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High School Relation between integration and differentiation?
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MHB Is the Newton Raphson Method accurate for finding roots of equations?
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MHB Simplifying the Product Rule for Derivatives
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Undergrad Method of undetermined coefficients
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Graduate Solutions around ordinary points
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Graduate Sequence and Series Terminology
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Undergrad [College Level] Norm of Matrices
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MHB Prove $\lim_{{n}\to{\infty}}(3^n+4^n)^{1/n}=4$
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MHB Help needed with velocity and acceleration question
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Undergrad Estimates of the remainder in Taylor's theorem
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Graduate Integrating a Photon Gas: Contour Integration for the Grand Potential
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High School Did I Apply the Derivative Rule Incorrectly for x²?
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Undergrad Understanding Singular Value Decomposition for Image Compression
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Graduate Question on changing limits of integral
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MHB Need Help: Volume of Ellipse Rotated at X=-2 Using the Shell Method
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Graduate Fourier COSINE Transform (solving PDE - Laplace Equation)
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Graduate Residue Theorem for Laplace Transform
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MHB Indefinite integral complete square
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MHB Evaluating Integral $$\int \frac{e^{2x}}{u} du$$
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Graduate Is the definite integral a special case of functionals?
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Graduate Improper integrals: singularity on REAL axis (complex variab
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Undergrad Partial derivative of a square root
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MHB How to determine a vector parallel to another vector.
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MHB Unit vector perpendicular to a plane.
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Graduate Finding 2nd partial derivative
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Undergrad Real number calculus vs complex calculus
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Graduate Differentiability implies continuous derivative?
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Graduate How can the Lagrange remainder theorem be applied to series with skipped terms?
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MHB Solving for the t in the Integral of 1/sqrt(9+t^2) dt
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MHB What is the locus of points where $F_x = 1$ and $|F_x| = 2$?
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MHB Newton-Raphson algorithm for the root of tanh
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MHB Implicit function Theorem for R^3
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Undergrad Cartesian coordinates to Polar coordinates (dx,dy question)
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Undergrad Right asymptote of a simple function doesn't exist?
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Graduate Identity for Matrix*Vector differentiation w.r.t a vector
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High School F(x) symmetric about the line x=2
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MHB Given a logistic function, calculate the constant
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MHB Convolution - calculation and drawing
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MHB Taylor Expansion: Wondering Which is Right?
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Graduate Concavity of a function of 2 variables
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Graduate Parametric + analytic function integration
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MHB Value to make function continuous
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MHB Where Do I Go From Here in Evaluating This Integral?
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Undergrad How to Solve a Limit Problem Involving Logarithms?
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MHB Integral Evluation: $$\displaystyle \int\frac{5x^3+3x-1}{(x^3+3x+1)^3}dx$$
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MHB Number of solution for an exponential equation
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Graduate Math Methods for Physicists by Arfken Questions?
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Undergrad Small confusion regarding logarithmic formula
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Graduate Integration in Laplace Transform
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Graduate Tensor calculus> definition of contravariants
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Graduate Question about Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem Proof
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Undergrad Is the limit of functions necessarily equal to "itself"?
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MHB What Am I Doing Wrong? : Improper Intergals
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MHB See if series converges using the root test
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Graduate Fourier series and orthogonality, completeness
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Graduate Parity operator commutes with second derivative?
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MHB Find Maximum of $3x-2y$ Given $x^2+4y^2=4$
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MHB Can Function Point Help? See the Attachment.
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MHB Help With Limit: a=16, f=${x}^{.25}$
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Graduate A few queries on the variation of parameters method
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MHB Where Are the Points Satisfying All Conditions in This Vector Field?
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MHB Integral \int_{x}^{0} \,d 1+sin(sin(t)) dt
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Undergrad Does e^{-ix} Have a Limit as x Approaches Infinity?
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Graduate Vector field question + reasoning
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MHB Simplifying compound fractions
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Undergrad Integral calculus: integral variable substitution confusion
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MHB What is the Rate of Change of Resistance in a Parallel Circuit?
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MHB Finding tangents, given (x,y) information
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MHB Finding the equation of a curve given the tangent equation
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MHB What is the Derivative of xf(x) at x=4 Using the Product Rule?
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Undergrad Arc length of a stadium billiard
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Graduate Integral of sin(2x+3)/(x^2+3x-2)
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Graduate Help with Jordan's Lemma (Collorary)
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Graduate How to Find a Sequence of Partitions in Vector Calculus?
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Undergrad Why Can't You Take the Ln of Both Sides of e^(i2(pi))=1 and Get i2pi=0?
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Graduate Understanding the Chain Rule in Vector Calculus for Gradient of Scalar Functions
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Undergrad How to Find the Maximum Values of Two Variables in an Equation?
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MHB Understanding Infinity: Positive vs. Negative Infinity Explained
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Undergrad How Can a Graph Have Both Vertical and Horizontal Tangents at (2, -4)?
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Undergrad Finding area in polar coordinates
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Graduate Proving the Stability of Sin and Cos through the FT Relation of Delta Function
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Graduate Leibniz rule for double integrals
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Undergrad Converting arbitrary Cartesian vector to cylindrical
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Graduate Challenge 20: Pranav-Arora's Integral
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Undergrad Differentiability in an open and closed intervals
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Undergrad A little confused about integrals
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MHB Limit of a function when x goes to -infinity
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MHB Higher order reflected logarithms
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Graduate Inversion of incomplete elliptic integral of the second kind
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Graduate Evaluating a Contour Integral of log(z) | Explaining Branch Cuts
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High School Deep understanding of derivatives
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Undergrad Integral physics, me understand a thing with respect to integration
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Graduate Help with Complex Limit: s, N → ∞
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High School Maximizing Success in Calculus 1: Tips and Tricks for Math 220
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Undergrad Limits, and why they're important
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Graduate Solving Removable Singularity in [z^(c-1)]/[exp(z)-1] at z=0
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Undergrad Subtracting the overlap of functions
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Graduate Gaussian integral w/ imaginary coeff. in the exponential
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Graduate What are the different types of infinity and how do they compare?
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Undergrad Defining differentitation and integration on functions
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