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Undergrad How does one integrate a quotient?
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High School Does a horizontal line have horizontal asymptotes?
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Graduate Integral over spherical Bessel function
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High School How to Integrate x/(x+2)?
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Undergrad When to use Gen. Fourier, F.Sine, F.Cos, and Laplace Transforms
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High School How do I figure out how much water force is needed to push how much weight?
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Undergrad Why Is the Derivative of sin(ax²) Equal to 2axcos(ax²)?
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Undergrad Questions Regarding Definition of One-to-One and Onto Functions?
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Undergrad Why can't the indefinite integral be written with sigma notation?
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Undergrad So with the equation MU=ln(C1)+ln(160-1.1C1) the derivative is
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Undergrad Integration in two different coordinate systems
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Graduate From a fraction with infinite sum in denominator to partial fractions?
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MHB Compute the circulation of F along C
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Undergrad Infinitesimals in integration vs delta x in summations
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MHB What went wrong when applying the FTOC to maximize arc length?
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MHB Approximating Areas under Curves
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Undergrad Implicit Differentiation, chain rule, and simplifying
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Undergrad Hyperbolic cosine looks like a parabola
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Undergrad Matrix Multiplication and sigma notation
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Graduate Complex inversion formula (branch cut issue)
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Graduate Can the Dirac Delta Function be Applied in Curved Space?
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Graduate Integration with Eulers formula.
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Undergrad Points in 3D space (Related to Calculus)
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MHB *find coefficients of cubic f(x) given min max & inflexion pt
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Undergrad Visualizing Integration as Summing Over a Variable
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Graduate Second derivative composite function
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Undergrad Using complex numbers for evaluating integrals
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MHB What is the connection between roots of f and g using Rolle's Theorem?
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Graduate Why rotate Beukers's 0th integral to calculate zeta(2)?
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Graduate Understanding the Limit of a Function Definition
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Graduate Numerical Integration of Double integrals
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MHB What is the method for integrating 1/(1+x^n) using roots of polynomials?
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Graduate Why Is Leibnitz Rule Applied This Way?
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Undergrad Trying to find the area between two curves
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Graduate Why Aren't Partial Derivatives Written with Respect to Composite Variables?
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Graduate How do I sum up a Taylor series with unusual coefficients?
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Undergrad How to Factor Constants Out of Trigonometric Integrals?
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Graduate Finding Inverse the Function of multiple variable functions
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Graduate Why is dx/dt*(\delta x*dx/dt) equal to 1/2\delta(dx/dt)^2?
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MHB Integral $\displaystyle\int \frac{1}{\sqrt[4]{1-x^4}}dx$ Solution
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High School Simplify the expression (need hint)
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MHB Can You Spot the Error in This Calculus Problem Solution?
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MHB Maximizing Volume of a Rectangular Prism: Can't Get Optimum Value for $x$
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MHB Using integration find the volume of cutted cone
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Undergrad Understanding Transfer Functions in ODEs
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MHB Distance between a line and a point
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Undergrad Don't understand convergence as n approaches infinity
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Graduate Derivative of a function involving square root of sum of squares
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Undergrad Help required to differentiate a function.
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MHB We have y''(t)=B x y'(t), where y:R->R^3
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Undergrad Converting 2D density (circle) to 3D density (sphere)
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Undergrad Questions regarding Taylor series
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Graduate Partial derivative with respect to a function, rather than variable?
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MHB Trig identity problem embedded in chain-rule myopia
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Undergrad Calculus derivative of given function vanishes at some point between a and b
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MHB Continuity of f(0): Does It Exist?
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MHB How is the parital derivative (even in Leibniz notation) ambiguous?
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MHB Does sinx < x hold true for all positive values of x?
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MHB Prove that lim sin(x)/x = 1 as x goes to 0(Epsilon delta )
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Undergrad Polar Integration: Find Out Which Form is Correct & Can it be Area Integration?
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Graduate Definite double integral of e^x^2
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MHB Any reason why this kind of problem is so hard?
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Graduate Integral Problem: Calculating f_1^e
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MHB Epsilon-Delta proof for continuity of x^3 at x=1
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MHB Factoring Difficulties: Derivative of $(3x+1)^2(2x-3)^3$
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Undergrad Need help understanding Lagrange multipliers at a more fundamental level.
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Undergrad Limit Comparison Test: Does Order Matter?
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Undergrad Local Extrema of Functions Exhibiting Self-Similarity
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Graduate Visually Representing Complex Derivatives
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Graduate Limits of Functions: Understanding Real Numbers & Symbols
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Graduate Is it possible to let limit multiplication rule not be exist?
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Graduate Is Substituting sinx/lnx Legal?
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Graduate Detecting Intersections of Functions: Is There a Foolproof Method?
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Undergrad Significance of the third derivative
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Graduate Taylor expansion of a vector field
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Undergrad Confirming an Inequality: Seeking Help
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Undergrad How is the differentiation of a vector sum performed?
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MHB Integrate Poisson Kernel: Complex Integration/Residue Theory
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Graduate Difficult derivative involving vectors and trig
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Undergrad What is the derivative of ln(u)^k?
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MHB Solving a Fun Problem: Region Within a Square
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High School Why do functions have holes and asymptotes?
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Graduate Help Solving Integral Relevant to Sterman-Weinberg Jets in QFT
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MHB Integral of $\frac{1}{(3+4\sin x)^2}dx$
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MHB Find the Volume of Rotated Shaded Region Bounded by y=x^2+1, y=5, and y-axis
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MHB Newton's method of approximation
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Graduate How can I generalize the derivative of a reciprocal function?
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Undergrad Differential Equations - What is the Meaning of dy/dx?
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Undergrad Findind Area element in Cylindrical Coordinate System
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Undergrad Do I Need to Convert Theta to Radians for Taking the Derivative?
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Graduate Prove the case r= -n (n is a positive integer)of the general power rule
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Undergrad What Happens to x^i as x Approaches 0 from the Positive Side?
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Graduate Differentiability of a multi-variable function
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High School Calculating Area of Shaded Region in Picture
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Graduate Differentiating x^k: Help Understanding Complex Derivatives
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Undergrad What is the Integration Formula for a Polar Circle?
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Graduate Motivation to Create the Total Derivative
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Graduate Can there be multiple power series representations for a function?
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Graduate Static Rotation as an Axial Vector
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MHB Derivative of ln(x): Definition & Calculation
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