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MHB Is there a way to compute the given area exactly?
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Undergrad Doing algebra on infenetesimal amounts
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Graduate Question about computing Jacobians of transformations
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MHB Rayanjafar's parametric integral question for YAnswers
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Graduate Does the Lambert Function Apply to Solving This Economic Model?
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Graduate Minimizing a functional definite integral
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MHB How can I prove the continuity of $f$ at $x = 1$?
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Graduate Least squares adjustment/regression - two points known distance apart
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Graduate Advanced Lagrange Maxima Minima Problems
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Undergrad Analyze two variable function with respect to another function
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High School Can You Solve These Unique Algebraic Equations?
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Undergrad Is ∫-1/√(1-x^2) equal to acos(x) and -1*asin(x)?
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MHB Using Lagrange's Theorem to Show 1.71<\sqrt{3}<1.75
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Graduate Vector Calculus Problem - Griffith Textbook
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Undergrad Are Integration and Differentiation True Opposites in Calculus?
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Graduate Modeling Wave Dynamics in a Cylinder on a Fulcrum
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Graduate A question about Bessel function
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Graduate Need explanation of theorems on Uniform continuity
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Undergrad Understanding the Arg Function: Evaluating, Usage & Properties
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MHB Solving x^{101}+x^{83}+x=1 with Rolle's Theorem
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MHB Investigating the Inequality of $\frac{\pi^2}{4}$ and $\frac{-\pi^2}{12}$
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Undergrad Derivative and integral (confusing part)
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Undergrad How do i find the principal form of this complex number
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MHB How would you show this summation is greater than 24 without induction?
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Undergrad Which Functions Have Multiple Local Minima?
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MHB Why Does Substitution Change the Integral's Bounds?
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Graduate Diagonalization of Integral Operators: Challenges and Considerations
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MHB How can we avoid making simple typos in math problems?
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MHB Area Under Curve: Calculate Integral from 0 to 1
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Graduate Help With Partial Derivatives and Infinite Sums
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Graduate What is the significance of compactness?
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Undergrad How Do You Find the Roots of b - tan(b) = 0 Using Iterative Methods?
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Undergrad Understanding horizontal asymptotes of non-even rational functions
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MHB Integrating exponential functions
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MHB Question about trigonometric substitution
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Graduate Confusion regarding differential forms and tangent space (Spivak,Calc. on Manifolds)
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Graduate How to Solve This Irregular Integral?
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Graduate Can Gaussian integrals be done with half integrals?
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Undergrad Not sure what square brackets indicate when dealing with partial derivates
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MHB Equation of a line tangent to a circle
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Graduate Finding Numerically the solution line for an equation
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Graduate Domain Differentiation question
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Undergrad Understanding Divergence and Curl in Fluid Dynamics
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Graduate A discrete subset of a metric space is open and closed
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Graduate What Does Integrating a Complex Function Yield?
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Graduate Maximizing problem with an inequality constraint.
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Undergrad Order of Indefinite Double Integrals
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Graduate Vector Calculus Question about Surface Integrals
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Graduate Can Anyone Solve the Pi Function?
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Undergrad Given 2 Integrals, How to solve other Integrals?
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Graduate Understanding Point Types in Real Analysis
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Undergrad Two-part problem; calculating possibilities of lock
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Graduate Biot-Savart - Differential Length Element?
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Undergrad What is the Parametric Differentiation Method for Repeated Quotient Rule?
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Graduate Modifying taylor series of e^x
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Graduate Similar problem to Gaussian integral
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High School Evaluating the sum of a sigma notation problem with a lower limit k=10
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Graduate Series expansion around a singular point.
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Undergrad How to do integral for Cos(x^2)dx?
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Undergrad Is it really circular to prove the sinx/x limit with L'Hopital?
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate Field Point Vectors in Different Coordinate Systems?
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Undergrad Finding Lim Without L'Hospital: A Math Challenge
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Graduate How is the Mathematical Conversion between Δ and dX Expressed?
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Undergrad Dx and delta(x) (in partial derivative)
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Graduate Integration of a trig function > 0
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Graduate How Does the Poisson Kernel Influence Mathematical Functions?
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MHB Find Value of \(\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} f(x) dx\) for \(y=f(x)\)
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Undergrad Line Integral: Computing for $\int _1 ^2 V(x)dx$
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Graduate How to use Euler's angle theorem in rotation of a coordinate
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Undergrad Integration by parts not working for a particualr integral
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Undergrad Is There a Proof for Tabular Integration?
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Undergrad How to Evaluate ∫(z²+x²)^(-3/2)dx by Hand?
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Undergrad Calculate exponential growth when rate r is changing
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Graduate Integration with eulers formula.
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Graduate Why does this not diverge when x = inf?
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Graduate Derivative of an integral function
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Undergrad Vector Calculus: Area and Mass of a Region
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Graduate Wronskian of Bessel Functions of non-integral order v, -v
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Undergrad How Do You Integrate cos²(π/2 cosθ) from 0 to π/2?
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Undergrad Talor series expansion of roots of algebraic equation
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Graduate Confusing velocity distribution result
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Graduate Don't understand critical part of derivation in textbook.
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MHB Derivative of f:R->R with f'(x)=[x^2/1+(x^2))], f(0)=0 and its Bounds on R
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Undergrad Area under a function befuddlement
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Undergrad What is the name for testing divergence in rational functions?
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MHB What Happens When y is Very Large or Small in This Function?
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MHB Circle problem finding coordinates of points
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Graduate Can Fredholm Integral Equations Be Solved Without Fourier Transforms?
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Undergrad Alternating Series Test/Test for Divergence
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Graduate What is the geometrical significance of definite integrals of vector functions?
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MHB Sum of an Infinite Series with Real Exponent p
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MHB How is the Gamma Function Related to Factorials?
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MHB Convergence of Series with Logarithmic Terms
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MHB Sequence with recursive definition?
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MHB Integration by Parts: Get v in udv=uv-vdu
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MHB How Does the Sum of $\frac{1}{\sqrt{1 + n^2} + n}$ Diverge?
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Undergrad Confused about Taylor Expansion Strategy
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Graduate Divergence Theorem on a surface without boundary
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MHB Integrating Ln $(x)^p$: Step-by-Step Guide
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MHB Walter's question from Facebook (x and y intercepts)
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