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Graduate Fourier Transform and Limit of Euler's Formula
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Undergrad What is the ε & δ definition of continuity of f(x) at x=0?
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Undergrad Understanding the Straight Chain Rule: Help Needed!
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Undergrad Two different solutions for one integral?
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Graduate Integral want same answer as book
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Graduate How to obtain a 2D-coordinate system from two family of curves?
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Graduate What Is the Mathematical Substitution Used in This Integral Notation?
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Undergrad Proof that the area under the curve dh/dt against t = height
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Undergrad Making Sense of the Chain Rule: Can I Multiply to Find dy/dx?
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Undergrad How Can You Solve the Infinite Series \(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\frac{n}{k^{n}}\)?
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Graduate Partial Derivatives with Respect To Lines That Are Not In The Direction of Axis
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Graduate Is this result trivial? (improper integral representations of real functions))
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MHB Integrating $\frac{1}{x^r-1}$ with r>1
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High School What Does Δy/Δx Represent in Basic Differentiation?
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Undergrad Deriving the volume and surface area of a cone
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High School How can I find the roots of a polynomial like x^3-7x+6?
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Undergrad Are All Integrals Solvable by Changing Coordinate Systems?
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Graduate How Are Square Roots Defined for Complex Numbers?
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Undergrad Two-Path Test: Understanding Variable Function Limits
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Undergrad What is the error in calculating the infinite sum 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + ...?
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MHB Limit of Function w/ 0<q<1: Solved by Bincy
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Undergrad Integral test and ratio test on haromonic series.
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Graduate I'm having trouble with an integral for my QM senior thesis
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MHB Finding the Metric Tensor for a Flat 2D Plane with Rotated Coordinates
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Graduate How did Madhava come up with the Arctan series?
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Graduate Second derivative relationships of substituted varaibles
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MHB Simple limit question in attached pdf
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Undergrad Help Understanding Stewart Chain Rule Proof [Picture Provided]
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Undergrad Is there a way to prove that A(x) is minimum when x=2r?
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Undergrad Use of a derivative or a gradient to minimize a function
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MHB Is the Derivative of f(x)=1/x^3 Correctly Calculated as -3/x^4?
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Undergrad What Does the Lower Limit in This Integral Represent?
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Undergrad Minimizing Sum of Absolute Values
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Undergrad Need a function with a jump discontinuity
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Undergrad Understanding Series Convergence
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Undergrad Approximation of a function in limit of small and large x
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Undergrad Power Series & Function f(x): Purpose & Explanation
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Undergrad Rate at which things appear smaller and establishing a baseline
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Graduate Shortest path to the Calculus of Variations
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MHB Find Volume of Wine Glass on Side with Solids of Revolution
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Graduate How to compute the area of a hyperboloid of revolution?
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Undergrad Calculate Initial Velocity for Projectile Launch | Solve for Time and Velocity
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Undergrad Does this Divergence Test problem converge?
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Undergrad How to calculate the derivative of ln(x) using the limit
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Graduate Wikipedia error about the complementary error function?
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Undergrad Not Understanding Derivative Notation
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Graduate Difference between small delta t, big delta t, and dt?
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Undergrad Chain Rule Paradox or Am I Doing Something Wrong?
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Graduate Integration techniques and Cauchy prinicpal value
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Undergrad Confused about derivatives of inverse functions
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MHB Number of Molecules vs Velocity: Finding N for v > v_0
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Graduate Choosing constants to make integral convergent
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Undergrad Clarification on L'Hopital's Rule?
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Undergrad Proof for first principle equation in derivatives?
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Undergrad How Is the Operator d/dx Conceptualized in Calculus?
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MHB Maximizing the Value of sin(alpha)+cos(beta) in the Interval [0, pi]
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MHB How Do You Integrate 1/(x^2 + 1)^2 Using the Hermite-Ostrogradski Method?
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Graduate Generating Functions for n+1 Integer Set: Closed Form
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Undergrad Why do derivatives and integrals cancel each other?
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Graduate Differentiation of the l1 norm of gradient
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Graduate Lebesgue Measurable but not Borel sets.
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Graduate Deducing Maclaurin series converges from Leibniz formula
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Undergrad How do you find the slope of a line in 3D coordinate system given two points?
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Graduate F(n) Limit Calculation and Inequality Proof Help
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Undergrad How can I find the Proper starting point in FindRoot command?
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Graduate Find the function for this Taylor series
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Graduate Find F(2,4) of Differentiable Function
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Undergrad Why can't you break the limit of x*sin(1/x) into two separate limits?
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Graduate Applying the FTC to an arbitrary solution of the Schrodinger equation
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MHB Is the Integral of 1/sqrt(1-x^4) Expressible in Terms of Elementary Functions?
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Undergrad Calculate throw angle to have the curve cross a certain point
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Graduate Chain rule with multiple variables
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Undergrad Anyone remember how to solve 0^0?
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Undergrad Understanding Limits: Practical Examples & Discontinuity
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MHB Integral from negative infinity to infinity
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Graduate Why Doesn't Stoke's Theorem Require a Simply Connected Manifold?
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Graduate Proving Global Max/Min for Function w/ 2 Variables: Advice Needed
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Graduate Whittaker and Watson examples solutions / hints
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Graduate Integral from Unsolvable Equation
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Graduate Differential Squared: Do We Always Assume (dx)^2=0?
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Undergrad How does the proof of L'Hopital's rule show that the limit is equal to A?
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Undergrad Evaluating limit as h->0 of (e^h-1)/h
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Graduate Indefinite Integral for -.5*(ln(2))^2
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Graduate How Does the Tanh(x) Approximation Relate to Small Angles?
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Graduate Ricci Tensor: Understanding the Mathematics & Concepts
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Undergrad Derivative of Exponential Function
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Graduate Integral with Cauchy Prinicpal value
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Graduate Integral? Average Velocity of a Spinning Propeller
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Graduate Problem with Integrating by parts
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Undergrad Multivariable Calculus, Partial Derivatives and Vectors
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Graduate Derivative of Pressure/Temperature: Explained
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Graduate Hi,I need a conformal mapping that changes the superellipse to an
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Graduate Let's say I have something like[tex]d^2 u / d x^2 = u + u^2 /
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Undergrad Why is the Limit 0+ Used in the Evaluation of This Improper Integral?
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Undergrad Calculus, Definition of limit, Concept
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Undergrad Distance Between Two Parallel Plans
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Graduate Suff. condition for exact differential - PROOF?
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Graduate Integration of dx^2: A Medical Doctor's Exploration
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MHB How to Compute the Line Integral Over a Piecewise Curve?
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Graduate Can a finite series like this be evaluated?
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