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    Simplifying the Chain Rule for Partial Derivatives in PDEs

    Thank you very much, the equation for d^2 z/dv^2 got even messier. But I think I understand, I solved it and I'm going to try other examples on this.
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    Simplifying the Chain Rule for Partial Derivatives in PDEs

    If z = f(x,y) and x = r \cos{v}, y = r\sin{v} the object is to show that d = \partial since it's easier to do on computer Show that: \frac{d^2 z}{dr^2} + \frac{1}{r} \frac{dz}{dr} + \frac{1}{r^2} \frac{d^2 z}{dv^2} = \frac{d^2 z}{dx^2} + \frac{d^2 z}{dy^2} It's from Adams calculus, will...
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    Implications from propositions A => B, A <=> C and C => B

    I'm not 100% sure what this is in English so I'll try to describe it. Gives that: A: x^2 < 16 B: -4 < x C: -4 < x < 4 I'm supposed to put out every possibility for => and <=> between A,B and C. The key says that A => B, A <=> C and C => B. I can understand this, but isn't it true for...
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    Natural Logarithm of Negative Numbers

    Log is a multivalued function since e^x is a periodic function. Remember that Euler showed that e^{ix} = \cos{x} + i\sin{x} and hence we have that e^x = e^{x + 2\pi i n and more general since a^x = e^{\ln{a} x} it's true that a^x is a periodic function.
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    Is There a Trick to Simplifying Integrals of Complex Numbers?

    Suppose we want to find \int e^x \cos{x} \ dx We know from e^{ix} = \cos{x} + i\sin{x} that the real part of e^{ix} equals \cos{x} . So suppose we want to find that integral, is it ok to study the real part of e^x \cdot e^{ix} ? In that case we get \int e^x \cos{x} \ dx = \int...
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