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Limit of e to the tangent of x
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Maximizing Renewable Energy: Solving for 80% Consumption by 2050
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Evaluating $\displaystyle \lim_{{x}\to{2}} f(x$): Does it Exist?
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Left hand and right hand limit at infinity
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Undergrad Can the Simpsons 3/8 Rule be Extended to Calculate Double Integrals?
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Graduate How to Normalize the Quantum Harmonic Oscillator Wave Function?
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Undergrad What are the Best Online Resources for Practicing Calculus?
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Graduate Differentiate x to a complex power?
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Change of Variable: Physics Math in GR Problem
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Undergrad Trying to self-learn calculus but stuck on this idea
- iwantcalculus
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High School The Difference Between Log and Ln
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Finding Formula without using any trig functions
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Series expansion to 4th degree before applying l'Hôpital's rule
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What is the limit of the sine function as x approaches 1?
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Trigonometric absolute value integral
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Graduate Why is this way of computing imaginary arctangents wrong?
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Undergrad Sum of 1/(n² + (r-1)²) + 1/(n² + r²) + ... + 1/(n² + (n-1)²)
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Graduate Physical interpretation of divergence
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Graduate Separation of variables technique
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Limit in Infinity: Check Results Now
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Undergrad Use of substitution for integration
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Finding the limit as x approaches infinity
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High School Who Coined the Term "Improper" Integral?
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Graduate Solving 1st Order PDE: Finding L with Ax^2 Form
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How Do You Evaluate and Differentiate Complex Trigonometric Functions?
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High School Integration Constant in Physics: When to Use It?
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Derivative of function containing absolute value
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Undergrad Is the Alternative Method for Integration by Parts Simpler?
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Undergrad A strange derivative-integral discrepancy
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Graduate Second Order Derivative Notation (mingled with)
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Volume of Solid Rotated Around y=-4 for y=x^7, y=1, and y-axis
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Graduate What is the error analysis for a function of Newton's cooling law?
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Difference quotient for quadratic function
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High School Why Is N Considered a Constant in Summation Notation?
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How to Calculate Arc Length for a 124° Angle in a Circle?
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High School How to Prove the Trigonometric Identities for Sin and Cos of A+B?
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Having Trouble with Boundaries for Triple Iterated Integrals?
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Finding area between 2 functions
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High School Why Does \(\sin^2(nx) + \cos^2(nx) = 1\) Hold True?
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Undergrad Maximum/minimum through logarithm
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Graduate Solve Integral Analytically: Int[(1+x^2)^-n e^-x^2]dx
- matt_crouch
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Finding Area between 3 functions
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Area between y = x² and y = 2/(x² + 1)
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Undergrad Confusion with Relative Extrema and Intervals
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What is the area between the functions $y = |2x|$ and $y = x^2 - 3$?
- tmt1
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Solving Lagrange Multipliers: Find Extrema of Distance from (1,2,3) to Sphere
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Integrating e^(-bx²) times its second derivative
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So, the area between the two functions is 72 units squared.
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Vector Calculus - Cylindrical Co-ordinates
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Undergrad Subtracting functions on specified domains
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Undergrad Splitting up an interval of integration
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Graduate Evaluating this particular integral
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Graduate How to limit processing demand simulating electromagnetic trajectory
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Undergrad Can u be written as a function of v in integration by parts?
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Graduate Continuity and differentiability in two variables
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Can You Evaluate This Definite Integral with Trig Functions?
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Matrix Rotation Query: Inertia Tensor D (+90y, -90z)
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Is $\sin^2 x$ Less Than $\sin x^2$ for $0 \leq x \leq \sqrt{\frac{\pi}{2}}$?
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Elementary Calculus Problem involving Derivatives
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Graduate Inverse Laplace transform. Bromwitch integral
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Undergrad How to evaluate the line integral of work with vectors F(t) and r(t)
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Graduate Functional relation and implicit functions
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Undergrad Directional derivative and gradient definition confusion
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Undergrad Can someone explain this summation definition to me?
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High School Integration in Calculus: Understand What It Is
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Graduate Squaring an Integral of a function
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Why does te^(-st) go to 0 as t approaches infinity?
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Graduate Surface integrals/Surface areas of arbitrary domain regions
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How can we prove the derivative inequality for f(x)=sin(x)/x?
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Limits of Rational Functions: Dividing by Highest Power?
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Evaluating Limit: $$\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x+\sqrt{x}}}}-\sqrt{x}$$
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Graduate What Is the Solution to Associated Legendre Polynomials for m=1 and l=1?
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Graduate If g is diff'able at x_0, g(x) <= mx + b, show g'(x_0) = m
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Where does the difference 1−n/(n+1)=1/(n+1) come from?
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Undergrad Dv/dt must be a RATIO and here is why
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Graduate Contour integral with a pole on contour - justification?
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When Can We Determine if a Limit Exists or Not in Calculus?
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Graduate Integral of sine integral times exponential: ∫₀^∞ Si(ax)e^(-x)dx = arctan(a)
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Graduate Does the Generalised Laplacian satisfy a certain relation?
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Undergrad Is the function x/sin(x) continuous?
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Undergrad Why do -pi/2 and pi/2 Equal 1 and 5 in This Integral Problem?
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Undergrad Approximating this integral with midpoints
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Undergrad Sum of ordinates mean value of functions
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Graduate Poisson equation with three boundary conditions
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Undergrad Solving for Sin(π/12): How Do I Get (π/3-π/4)?
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How Do You Integrate y^3 Over a Triangle with Given Vertices?
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Does the order of integration matter for double and triple integrals?
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Finding distance between vectors
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Undergrad An example need to be turned into an integral
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Tangents at the pole (polar)
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Expressing sin(2θ) and cos(2θ) in terms of x
- TrigEatsMe
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Index Notation Proof: Proving $\nabla\cdot\left(\phi\textbf{u}\right)$
- SamJohannes
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Graduate How do I account for a Jacobian when changing coordinates for two particles?
- UVCatastrophe
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Undergrad Finding this volume without cylindrical shells
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Graduate Limit epsilon-delta definition vs. continuity
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Graduate Is There an Error in Kolmogorov and Fomin's Trigonometric Inequality Proof?
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Graduate Integral of sine integral times exponential: Si(ax)e^-x
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Graduate Expanding a multivariable function in powers of one of the variables?
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Determine the Average Rate of Change
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Evaluating Definite Integrals with Floor Function
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