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Cardinalic flaw of Riemann integral
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Showing Closed Subsets of Compact Sets are Compact
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The role of the Jacobian in the Implicit Function Theorem
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Proof of Lagrange multipliers method in calculus of variations.
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Calculus of Variation on Local Regions of Function Space
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Why Are There No Interior Points in the Cantor Set?
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The least upper bound property and the irrationals.
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Why Can't a Sequence Have Two Distinct Limits in a Metric Space?
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Is a Concave, Nondecreasing, and Bounded Function on [0, ∞) Always Continuous?
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Apply Lebesgue Integral: Examples & Explanations
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Precise definition of the limit of a sequence
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Playing with Analytical Operators
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Q is dense in R question about proof
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Conditional vs unconditional convergence
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What is Semidifferential Calculus?
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Why Parseval's Identity Fails for Higher Exponents in Basel Problem
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An Intuitive Understanding Vs. Analytic Proofs
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Rudin Thm 2.41: E Closed & Bounded if Every Inf Subset Has a Lmt Pt
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Is it Possible for a Closed Disk to be Contained in an Open Set?
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Homeomorphisms with the discrete topology
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Difference between theorems 2.12 & 214 of Baby Rudin
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MHB Lambert W Function: Solving $r=ue^u$
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An algebraic property of complex numbers
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Sequence in Hilbert space,example
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MHB What is the error bound in cubic spline approximation?
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Dirac delta function, change of variable confusion
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MHB Complex Number Loci: Proof and Circle Variation with z = 1/(3+it)
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Does this condition imply f:R^2->R is continuous?
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Measurable and Unif. Convergence in (a,b)
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MHB Fourier series, pointwise convergence, series computation
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Geometric difference between a homotopy equivalance and a homeomorphism
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Changes in the internal structure during a Topological transform
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MHB Understanding Riemann Integrals of $\ln\ x$
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Axiom of Choice and Metric Spaces.
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MHB Finding the Laurent series for $f(z)$ in an annulus containing $z = 2$
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Is There a Faster Way to Prove Part (b) Using Radon-Nykodim?
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Continuity of one Norm w.resp. to Another. Meaning?
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Point Set Topology: Why A={1/n:n is Counting Number} is Not a Closed Set?
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Can Nested Summations and Products Be Simplified?
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MHB To prove a series of function is bounded
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Using Rolle's Theorem to Find the Zeros of a Function
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Question on Rudin Theorem 3.44 Inequality
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What is the Cauchy Product Formula in Power Series?
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If every basic open cover has a countable subcover
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Rudin Theorem 3.23: Proving the Limit of Terms is Zero
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Formal definition of derivative: trig vs non trig functions
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Applying Reynold's Theorem to Infinitesimal Element: Fluid Dynamics
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Understanding Measure Theory with Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis
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Common assumption in proof for Inverse function theorem
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MHB Proving T is Continuous in a Complex Banach Space
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Closed subspace of a Lindelöf space is Lindelöf
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MHB Is this power series a convergent series?
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Tangent space as best approximation
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MHB Proving That f Є R(V) When f Є R(α)
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MHB Why isn't the "l1"-norm differentiable?
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Understanding Compactness and Projective Reals: A Beginner's Guide
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Calculating the Metric on Quotient Space of E
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Walter Rudin's Principles of Mathematical Analysis
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MHB Closed Graph Theorem: Proving T Has Closed Graph
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Solve Inverse Problem: Find f(k) for sum_(k=1, to n) f(k) = F(n)
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Rudin 1.37 (d) is trivial to Rudin but hell for me
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A way to count the uncountable Cantor Set.
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Why Is Every Point of P a Limit Point of P?
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Really Basic Question regarding Continuity
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Sloppy Proof in Spivak's Calculus?
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Helmholtz Decomposition: Magnitude of Irrot. & Solenoidal Comp.
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Baby Rudin Proof of Theorem 1.33 (e) - Triangle Inequality
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Why is a New Function Created in the Proof of the Mean Value Theorem?
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Competing definitions of the Fourier transform
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What is Differenciation and How Does It Verify Finite Polynomials?
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What is general topology good for?
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Baby rudin theorem 2.36 explanation
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Can Limits to Infinity Prove a Zero Derivative Over the Reals?
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What Happens When a Function is Convolved with a Gaussian PDF?
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Proof of [tex]\int\limits_{A}f=\int\limits_{\mathbb{R}}f{1}_A[/tex]
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Geometry - Topology; What is the difference?
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MHB Picking $k_n$: Understanding the Corollary
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What is the strength of a delta function.
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Gluing points of [0, 1] to get [0, 1]^2
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Convergence in the sense of distributions
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Can a Functional Analysis Problem Be Solved Using a Sequence of Regions?
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Integration by parts if f' ang g' are not continuous
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How Does Rudin Prove the Existence of h in the Uniqueness of n-roots?
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How would you show that the intermediate value property implies connectedness?
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MHB Proving/Disproving Equicontinuity of F_n(x) = sin nx
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Open Sets in Topological Spaces: Understanding U=intcl U
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Why Isn't A^c the Empty Set in This Measure Theory Example?
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Solving an equation with Dirac delta functions
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Proving that cross partials in R^2 are equal if
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MHB Evaluation of an Integral (using contours or otherwise)
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Why is Delta Dependent on Epsilon in the Formal Definition of a Limit?
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Summation of a Product of Functions
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Operator on a set spaned the space
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How to study mathematical analysis?
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Baby Rudin problem driving me crazy
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Analytic proof of the Lindemann - Weierstrass Theorem
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Continuously smooth functions and Lp space
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MHB Contour integration with rational function and cosh
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MHB Application of the Argument Principle NO ROUCHE
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Is the product of dense sets a dense set in a metric space?
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