Recent content by Asclepius

Thanks very much all. Trajan, you were mentioning I should be wary of treating infinity as an actual number, and I've actually wondered about this. What properties does infinity have in common with "real," numbers; for example +inf * -1 is -inf, right? I know it's a stupid question, but I...

Right, that's a good point. So if it was -1/2*e^(t^2) as t---> -inf, this would be divergent, correct? Because we square -inf to get +inf, and therefore have e^inf, right? And I don't believe the graph of e^x ever hits an asymptote. By the way, thanks trajan; sometimes its such a simple...

Homework Statement This is not a homework problem per se, I'm just reviewing old material for my upcoming final examination in my calculus course and find improper integrals are a weak point of mine. I've picked a fairly simple example that I'm having problems grasping. It is the...

Thanks, tehno.

By the way, it's 2^2^n; Two raised to two, where the exponent "2" is raised to the n-th power.

Let me preface this by saying this is not a homework problem or anything, although it may look like it to some. Also, I don't have much of a math background (Calc I & II, Linear Algebra), but I don't think this problem requires much knowledge of "higher," math; just some good problem solving...

Hmm, I see; but if they are redundant, they will just cancel each other out in the calculation anyway, no?

Thanks for your response, scott. I suppose the method is correct, but I think the problem is how I'm determining the bonds and the moles of said bonds. My course has an online quiz which tells you if you got the question right or wrong when you enter your answer. I entered 162 and was told...

Well, a friend of mine has a different version than I do (mine being the 3rd edition), and it's virtually identical. His looks a bit older and says something about the "International" version or something like that. Seeing as there weren't many differences between his international book and my...

Hi everyone, first time poster here. I've lurked on the site in the past, and really appreciate the wealth of resources that are provided here, especially the math section! Anyway, I have a question that I'm sure is very elementary but for some reason I have failed to grasp and therefore has...