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Undergrad Comparison vs. limit comparison vs. sum splitting
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Undergrad Differentiating f(-x): Proving Correctness
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MHB Calculate Limit - Is There a Special Rule?
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Undergrad Help with Integration: θ/(θ+2) from x=0 to 1
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MHB George Bake's question at Yahoo Answers regarding the Ricker curve
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Graduate Nonlinear programming problem, mathematical programming
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MHB Acceleration ball rolling on a parabola
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MHB Calculating a Double Integral in the First Quadrant
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Graduate What is the significance of d(lnW) in physical problems?
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Undergrad How Does Series Notation Equal the Highlighted Part in Induction Proof?
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Undergrad Mathematical induction question
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MHB Calc Volumes of Rotation Bodies | x-axis & 7x-x^2
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Graduate Fourier transform of Langevin equation (integral cancellation problem)
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MHB How to calculate the arc length of a function using integration by parts?
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Graduate Reading Cauchy's lecture on the derivative
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Graduate Extremal condition calculus of variations
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MHB Surface area of rotation about the y-axis
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MHB The Origin of the \hat x Term in Evaluating Double Integrals over Triangles
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Graduate Can one construct a function having the following properties ?
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Undergrad Average slope of joined line segments.
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Undergrad Relationship between Derivatives and Integrals
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MHB Sum of Infinite Series: $y^2+2y$
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Undergrad Where can I find info on: limit as h→0 of (a^h - 1)/h = 1
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Undergrad Solve Reimann Sums and Integrals
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MHB Mitch's question at Yahoo Answers regarding a polar equation
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Undergrad Why is L1 norm harder to optimize than L2 norm?
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Undergrad Calculating integrals involving floor function
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MHB Showing Sequences Converge/Diverge
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Graduate Green's Theorem Integration Question
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MHB Solving Exercise: Proving Continuity of a Function at 1
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MHB MathRocks' question at Yahoo Answers regarding price elasticity of demand
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MHB Trig problem: max square cut from circle
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High School Finding the x and y intercepts
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Undergrad Integral of 1 - 2*sinx in square root?
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Graduate Approximate integral for exp(-x)/x
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Undergrad Solutions to differential equations
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Graduate Computing Integrals with Wavelet Scaling and Translation Parameters
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Graduate Two planes contain two non intersecting lines can be made parallel?
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MHB Rayan's question at Yahoo Answers (Green's Theorem)
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Undergrad How to solve where a maclaurin series intersects a graph
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MHB Eggy's question at Yahoo Answers regarding optimization with constraint
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MHB Ratio Test Questions/ Series Convergence
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MHB Integration of log(1-x) from 0 to 1
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MHB Determining convergence of series
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MHB Champ's question at Yahoo Answers (Power series)
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Undergrad Improper integrals and canceling of areas
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Graduate Improper integral and the application of L'hopitals Rule
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Undergrad Finding limits in 3D. How do you know on what line to approach?
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Undergrad Improper intergral, infinite bounds of integration
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MHB De's question at Yahoo Answers (Power series representation)
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MHB Max Area of Triangle: x & y Axes & e^{-5x} Tangents
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Undergrad Proportionality and the ln function
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Graduate Question about the Riemann-Integral definiton.
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Undergrad Series Test for convergent and divergent
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MHB JOHN's question at Yahoo Answers involving Lagrange multipliers
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Graduate Applied Integral Calculus What did I do Wrong?
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Undergrad Improper integral, infinite limits of integration
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Graduate Why Does the Trollpi Calculation Not Equal 1?
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Graduate Fourier Transform of Ohno Potential
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Undergrad What is the difference between curvature and concavity in one or two dimensions?
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Undergrad Is there any benefit to using Taylor series centered at nonzero value
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Graduate Question involving Levi-Civita symbol
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MHB Int ( dx / x ^2 ) = - 1 / x, a new proof.
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MHB Max/Min Value of f(x,y) in Range x^2+y^2≤2: Find Max/Min Value of f
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Undergrad Solve Parametric Equations | Step-by-Step Guide
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Undergrad Equation for 2D Dose Distribution: Solving for Any Point on the Surface
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Graduate Solving Integrals with Contour Integrals and Cauchy PV
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MHB Chelsea's question at Yahoo Answers regarding functions and optimization
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MHB Trig derivatives general question
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Undergrad Rare integration techniques/substitutions
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Undergrad Does such a function as f(x)=f'(x) exist?
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MHB Max and min value, multi variable (open sets)
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MHB Is there a better way than L'Hôpital's rule?
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Undergrad Jacobian determinant in multiple integration
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Undergrad What exactly constitutes as an exact value?
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Graduate What Are the Differences in Line Integrals Using Different Coordinate Systems?
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Graduate Elliptic function - different definitions
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Graduate Derivation of Lagrange Family of Interpolation functions
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MHB Multivariable optimization with constraint
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Undergrad Setting Up the Domain for Maxima/Minima Word Problems
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MHB TBI's question at Yahoo Answers (Indefinite integral)
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MHB Nikki's question at Yahoo Answers regarding the Mean Value Theorem
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Undergrad Challenging integrals/series convergence problems
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MHB Prove No Uniformly Convergent Subsequence: Functional Sequence
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Undergrad What Does 'Moment About a Plane' Mean in the Context of Solids?
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Graduate Integration when given the exact value of an un-integratable function
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MHB Thomas' question at Yahoo Answers regarding an indefinite integral
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MHB Where Did I Go Wrong With the Centroid Problem?
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Graduate Integral Approximation: Tau <<T
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MHB Smallest Value of a for 5ln(x)-5x^2≤4x+a
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Undergrad How calcule this integral: x*e^x^2/e^x^2 + 1?
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MHB How to Find Max and Min Points for \(\frac{x^3}{2} - |1 - 4x|\) in \((0, 2)\)?
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Graduate Does being in C2 imply being in L2 for a function?
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Graduate Can any one give me the derivation of this series
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Graduate Zeta function for Debye Low Temp. Limit
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MHB Max/Min Point of $\ln(x)+x-2x^2$ in $(\frac{1}{6},\frac{3}{2})$ Calculation
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Graduate How to prove the value of this integral?
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Undergrad Integral and a derivative definition
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Graduate Sine function as an infinite sequence
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MHB Jacob's question at Yahoo Answers (Alternating series approximation)
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