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Graduate Questions about operators and commutators
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Graduate Convergence of a sum over primes
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Undergrad How Does the Total Derivative Sum Up Changes in Multiple Directions?
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Undergrad Limits of 1/x Explained: A Calculus Question
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Undergrad How to create a function such that area under curve is 250
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Graduate What is meant by "take the derivative of a function"?
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MHB Is the Variational Principle an introductory example for Calculus of Variations?
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Graduate How to Solve the Scalar Density Integral in Spherical Coordinates?
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MHB What is the maximum of the given function in the closed square $D$?
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MHB What is the relationship between arc length and curves in calculus?
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Graduate Understanding Partial Derivatives in Position-Velocity Relationship
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Undergrad Jacobian transformation for finding area
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Graduate Derivative of Dirac Delta Distribution
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High School Trouble with basic algebra in Calculus 1.
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Undergrad Product Rule Proof: Reasons Why it Won't Work
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Graduate What is the correct range for c in Taylor's Theorem error bound?
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Undergrad Intuitive ways to think of integration and second derivative
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MHB Evaluate Sum: $x^4/(x-y)(x-z)+y^4/(y-z)(y-x)+z^4/(z-x)(z-y)$
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MHB Power Series: Find First 5 Terms of x^2/(1-5x) - Help Needed
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MHB Find rate of change (Why is my answer wrong?)
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MHB What is the equation of the tangent line at (π/2,1) for sin(xy)=y?
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MHB How Do You Integrate a Product of Bessel Functions with Polynomial Denominators?
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High School What does cosx/x and tanx/x represent?
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Graduate Understanding the Role of Error Functions in Integrals
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MHB What is the significance of Calculus of Variations in Classical Mechanics?
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MHB Find the values of Δz and dz
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Graduate How can I find the antiderivative of this complicated Bessel function?
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MHB How to Prove 0.333... < x/y < 0.5 with $x$ and $y$ Defined as Fractions?
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Undergrad How to find Sn from Un? (sum of series)
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Undergrad What Happens to the Integral of Cosine as k Approaches Infinity?
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Undergrad Interpreting eiπ in Equation: Radians or Number?
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Graduate Confused About the Chain Rule for Partial Differentiation
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MHB Convergence of a geometric series
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Undergrad Confused about using the integral and infinitesimal?
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Undergrad Shouldn't Emf generated be Derivative of Flux?
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Undergrad Which integration technique was used here?
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Undergrad What are the rules to know when to use absolute value?
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Graduate Definition clarification for Fourier transform
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Graduate How to prove the double integral definition of logarithm?
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Graduate Helpful Resources for Calc. Analysis
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Graduate What is the closed volume integral symbol in Microsoft Word?
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Undergrad Is there an easy way to relate f, f', and f''?
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Graduate Legendre Second Kind: $Q_n(x)$ Functions
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Graduate Have an Integral that I can't seem to solve
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Graduate Weird idea (gradients and potentials)
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Undergrad What version of the definition of derivative
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Graduate How to calculate this tricky integral? Can it be done?
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Undergrad Can Squaring Integrals Simplify Calculus Problems?
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MHB How Do You Find the Curvature at (2, 4, -1)?
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MHB How to Find the Curvature of r(t)?
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Graduate Time derivative of tensor expression
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Graduate Integration problem deriving virial theorem
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High School Will Skipping Trig Substitution in High School Affect College Math and Physics?
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MHB Find the curvature of the vector
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MHB Struggling with a trig indefinite integration
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MHB Points of intersection of two vector curves
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Undergrad What is the Curvature of a Line in Calc III?
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Graduate Help proving triangle inequality for metric spaces
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Graduate Integration algabriac manipulation problem
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Graduate How Do Starting Points Affect Series Comparison Tests?
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Undergrad Help understanding equation involving a partial derivative
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MHB Are the Intersections of These 3D Curves Ellipses?
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Undergrad Finding all vectors <x,z>=<y,z>=0
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Undergrad Why isn't Un the derivative of Sn in sequence and derivative?
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Graduate Can Divergent Series Sums Converge?
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MHB What is the Limit as x Approaches 0 for the Absolute Value Function?
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Graduate Normal and Tangential Component of Vector on a Surface
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Undergrad Method of Exhuastion for the area of a parabolic segment
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Graduate Taylor expansion for matrix logarithm
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Undergrad How to test if a sequence converges?
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MHB Trouble with Delta Epsilon Problem
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate the Surface Area of a Helix?
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Graduate Fractional iteration of a function
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Undergrad (Question) Trigonometric substitution triangles
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Undergrad Are hyperbolic substitutions absolutely necessary?
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MHB What are the values of $a$ and $b$ in this limit?
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Graduate Second derivative with parametric equations
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MHB Find Min Value of $a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2+(a+b+c+d)^2$ w/ Given Constraint
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MHB What is the Limit of a Rational Expression?
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Undergrad Derivative and function terminology
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Graduate Can Sketching Reveal the Solution to This Integral?
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Undergrad Help with probably basic integral?
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MHB How Do You Calculate the Slope to Intercept a Moving Point?
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Undergrad Are there more flexible formulas for finding the area of surfaces of revolution?
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Undergrad Can Excel Help Me Find When a Particle is on the Right of the Centre?
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Undergrad Is there an easier way to integrate this equation using a triangle?
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High School Why Can't We Cancel (x-2) in the Inequality 2(x+3)(x-2)/(x-2)≥0?
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Undergrad Limits of frac(x)/x: Is WolframAlpha Wrong?
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Undergrad Why do we assume certain values for theta and x in trigonometric substitutions?
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High School Cross Product of Parallel Vectors is the zero vector (why?)
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MHB Exponential Growth and Differential Equation
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Undergrad Using different limit laws give different answer?
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Graduate Contour integration & the residue theorem
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Graduate Multivariable IBP in the variation of a functional
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MHB Using Component Method to Add Vectors
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Graduate Confusion Surrounding Dirac Delta Comb Sampling: Why is δ(0) Infinite?
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MHB Shifting Graphs: Finding Corresponding Points
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Graduate Fourier Transform of Dirac Comb/Impulse Train
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Graduate Newton's view on Line generation
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Graduate Unit Tangent Vector in a Scalar Field
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