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Graduate Usefulness of partition of unity?

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Graduate What Is Mary Boas' Theorem III About Analytic Functions and Taylor Series?

  • DrPapper
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Graduate Extension of measure on sigma-algebra

  • Mike.B
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Graduate Prove gamma (n+1/2) = (2npi^1/2)/(n4^n) by induction

  • Pami
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Understanding the proof of a lemma concerning Stokes Theorem

  • HughBennet
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Graduate Unique Property of Convergent Series?

  • dimitri151
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Graduate Minimizing Aphi' + Bcos(phi) in [0,L] w/ phi(0)=0

  • dirk_mec1
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Graduate Multivariate piecewise fxn continuity and partial derivative

  • vchurchill
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Graduate Metric Transformations: Explained with Diagrams

  • Muthumanimaran
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Real Analysis Help: Metric Spaces

  • wonguyen1995
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Graduate Piecewise Linear Programming with Multiple Functions

  • smehdi
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Graduate Clarification about Poincaré's conjecture

  • jk22
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Showing a simple function is continuous on a restricted domain

  • kalish1
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Analysis of Implicit Differentiation

  • Math Amateur
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Graduate Measurability of a function with finite codomain

  • hwangii
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Graduate Maxmimum\Minimum modulus principle

  • MMS
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Undergrad Expand a Function with Taylor Series: Quick & Easy

  • MMS
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Construction of a Cauchy sequence

  • Paradox 101
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Graduate A sequence of functions evaluated at a sequence

  • AxiomOfChoice
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Graduate Cylinder sets, some clarification

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Graduate Why are separable spaces called "separable"?

  • pellman
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What is Stoll's definition of the natural logarithm function?

  • Math Amateur
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Continuity of inverse function at endpoints

  • Dave1
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Undergrad Why isn't the real part of z just the coefficient R?

  • whatisreality
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Graduate How to solve for a function that is asymptotic to a sequence

  • japplepie
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Complex function that satisfies Cauchy Riemann equations

  • beetlez
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Proof of Sum-Union Measure Inequality

  • mathmari
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Graduate Conditions on f for dx/f(x) to be a Measure in L^2

  • Jip
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Computing a Simple Integral Via Riemann Sums

  • Math Amateur
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Fundamental Theorem of the Calculus - Stoll: Theorem 6.3.2

  • Math Amateur
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Graduate Every nonnegative real has an nth root proof

  • sonofagun
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Solving for $Mf \notin L^1(\mathbb{R})$ with $f \in L^1 (\mathbb{R})$

  • mathmari
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Riemann Criterion for Integrability - Stoll: Theorem 6.17

  • Math Amateur
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Showing the “only if” direction of equality in a complex equality

  • kalish1
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L'Hopital's Rule _ Statement of Theorem (Houshang H. Sohrab)

  • Math Amateur
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Proof of Darboux's Theorem (IVT for Derivatives)

  • Math Amateur
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Undergrad Numerical Approximation and addition of new data points

  • Geeniey
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Inverse Function Theorem for One Real Variable

  • Math Amateur
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Simple Exercise Involving the Algebra of Limits

  • Math Amateur
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Graduate Definitions of Lebesgue integral

  • DavideGenoa
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Graduate Rudin's Principles Theorem 1.11 (supremum, infimum)

  • ramleren
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Find the following in x + iy form

  • Logan Land
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Proof of Chain Rule for Differentiation - Stoll, Theorem 5.1.6

  • Math Amateur
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Trigonometric Inequality in Tom Apostol's Book

  • Math Amateur
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Compact Sets - Simple question about their nature .... ....

  • Math Amateur
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Graduate What Are Imaginary Volumes in Complex Numbers and Algebras?

