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Undergrad Need help with some limit (using sandwich rule)
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Undergrad Does anyone know a database for nth roots of unity
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Graduate What Do Partial Derivatives Tell Us in Thermodynamics and Beyond?
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Undergrad Finding the major and minor axis of ellipse
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MHB Jordan's question from Facebook (finding critical points)
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Graduate Derivative by Leibniz's integral rule
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Undergrad Partial derivative and chain rule
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Graduate Infinite sequences containing every possible subsequence
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MHB Rickkyredu's question at Yahoo Answers (shell method for solid of revolution)
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Undergrad Why Do Algebraic Tricks in Calculus Confuse Me?
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MHB Proofs on growth rates of functions theorems using definition of a limit
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Graduate How Does the Ratio of Lattice Points to Radius Behave as Radius Increases?
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MHB Partial Fraction Decomposition Help - Calculus BC
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MHB Struggling with Logarithmic Expansion - Can You Help?
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Graduate Prove Two/Three Euler Angles Needed for Orientation Change
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MHB Calculating moments of inertia
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Undergrad Question about Leibniz's notation for derivatives
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MHB Integration by Parts: Calculus Integral Help?
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Undergrad Understanding the Error of Taylor Polynomials in Approximating Functions
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MHB Center of Mass Calculus 2 Integration
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Graduate Solving a Divergence Question: What Equation Do I Use?
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Undergrad Provide some rotations to obtain common shapes?
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Undergrad Why do some functions not have Anti derivatives?
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Undergrad Solids of Revolution around y = x
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MHB What Is the Range of sec^4(x) + csc^4(x)?
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Undergrad Function Describing Caloric Target
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Undergrad Are the following two integrals equivalent? [basic]
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Undergrad What is the difference between dy/dx, Δy/Δx, δy/δx and ∂y/∂x?
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MHB What is the geometric interpretation of a \centerdot c = 0?
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MHB Stuart's question at Yahoo Answers regarding average value of a function
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Graduate Discrete Fourier Transform and Hand-waving
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MHB Prove the Integral: $$\frac{-\pi}{4}$$
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Undergrad Diffrentiability of function with two variable
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MHB Karla's question at Yahoo Answers (Intermediate Value Theorem).
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Undergrad How Do You Derive a = mg / (M + m) from the Given Equations?
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Graduate How fast are planets flowing into stars? I got the equations.
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MHB Bruno's question at Yahoo Answers (Tangent line to an ellipse).
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Graduate What is the divergence of a unit vector not in the r direction?
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Undergrad Critical Points of cos y & cos 2x - Why the Difference?
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Graduate Integral from 0 to ∞ with singularity at x=0
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Undergrad How to Simplify Inductor Expressions Using Calculus?
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Graduate Can the integral be evaluated without Mathematica?
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MHB Solving the Continuous Function | Hello
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Undergrad Astro-Physics: Math Struggles & Domains of Functions
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Graduate Derivation of Del Operator in Spherical & Cylindrical Coordinates
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Undergrad I don't understand how to differentiate integrals
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MHB What Are the Values of a and b for a Cubic Curve's Tangent Line?
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MHB Numerical Integration: Find x to 3 Decimal Points
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Graduate Derivative of Log Determinant of a Matrix w.r.t a scalar parameter
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MHB Limit Calculation Help: x^3(ln(x))^2
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Undergrad Physical and geometrical meaning of limits
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MHB Lamps's question at Yahoo Answers about the Intermediate Value Theorem
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MHB De l'Hospital's theorem - proof
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MHB Sydney's question at Yahoo Answers regarding root approximation
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Undergrad Greens theorem and parametrization
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Undergrad Solid of revolution knowing only area?
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Undergrad Is Integration by Parts the Key to Solving Complex Equations?
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MHB Explore Challenge Forums: Can You Solve this Integral?
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MHB How Does Integration by Parts Solve the Integral of Tanh(x)/(xe^x)?
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Graduate Can we Simplify the Integration of Q Function with a Change of Variable?
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Undergrad Why do we use anti-derivatives to find the values of definite integrals?
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Undergrad Question about the meaning of derivative .
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MHB Janet's question at Yahoo Answers involving the Witch of Agnesi
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MHB Ahmed's question at Yahoo Answers regarding the midpoint rule
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MHB Maximizing Gamma with Lagrange Multipliers
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Undergrad Finding Limits of Functions with Multiple Sets of Variables
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Undergrad How did this expansion take place?
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Undergrad Trigonometric Inverse Substitution: How do we know which substitutions to use?
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MHB Optimizing the Area of a Norman Window - 25 Feet Perimeter
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Undergrad Discrete Fourier Transform on even function
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Undergrad Integration: what variables can you move outside of the integrand?
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MHB Katie's question at Yahoo Answers: trigonometric equation
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Graduate Method of Proving Euler's Formula?
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MHB F continuous and {f(x)} = f({x}) implies f(x) or f(x)-x periodic
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MHB Mohammad nabeel's question at Yahoo Answers regarding a definite integral
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Undergrad Why won't standard curve length function work in semi-circle?
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MHB How to Prove Continuity Using the Epsilon-Delta Definition?
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MHB B's question at Yahoo Answers involving a solid of revolution
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Undergrad Integrating 3x^2*ln(x) - Is This Process Correct?
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Undergrad Finding the position directly behind a player
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Graduate Partition a divergent integral into finite values
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Graduate Integration by Parts in 2D: How to Apply the Rule in Polar Coordinates?
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Undergrad Piecewise Functions: Parabola Vertex on x-axis +ve, One Function?
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Undergrad Why do we use the natural log in the derivative of an exponential function?
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MHB Definite Integral #2: Prove \[\pi/2 \text{sech}(\pi/2)\]
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MHB Michael's question at Yahoo Answers involving L'Hôpital's rule
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Undergrad How to know which differential to choose
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Graduate Maximal invariance group for constant acceleration?
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Undergrad Showing the properties of differentiating an integral
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MHB Maximizing Area for $6000: Fencing Solutions
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MHB Understanding Limits: Explaining Left and Right Limits in Simple Terms
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Graduate Integration by Parts versus the Power Rule
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Graduate A question about notation on derivatives
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MHB Proving the Limit of a Sequence with Toeplitz's Theorem
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Graduate Solving an ODE using substitution and integrating factor
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Undergrad Understanding the area under a curv and trapizum rule
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Graduate Finding the length of the major and minor axis of ellipse.
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MHB Integrate by Parts: Solving Difficult Integrand
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Undergrad Gradient vector as Normal vector
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MHB Solving Improper Integral Challenge Problem
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