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Undergrad Series Expansion for [cos(x)-1]/x^2: Explained and Checked
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Undergrad Determining Tangent Slope w/Point Not On Curve
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Undergrad Help with a trig to sum identity.
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Graduate Taylor expansion of an integral (for Thermodynamic Perturbations)
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Graduate Understanding Stokes' Theorem and Gradient Functions
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Graduate Contour integration: why is this integral non-zero
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Graduate Sqrt(|xy|) derivatives at (0,0)
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Undergrad Integrating Partial Fractions: x^2+2x-1/2x^3+3x^2-2x (x>1/2)
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MHB Find Horizontal Asymptote of Rational Function F(x)
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MHB Binomial Integral for Non-Negative Integer $n$
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Graduate How to Compute Euler Angles for Rotating Reference Frames
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Undergrad Parametrization question for my Intro. to Higher Math Class
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Undergrad Integrating the differential rate equation
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Undergrad A question about differential equations
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Graduate Integral of spherical bessel function (first kind), first order
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MHB What Is the Indefinite Integral of \( \frac{e^x}{1+x} \)?
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Undergrad Is There a Closed Form for the Sum of the Reciprocals of Squares?
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Graduate How do I find the volume using cylindrical coordinates for the given region?
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Graduate Calculating Integrals with Gauss's Theorem
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Undergrad Which version of spherical coordinates is correct?
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Undergrad Taylor expansion for f(x,y) about (x0,y0) ?
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Graduate Numerical computation of double integral
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Graduate Help getting started with this integral
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Graduate Determining an Analytic Function from its Real Part
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Graduate Solving a transcendental equation
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Undergrad Partial Fractions: Exponent on Denominator Explained
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Graduate Is the Derivative of a Sum always Convergent?
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Graduate Solve N Body Problem: Find Chaos
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Undergrad Difference Between lim(n->inf.) n and Infinity
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Undergrad Struggling to Solve a Limit: \lim_{x\rightarrow -1}(\sqrt[3]{\frac{x^3+1}{x+1}})
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Graduate Total Derivatives of fxns from R^n to R^m
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Undergrad Finding Tangent Slope at General Point with Limits
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Graduate Difficulty in finding upper limit of x
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Graduate Checking method and answer of Triple Integral
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MHB Why is the Riemann Sum 1 + 6i/n and Not 1 + 3i/n?
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Undergrad Approximating Areas Under Curves
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Undergrad Can the existence of a turning point guarantee a solution for h(c)=0?
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Undergrad How does this integral come out to be zero?
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Undergrad How Do I Integrate cos(x/y) with Respect to y in a Double Integral?
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Graduate Taylor Series: Can't quite work it out
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Graduate What is the Correct Answer for the Double Integral of exp(y)/y?
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Graduate Finding the Lower Limit of x in Area Integrals: Strategies and Considerations
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Undergrad How to Evaluate Difficult Double Integrals with Limits in the Range of 0 to 1?
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Graduate Direct product between vectorspaces
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MHB Roots of $f(x)$ Quadratic Equation: $1x^2+2x+3=0$
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MHB What Is the Minimum Value of y in the Given Expression?
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Undergrad What Is the Velocity After 1 Meter?
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Graduate Can You Inverse a Curl Operator?
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Graduate Some expressions with Del (nabla) operator in spherical coordinates
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Graduate How Do You Calculate the Sum Involving Series and Normal CDF?
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Undergrad New guy with a question about asymptotes
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Graduate How to Expand a Function in a Half-Range Fourier Series
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Undergrad Why Does Integrating x*[x^2(1-x^3)^(n-1)] Result in [(1-x^3)^n] / -3n?
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High School Finding the X-Intercept in a Rational Function: (x^2 +1)/ (x^2 -4)
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Undergrad Partial Derivatives of Power Functions
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Undergrad Clarification on the output of partial derivatives
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Undergrad Where is this function differentiable?
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Graduate Solving or approximating a special class of fourier transforms
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Undergrad How bad is this statement regarding the Fundamental Theorem for Line Integrals?
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Graduate How to Derive an Integral Formula with an Infinite Upper Limit?
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Undergrad How do we know the degree of a root which is also a point of inflexion?
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Undergrad Paramaterizing a Curve: Understand Motion w/ Exponential Speed
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Undergrad Find Length of Sine Curve using Calculus
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MHB How did I finally solve for the summation of n terms?
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Graduate How to show this sum covereges
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Graduate How can I convert discrete sums to integrals using spline interpolation?
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MHB Indefinite Integral: $\int \frac{1}{\sqrt{\sin 2x}}dx$
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Graduate A question regarding the order of a pole
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Undergrad Setting up the correct limit for an area (double) integral
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MHB Best Way to Graph in Polar Coordinates
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Undergrad Different uses of the double integral?
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Undergrad Problems with Lagrange Multipliers
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Undergrad Help understanding the First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
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Undergrad How can I solve a constrained minimum problem?
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Undergrad IS this coincidence? Integral adn summation
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Undergrad Why can you cancel out the dx in u-substitution?
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Undergrad How to find equations of two lines given a conic equation?
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Undergrad How to find local maxima and minimas of undefined functions?
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Undergrad Dy/dx - Fraction and/or Operator
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Graduate Constrained gradient? (optimization theory)
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Graduate Derivative at infinity on the Riemann sphere
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MHB Complex analysis - evaluate integral
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Undergrad Local minimum of z=(x^2+y^2)^(1/2)
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Undergrad What is the Definition of a Limit in Mathematics?
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Graduate What is the Limit of the Natural Logarithm of Infinity Minus One?
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Graduate Integrating Hard Integrals: No Closed Form Solution
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Graduate Possible webpage title: Solving for eABC/2 in a Probability Density Function
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Graduate Numerical integration, use given random distribution as integration points
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MHB Summation of an infinite series
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Graduate Evaluate Gamma Integral: j,k Positive Constants
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Undergrad How to define the domain of a 2-variable function as this?
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Undergrad Limits of integration for regions between polar curves
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Undergrad Can someone determine what this iteration works out to, where x'
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Graduate Splitting Infinite Series into Real and Imaginary Parts
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MHB How Do You Partially Differentiate Theta in Polar Coordinates?
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Graduate 3d trajectory of system of wheels
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High School Why Define a Bound Vector for Position and Velocity?
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Graduate What Root-Finding Algorithm Converges Faster Than Newton-Raphson?
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Undergrad Solving for distance: How do you get to v=d/t?
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MHB Extrema points, function of three variable
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