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High School Is this identity containing the Gaussian Integral of any use?
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Undergrad Inequality with integral and max of derivative
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MHB Evaluating $\iint\limits_{\sum} f \cdot d\sigma $ on Cube S
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Undergrad Open interval or Closed interval in defining convex function
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High School How to write this in terms of ##\zeta (x)##?
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Undergrad Reasoning behind Infinitesimal multiplication
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Undergrad Properties of Line Integrals question
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Graduate Vector analysis question. Laplacian of scalar and vector field
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Undergrad How Does Gaussian-Legendre Quadrature Approximate Non-Polynomial Functions?
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Graduate Solve Line Integral Question | Get Math Help from Physics Forums
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MHB How to find F(x,y) for $f(x,y)= h(y)\hat{i} + g(x)\hat{j}?$
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Undergrad What is the equation for line integrals involving the gradient of a function?
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Graduate How to Derive a Closed Form for a Double Sum with Stochastic Variables?
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MHB Proving $\displaystyle\int_C \vec{F}\cdot d\vec{r} = 0$ with Closed Curve
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Undergrad Robert Adams textbook: Acceleration example
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MHB How to prove this corollary in Line Integral using Riemann integral
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MHB What is the Basic Idea of Limits in Calculus?
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MHB 5.2.1 vol of sin x^2 ; 0\le x \le \dfrac{\pi}{2}
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Undergrad Area of a Circle: Solving the Equation
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High School How to merge the sum and ##x^n##?
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High School Can the continuity of functions be defined in the field of rational numbers?
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High School Representation of infinitesimals in different ways
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MHB Minimum of product of 2 functions
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Graduate A discrete version of the normal distribution
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Undergrad How do I compute the second derivative of a one-dimensional array?
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MHB Antidifferentiation by Substitution
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Undergrad Is this integral using change of variables technique correct?
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Undergrad Which of the two answers is correct?
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MHB Integrate 3/(x(2-sqrt(x))) - No Partial Fractions
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Undergrad How Do You Integrate Expressions Like These?
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MHB How to use change of variables technique here?
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Graduate Curl in cylindrical coordinates -- seeking a deeper understanding
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Undergrad Solve for ##n## in ##\frac{1}{(T+\frac{1}{U^{1/n}})^n} = G##
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MHB Triple Integrals: Finding Volume of Solid S Bounded by Planes
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MHB *Volume of a cone change of rate of volume with respect to h and r
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Undergrad Calculus of Variations on Kullback-Liebler Divergence
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Undergrad I want to know which software was used to create vector calculus graph
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High School Why is Delta y not equal to dy for infinitesimally dx on the graph?
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MHB How to Solve the IVP Using an Integration Factor?
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High School Why do I not understand what seems to be basic Calculus?
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Graduate What will be value of this differential? Kindly help and explain
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Graduate Multiplying divergent integrals using Hardy fields approach
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High School Mean-Value Theorem, Taylor's formula, and error estimation
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MHB Solving the Slant Asymptote of $$\frac{{x}^{3}-5{x}^{2}+4x}{-4{x}^{2}+36}$$
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Undergrad Can you solve a Disk, Washer, Shell method problem without drawing a graph?
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Insights A Novel Technique of Calculating Unit Hypercube Integrals
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MHB 13.3.2 What is the 50th term of the sequence
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Undergrad Calculating the surface area of a sphere using dA
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MHB Tricks for Saving Money on Groceries
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Undergrad High schooler Develops new Integration Technique
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High School Problem with the concept of differentiation
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Graduate Vector analysis and distributions
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High School What is this equation called and why is it regarded as beautiful?
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High School Is it possible to find the integral of ##f(x)/x^2##?
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MHB Maxima and Minima in calculus
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High School Why 1 / ∞ = 0 but ∞ * 0 is not equal to 1?
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MHB 51 How far will the car travel in 10 sec
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Undergrad Time derivatives in variational calculus
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MHB Integrating Factor Method for Solving y' + y = e^{-2t}
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MHB -s2.9 parabola....vertex, open direction, increasing, decreasing, zeros
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MHB - Length of curve to 4 decimal pl
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MHB -12.5.2 Find Parametric eq for line segment from (-2,18,31) to (11,-4,48)
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MHB How would you approach this integral?
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MHB 1.3 find dx of (7+9x-6\sqrt{x})/x
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High School Linearization of a function error viewed with differentials
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Undergrad Keisler Elementary Calculus: computing standard parts of expressions
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Undergrad How Can Nested Summation Functions Be Simplified or Reversed?
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Undergrad Curiosity: there exists the exponential integral?
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High School This CAN'T be true (Is my proof that 1=0 correct?)
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MHB Understanding Continuous Functions: Examining f'(7) Undefined
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Undergrad {Edit-Solved} Confirmation requested on deriving functions from graphs
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Graduate Help needed with derivation: solving a complex double integral
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Graduate Physical interpretation for this? (dynamics of Newton's method)
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Graduate Rayleigh Ritz and inner products
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Undergrad Looking for Guarantees that the method of fixed-point iteration will work
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Undergrad Is the sign of the integral of this function negative?
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Undergrad Approximating discrete sum by integral
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Undergrad Mean value theorem - prove inequality
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Undergrad How Does the A/B Relationship Connect to Geometric Series?
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High School Derivative of Square Root of x at 0
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Graduate Prove a formula with Dirac Delta
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High School How to express ##3^{\sqrt(2)}## in terms of natural logarithms
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High School Understanding about Sequences and Series
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Undergrad Why Does Tax-Deferred Compounding Offer a Financial Edge Over Annual Taxation?
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MHB Limit Laws and Techniques: What is the difference between left and right limits?
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Undergrad What Exactly is Step Size in Gradient Descent Method?
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Undergrad Absolute difference between increasing sum of squares
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Graduate Simplifying a double summation
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MHB -7.8.98 amplitude period PS VS graph. of cos eq
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MHB How Can the Given Definite Integral Identity Be Proven for Any Natural Number n?
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Undergrad Explanation and clarifications in epsilon-delta limit proofs
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Graduate Solving an Integral involving a probability density function
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High School How to Find the Intersection of a Logarithmic Curve and a Tangent Line?
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MHB Graph of $y=\sin{x}-2$ on the domain $[0,2\pi]$
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MHB 7.1.17 int e^{-\dfrac{x^2}{2}} dx from 0 to infty
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MHB How to solve the integral of 1+tanx using partial fraction decomposition?
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Undergrad Error bounds for Newton's Method
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Undergrad What does "the sequence of functions has limit in R" mean?
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MHB How to Evaluate the Integral of an Even Trig Function in a Radical?
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MHB Why is the derivative of |x| not defined at x=0?
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