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Undergrad Shell Method Confusion: Explaining the Difference
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Graduate Question in Partial differential equation.
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MHB Prove that factorial n is less than or equal to n raised to n
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Undergrad Do you HAVE always to use u-substitution?
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Undergrad Does the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Yield a Constant for F(x) = Constant?
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Graduate Prove function is continuous, multivariable
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Graduate Ito's lemma/taylor series vs. differential of a function
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MHB What is the rate of change for this function?
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MHB Emwhy's question at Yahoo Answers regarding finding extrema in a given region
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Graduate Euler Solution to the Basel Problem
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Undergrad Can we simplify the integral of a dot product to just the product itself?
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MHB Find rate of change of the depth of water when the water is 8 ft deep
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MHB Solving a Polar System Integral - Can You Help?
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Undergrad Inner Product=Dot Product always?
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Undergrad Is my conception/ knowledge about calculus right?
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Undergrad How Can I Improve My Integration Techniques?
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Undergrad What are differentials and why is dy/dx sometimes treated as a fraction?
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MHB Simplifying a Quotient with Real Number $a>1$
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MHB Integrating $\frac{1}{(a+b\sin x)^2}dx$: Step-by-Step Guide
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MHB Adwt's question at Yahoo Answers regarding surfaces of revolution
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Undergrad Find Out How to Analyze V_n Series
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MHB Volume Rate of Change: Understanding Math
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Undergrad How to go from 2*4*6 (2n) to (2^n)n
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MHB Solve Limits of Sequence: Detailed Instructions
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MHB Exact upper and lower limit of the sequence
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Graduate Is Pointwise Multiplication a Valid Inner Product for Continuous Functions?
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MHB Where can I find proofs for the limit of a function as x approaches infinity?
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MHB Airshow4444's question at Yahoo Answers regarding volumes by slicing
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MHB Rate of Change in Cone: $$\frac{\text{in}^3}{min}$$
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Graduate Rectangular function & Inequalities
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MHB Finding the derivative of ln(1 + x)^2
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MHB Troubleshooting a Simple Problem: Tips & Tricks
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MHB A bomb is dropped from an airplane
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Graduate Approximating speed from past several lat/lon coordinates
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Graduate Challenge 4: There's no app for that: integration
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MHB Does this triangle have to be flipped when finding the magnitudes and angles?
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Graduate Question on divergence/gradient theorem
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Graduate Taylor Expansion of f+df About x?
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MHB Indefinite integral with two parts
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High School What is the solution to this simple integration issue?
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Graduate Orthonormal system in Hilbert space
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Undergrad Finding dS in Polar: dx, dy, and More
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MHB Optimization With Two Constraints
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MHB Maximize Volume w/ $100: Help w/ Math Max/Min Question
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Graduate Understanding the Convolution Property in Physics: Derivative Inside an Integral
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Graduate Can a Sigma Sum be Integrated with Fubini's Theorem?
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Undergrad Integrating & Simplifying Last Term - Math Tutorial
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MHB Integrating $\cos 2\theta$ and $\tan\theta$
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Graduate Can this integral be solved analytically?
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Undergrad How to Plot Heaviside Function with x^2-1?
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Undergrad Underlying question about u-substitution
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MHB What is the reason for the derivative of arcsin(x) not being -1/sqrt(1-x^2)?
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Graduate Can You Show Me How to Find the Integral of a Smooth Function Using Limits?
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MHB Find Tangent Point of 2 Functions: Mikey's Calculus Help
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MHB Fourier transform of a gaussian
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How Did They Do This & Second Line? Help Appreciated
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MHB Find the sum of the first 11 terms of given series
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Graduate Limit of sin(n)^n and working set
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Graduate Using Table and Computer to find the sum of a series
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Undergrad Interesting problem i came acrosss
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MHB How does f(x)g(x)->0 if f(x)->0 and g(x) is limited?
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Undergrad Is the Reciprocal of dX/dY Equal to dY/dX?
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MHB How to Solve These Two Indefinite Integrals?
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Undergrad Why Can't We Redefine a Function at Its Undefined Point?
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MHB Supeerstar's questions at Yahoo Answers regarding optimizing quadratic functions
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MHB Lagrange multipliers with a summation function and constraint
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MHB How fast is the area of triangle formed
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MHB Angle $\theta$ Changing Rate of Ladder $13ft$ Long
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Graduate Understanding Vector Integral Notation
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Undergrad Solving ∫(52x^7/2-66x^5/2+22^3/2)/sqrt(x) - Help Needed!
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Graduate Equivalent continuity definition
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MHB Can't solve a sequence (to determine if a given value is a member)
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Graduate What Size Circle Fits Between Three Touching Circles?
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MHB Taylor's question at Yahoo Answers regarding celestial mechanics
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Undergrad Trigonometric Orthogonality Query
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Graduate What is the Fourier transform of \frac{\sin(ax)\cos(ax)}{x}?
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MHB Integration by parts, why is this allowed?
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Graduate Confusion about Essential Singularity in 1/(1-z)
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Undergrad Proving the limit does not exist formally
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MHB Difficult double integration problem
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Undergrad General question on multivariate calculus
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Undergrad Using Calculus To Derive Forumlas
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MHB Duncan G's Questions on Implicit Diff. & Related Rates
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Undergrad Summation for y(x)=Absolute value(sin(x)) -pi<x<pi
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High School Area Under Curve: Calculus Senior Year | Uses, Benefits
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High School Integration/Differentiation of Formulas
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Graduate What is 0 multiplied by infinity in limits?
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MHB Do you need absolute value around argument for log and ln?
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Undergrad Use of differentiation operators?
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Undergrad How vector area of a closed surface is zero?
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Graduate Is the given unit vector derivation valid for any coordinate system?
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High School What Makes the Epsilon-Delta Definition Special for Continuity?
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High School Finding Oblique Asympote by polidiv
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MHB What has been done here to simplify the integration
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Graduate What Are Infinitesimals of Order Higher Than Δx, Δy, and Δz?
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Graduate How Does Dirac Delta Substitution Relate to Helmholtz's Decomposition Theorem?
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MHB Taylor's questions at Yahoo Answers regarding related rates
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High School Is There a Shortcut for Writing Limits in Math?
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MHB Evaluate f(91π/2002) + f(92π/2002) + .... + (910π/2002)
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Undergrad Divergence Theorem: Understanding and Applying in Vector Calculus
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