constant in integration by parts?
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High School Integration of tan^2 x from - to + infinity
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High School Interpreting Path Ordered Exponentials with Non-Sensical Integration Variables
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High School Integration from "Area Under Curve" Perspective: Explained
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High School An intuitive understanding for derivatives
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High School Why is the definite integral of 1/x from -1 to 1 undefined?
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High School Is Multivariable Calculus as Fun as Single-Variable Calculus?
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High School Limit of a function raised to a fractional power
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High School Nature of Limits: Learn Calculus Basics w/o Limits Distraction
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High School Area Increasing as a linear dimension increases -- Looking for intuition on this
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High School Find Local Max/Min: 2nd Derivative=0
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High School Is complex analysis really much easier than real analysis?
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High School What is the difference between writing f and f(x)?
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High School Infinitely smaller changes in a related rates question
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High School What Are Functions Called That Are Linearly Dependent With Their Derivatives?
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High School Is 0,999999.... actually equal to 1?
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High School Can You Solve This Exercise on Arithmetic-Geometric Series?
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High School How did Cavalieri get his formula for the area underneath a parabola?
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High School Doubt on the derivation of an equation for a surface integral
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High School Why does f = g in implicit equations?
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High School Basic doubts in vector and multi variable calculus
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High School How to learn differentiation and integration in 14 days?
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High School Volume of paraboloid in a cylinder
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High School Confusion on Implicit Differentiation
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High School Orientation of double integrals
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High School A summation that "feeds back into itself"
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High School A question about one of Archimedes' works
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High School Proving: 2 is the Limit for x>1
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High School Why the derivative of area is related to the graph of the function
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High School How to prove this infinite series?
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High School Question about Limits and the Derivative
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High School Finding the value of an equation by using its two forms?
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High School Critical point of a piecewise function
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High School Is Differentiation the Same as Finding the Derivative?
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High School Second Derivative Question -- Help Understanding the Importance Please
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High School Electromotive force and trigonometry
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High School Is the sign of the square root dependent on the argument inside it?
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High School Tangents to a curve as functions of different variables
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High School Confused about holding variables constant during integration
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High School Proof of quotient rule using Leibniz differentials
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High School Is it possible to find complex numbers Cn, so that both equations are satisfied?
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High School Is dx Negative in Non-Standard Analysis?
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High School Bartlett's Calculus Paper: Confusing Calculus Notation & Differentials
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High School Rationale Behind t-Substitution for Evaluating Limits?
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High School Increasing and monotonically increasing: related to the first derivative
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High School The rule for the sum of this series?
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High School ##\int_a^b x^2\sin(2x)dx## by substitution
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High School Does the Limit Hold for f'(x)>g'(x) Even if f(x)/g(x) is not a Constant?
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High School Why the Sign Changes from < 0 to > 0 ?
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High School Modelling Logistics, Polynomials using data.
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High School Parametric Curves: CAD & Free Software Info
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High School How Can We Prove That x^x Reaches a Minimum at x = e^-1?
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High School Complex number inequality question
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High School Is this true? The area of a circle can be approximated by a polygon
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High School Correct way to write multiple argument functions
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High School Derivative and integral of the exponential e^t
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High School How do I differentiate vectors with derivatives and properties?
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High School Is there a condition for applying standard limits?
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High School Question about expanding a function to first order
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High School Convention when changing integral limits
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High School Interpreting integration otherwise
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High School Is it possible to transform this equation?
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High School A proof of the fundamental theorem of calculus
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High School A function's derivative being not defined for some X but having a limit
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High School Justification for cancelling dx in an integral
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High School Generating the formula for the coefficients of an alternating series
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High School Learn why we get the area of a function by integrate it
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High School How Do Discrete Derivatives and Integrals Work in Calculus?
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High School Can an Impossible Differential Be Solved in Calculus?
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High School Is the Definite Integral of the Function Exactly 1?
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High School Is this proper or it is abuse of notation?
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High School "Onion proof" of the area of a circle
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High School Why Is 0/0 Considered Indeterminate If Division by Zero Is Undefined
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High School Finding Multiple Ways to Integrate
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High School How can I accurately calculate pi using polygons and the concept of infinity?
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High School Can you help me see why these integrals are the same?
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High School 1 to the power of infinity, why is it indeterminate?
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High School Can a function become surjective by restricting its codomain?
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High School Sum of Series 1/n: Is it Infinity?
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High School How to set up an integral to integrate over a sine wave?
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High School Questions regarding polynomial divisions and their roots
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High School Understanding the basics of integration
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High School Usage of variable in integration
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High School Integrating sec(x): Understanding the Answer
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High School Calculating (dr)^2: Formula & Examples
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High School Gradient and divergence operators
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High School What is the notation you would use to express this theorem?
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High School Base e to an imaginary exponent seeming contradiction
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