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MHB Stationary points in local optimization
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MHB Solve Optimization Problem: Find Min & Max of f(x,y)
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Graduate Proving reflexive, symmetric, transitive properties
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MHB Solve Lagrange Multipliers Problem with x-4y=1 Constraint
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Graduate Epsilon delta limits if/then language
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Graduate Insight into determinants and certain line integrals
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MHB How Can I Visualize the Intersection of a Cone and a Sphere?
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MHB Integral: I am considering a trigonometric substitution
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MHB Find the area beween the curves y=x^2 and x+y=2 and the x axis
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Undergrad What substitution/manipulation was done here?
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Graduate Integrals from Gradshteyn & Ryzhik: Real Part Condition Necessary?
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Undergrad Graphical meaning of tangent in optimization problem
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Graduate Derivative of best approximation
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Undergrad Arguments of exponential and trig functions
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MHB Find Minimum of y: $y=2a+\sqrt{4a^2-8a+3}$
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MHB How Does the Envelope Theorem Apply to Nonlinear Functions Like f(x,r)?
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Graduate How can it's solve using Leibniz Rule or other rule
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Graduate Manipulating differentials in thermodynamics
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Undergrad Substitution method for finding an integral's interval changes
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Graduate A question about path orientation in Green's Theorem
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Graduate Proof Taylor series of (1-x)^(-1/2) converges to function
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Graduate Convergence of improper integrals
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MHB Integration by Parts: $\int u\cos(u)\,\mathrm{d}u$
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MHB Why does the following have no maximums or minimums
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Undergrad Equations of Planes from Symmetric Equation of a Line
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Graduate Optimization methods with bivariate functions
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Graduate Eliminating Parameter for <-rsinθ,rcosθ> ≠ assumed function
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Graduate Cumulant Expansion: How Does It Work?
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Undergrad Visualizing the plane, 1x+1y+1z = 0
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Undergrad How to [itex]\int{\frac{-2x+20}{2\sqrt{-x^2+20x}}}dx[/itex]
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Undergrad 'Wheel-like' Mathematics (Modulating Trig Functions?)
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MHB Finding the maxima and minima of a function
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MHB How Do You Prove a Vector is Unit Along a Parametric Curve?
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MHB Can the limit of (x,y) at (1,0) be found using l'hopital's rule?
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MHB Solve Int Partial Fractions: $\int\frac{6{x}^{2}+22x-23} {(2x-1)(x+3)(x-2)} dx$
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Undergrad What is an integrating factor exactly?
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Undergrad Limit of Series: $\frac{1}{n}$
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Undergrad Is continuity of the second derivative necessary for the second derivative test?
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MHB Find the greatest possible value of tan B.
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Graduate How can the difficulty of a complex integral be solved?
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Graduate Is x=1 the Solution to nx ~ n ln(n) as n Approaches Infinity?
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Graduate Special Integrals Hermite(2n+1,x)*Cos (bx) and e^(-x^2/2)
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Graduate Bounding Argument for Comparison Test
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MHB How could we calculate the limit?
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MHB How can trigonometric substitution simplify integration?
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Undergrad Indeterminate Forms: List & Examples
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High School Solving for x = 0: A Refresher Guide
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High School Understanding Limits: Find Out Why it Matters
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Undergrad Find Relative Extrema of f|s: Explained with Lagrange Multipliers
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MHB Problem evaluating the limit to find the radius of convergence
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MHB Radius of Convergence: Evaluate & Ignoring Extra Vars
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MHB Integral Test: Analyzing 1/(n+1)^x with x > 1
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MHB Volume w/ Double Integrals: What Am I Doing Wrong?
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MHB What is the connection between the natural logarithm and the limit of a series?
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Undergrad The Derivation of Several Triginometric Identities
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Graduate If f(x+a) = f(x-a) where a is infinitesimally small then....
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MHB Summing a Series of Cubic Roots
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Graduate Why Is the Derivative Uniqueness Proof Important?
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MHB Solving Integral \int_{a}^{b}\frac{e^{x}x^{4}}{e^{x}-1}dx
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MHB Partial Derivatives: Find $\frac{\partial^2{w}}{\partial{u}\partial{v}}$
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MHB Limit as x approaches negative infinity.
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Graduate Recurrence relations define solutions to Bessel equation
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Graduate Integration of 1 / [sqrt(f(x))+g(x)] ?
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MHB Can you prove the definite value of $f(x)$?
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Undergrad Physical meaning of equations of equilibrium
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Graduate Analytic continuation of Airy function
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MHB Can someone help me solve a integral problem.
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Undergrad Solution to ∫ dx x^2 /(1+x^2): Step-by-Step Guide
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High School Could someone please explain what a limit is?
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Graduate Question about conditions for conservative field
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Graduate Understanding the Epsilon Delta Definition of a Limit
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Undergrad Are hyperbolic functions used in Calculus 3?
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High School Integral of absolute value function
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Graduate Math GRE subject test question
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Graduate Integrating Over Multiple Variables: Is This Approach Correct?
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Undergrad Calculus for Sequences: Understand Basics of Differentiation & Integration
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Undergrad Why y, y' (derivative of y), x are independent?
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Undergrad Understanding notation for hydrostatic equation
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MHB Solve Multiline Function w/2 Variables - Explanation Here
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Undergrad What Is the Amplitude of a Harmonic Load in the Frequency Domain?
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Undergrad Calculus / general math related question
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Undergrad Is it necessary to change the bounds when substituting in a definite integral?
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Graduate What does it mean to move a differential?
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Undergrad Therefore, the maximum area of the triangle is 1/2.
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Graduate Volume Inside a Sphere and Cone?
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Undergrad Integrating dx and dy: What Does It Mean?
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Graduate Indefinite integral of arcsec(x)
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Graduate Converting a 2D Gaussian in Cylindrical Coordinates
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Graduate Finding poles of complex functions
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Undergrad Why Does the Epsilon-Delta Definition Not Require |f(x) - L| to Be Nonzero?
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MHB What are limit tests and how do they establish convergence of a series?
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Undergrad Calculating Hydrostatic Force on a Trapezoidal Shape
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Graduate What Comes After Vector Calculus in Pure Calculus?
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Undergrad How to cancel factorials in power series problems?
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Graduate How is the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Applied to Multivariable Functions?
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Graduate Analytic continuation and physics
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Undergrad Calc I: Limits at Infinity: Solving r Irrational
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Undergrad How to determine inner and outer radii for 'Washer Method'?
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Graduate Question about some general potential form
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Undergrad What's Wrong with My Integration by Parts?
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