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Graduate Why Are There Three Terms in the Differential Expression?
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MHB Is factoring out of limits allowed?
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MHB Solve System of Equations with Real Numbers
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Undergrad Newton's Principia translated and Writings of Leibniz?
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Undergrad Relationship between Differentiation and Integration?
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Undergrad How Can the Second Derivative at a Maximum Be Zero?
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Undergrad The derivative of a Taylor series?
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Undergrad Significance of derivative for functions of several variables
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Graduate Is there a general method to aproximate functions with ratios of polynomies?
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Graduate Variable transformation in a derivative
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Graduate Finding Normal Vectors to Surfaces of Revolution
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Graduate How to Solve Equations with Integrals Using FTC and Chain Rule?
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Graduate Fourier Transforms is Inflicting Pain
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Graduate What is the symbol of an integral operator?
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MHB Functional Equation: Solving for f(2012)
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Undergrad Integration result ln || - confusing and apparent contradictions
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MHB What is the minimum value of a trigonometric expression with a given condition?
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MHB Simplifying (x+3)1/2 - (x+3)3/2 Expression
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MHB Solving for Optimal Advertising Units in Managerial Economics
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Graduate Solution to the integral,i.e, expected value of a function of normal variable
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Graduate How to Calculate the Volume of a Sphere with an Off-Center Hole?
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Undergrad Derivatives of functions and equality of those functions
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Graduate Evaluate Series Convergence Analytically
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Graduate Using lagrange mutilpliers when lamda has two values
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MHB Order of Expression: c,m,logm,2^j-1/2, m^o(logm) Explained
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Undergrad Derivation of formula for general formula of sine equations
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Graduate Re{} and Im{} operators under the integral sign
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MHB Integration Application: Find the force on each end of the cylinder
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Graduate How Do I Calculate the Integral of e^x(lnx) and Anti-Derivative of x^x?
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Graduate Uniform convergence and derivatives question
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Graduate Can We Make a Summation Zero When Coefficients are Not Equal?
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Undergrad Integral to find the Surface area
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Graduate Is dx=0 a Valid Statement in Advanced Scenarios?
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Undergrad What is the meaning of partial differentiation in physics?
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Graduate Why this relation is true when computing the Gaussian integral?
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Graduate Numerical intergration of a set of measured data points
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Undergrad Is the Set {1/n: n is a Counting Number} Equal to the Interval (0,1]?
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MHB Priyata G integral question from Yahoo Answers
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Graduate BiPDetermining Particle Path and Velocity from Acceleration Vector Field
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Graduate Quick question on matrix calculus
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Graduate Existence of the Square Root Proof
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Undergrad A simple calculation that got me stumped.
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Graduate Delta function of two variable function
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Graduate Composite Function with reccursive expression
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Undergrad Making a program to convert K(1+cos(nQ-phi)) to a power series
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Graduate Confused about continuity and limits
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Undergrad The Correct Amplitude of a Fourier Transform
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Undergrad How do you find the zeroes of a discrete function?
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Undergrad Why Does The Squeeze Theorem Justify Limits Of Upper And Lower Sums?
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Graduate Embedding L1 in the Banach space of complex Borel measures
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Undergrad I have a question; well technically about calculus in general.
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Graduate What's the Paradox in Combining Sine and Cosine Series for Fourier Expansion?
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Undergrad Partial Fractions: Numerator vs Denominator | Explained in 5:30
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MHB Finding an Upper Bound for ln(x) in [0,1]
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Undergrad Why Do Different Calculations Yield Varying Limits for e?
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Graduate What is the theory behind the partial derivative method for root-finding?
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Graduate Why consider Differential Element
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Graduate Definite integral of exp and error function
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Graduate How Do You Compute the Convolution of a Convolution with Variable Limits?
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Undergrad Calculating the launch speed from a launch angle, distance, and air density
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Undergrad ANOTHER really basic question this time regarding e
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MHB An upperbound for an algebraic expression
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Graduate Expanding Gamma function around poles
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Graduate Intuition for Change of Variables Theorem
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Graduate Question about discrete Monte Carlo Summation
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Graduate Multi-Variable / Dimension Fourier Transform
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Undergrad Identifying the harmonics on FFT
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Undergrad Another really basic question this time regarding integration.
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Graduate Analyitical solution to function and second deritive of function
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Undergrad Why is this a type II double integral?
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Graduate Logarithmic and exponential integrals
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Graduate Ratio of two polynomial functions - integral
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Undergrad Integral Sin(ax)^2 Between Infinity and 0
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Graduate Solving π(x) with Varying Frequency Amplitudes and Fall-off Rate: A Case Study
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Graduate What is result of this summation:sum(k=1, to n) sin(n*pi/k)I
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Undergrad Can I get a general function f(m,n)
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Graduate Fourier transform capabilities in reconstructing missing data
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Graduate How can I handle the singularity in my integrand equation?
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MHB Finding the Circumference of a Circle Using Improper Integrals
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Undergrad Does calculus fully solve Zeno's Paradoxes
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Graduate Integrating a function of the complex conjugate of x with respect to dx
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Undergrad I need an algorithm to best-fit a curve
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Graduate Nasty summation + derivative help
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Undergrad Proof by induction, puzzles by answer
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Graduate Why Repeated Roots instead of Two Distinct Roots
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Graduate What Is the Notation for the Incidence Function in Graph Theory?
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Undergrad Calculating Max Height & Time of Rifle Trajectory at 300 Yards
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Undergrad Solving Sequence: Prove Decreasing with n
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Undergrad Discrepancy Between Related Rates Solution and Vector Solution
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MHB Sluggerbroth's Question from Math Help Forum
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MHB Question about Trigonometric Substitution
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Undergrad How to study the behavior of a vector valued function?
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Graduate Integral representation of the Euler-Mascheroni constant
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Graduate A ZERO Curl and a ZERO divergence
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Graduate Derivative of a gaussian mixture
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High School What is the process for implicit differentiation?
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Undergrad Confusion about squeeze theorem example; plugging 0 into x when x ≠ 0.
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Undergrad Derivative of the compound interest equation
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Graduate How Can I Fit Functions to Both Time and Pixel Number in a Matrix Animation?
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High School What is True Range and how is it calculated in trading futures?
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