  • samsara15
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To Prove that The Level Set Of A Constant Rank Map is a Manifold

  • caffeinemachine
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Apostol - Continuity & Differentiabilty

  • Math Amateur
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Metric Spaces - Fixed Point Theorem (Apostol, Theorem 4.48)

  • Math Amateur
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Graduate Hypersurfaces of R^n are Orientable

  • WWGD
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Graduate Obstruction Theory and Embeddings

  • WWGD
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Graduate Prove f(z) = |z| is not analytic

  • inversquare
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Graduate Evaluating Integral dx^2: How to Calculate and Apply Taylor Series

  • member 428835
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Graduate Removable Singularity: Is it the Same as a Simple Pole?

  • MMS
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Graduate Real / Functional Analysis Video Lectures?

  • Knissp
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Metric Spaces & Compactness - Apostol Theorem 4.28

  • Math Amateur
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Continuity and Compact Sets - Bolzano's Theorem

  • Math Amateur
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Graduate Is the Definition of Sigma Algebra Limited to Countable Unions?

  • AlonsoMcLaren
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Books to Learn Measure Theory Theory: Borel, Lebesgue, Cantor Set & More

  • mathmari
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Graduate Can a 4D shape exist in our universe?

  • Dean Whaley
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Graduate Uniform Convergence: Understanding the Limitations and Implications

  • BrainHurts
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Challenge for Polynomial with Complex Coefficients

  • anemone
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Undergrad Definition of pointwise in mathematics?

  • Mr Davis 97
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Linear operator, its dual, proving surjectivity

  • Linux
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Apostal Chapter 4 - Cauchy Sequences - Example 1, Section 4.3, page 73

  • Math Amateur
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Graduate Intersection of a closed convex set

  • Funky1981
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Graduate Physical explanation of e^i*pi=-1

  • THE HARLEQUIN
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Graduate Additive but not Scalable f: R-->R

  • WWGD
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Every interval (a,b) contains both rational and irrational numbers

  • Math Amateur
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Is Cesaro-Stolz theorem applicable in this case?....

  • chisigma
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Graduate Proof that a TVS is seminormed iff it is locally convex

  • A_B
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Perfect Sets in R^k are uncountable - Issue/problem 2

  • Math Amateur
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Perfect Sets in R^k are uncountable

  • Math Amateur
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Undergrad Identifying the name of a theorem

  • nuuskur
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Graduate Existence of x,y so that x-y is in Z-{0}.

  • WWGD
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Heine-Borel Theorem - Proof - Rudin Theorem 2.41

  • Math Amateur
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Graduate Proof using the closed graph theorem

  • A_B
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Sequence of Intervals - Rudin, Theorem 2.38

  • Math Amateur
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Graduate Easy question regarding the basis for a topology

  • christian1357
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Complex Contour integration of rational function

  • Amad27
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Undergrad Is learning epsilon-delta proofs before analysis a good idea

  • Magenta55
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Graduate Uncovering the Mystery: Solving a Puzzling Real Analysis Exam Problem

  • Jaggis
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Graduate ArXiv:1301.7652 and Euler homogeneous function theorem

  • strangerep
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Graduate "Robustness" of Nielsen-Thurston Classification

  • WWGD
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Graduate Solving Equality Problem in Complex Numbers

  • kelvin490
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Graduate Explain this method for integrals (complex analysis)

  • Amad27
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Graduate Clarification of Poincaré–Bendixson theorem

  • ShayanJ
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Evaluating a rational function with contour integration

  • Amad27
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Complex Contour Keyhole Integration Methods

  • Amad27
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Parametrizatrion of a Straight Line Segment in C - Simple Issue

  • Math Amateur
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Evaluating a logarithmic integral using complex analysis

  • Amad27
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Graduate Proving integral on small contour is equal to 0.

  • Amad27
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Graduate Proof of the Archimedean Property

  • Bashyboy
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Graduate What makes complex numbers so special?

  • Lapidus
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Graduate Covering space of implicit vs parametric functions

  • ellipsis
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Graduate Writing Elements in $L^p(X,Y,\mu)$ Mathematically

  • moh salem
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Can this inequality be proven under given conditions?

  • klim
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Advanced Calculus - Continuous Functions

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Graduate De Moivre's Theorem for Rational Exponents

  • PFuser1232
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