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    Homework Question - Fundamental Theorem of Calc Example

    I don't know how I missed this. Thanks.
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    Homework Question - Fundamental Theorem of Calc Example

    Homework Statement Hi, I've been working through a practice problem for which I used the fundamental theorem of calculus, or one of its corollaries. The setup is a population changing over time. The population, P(t) at t = 0 is 6 billion. The limiting population as t goes to infinity is given...
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    Optimizing Travel Time: Calculating the Brachistochrone Curve

    The given equations as well as the y-prime notation suggest that you would use your y(t) expression for y, and take the derivative wrt t for y'(t). Let me know if that helps.
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    Need help understanding question regarding Bell states

    Homework Statement Basically, in a homework question, I'm presented with the definition of bell states and asked to show some elementary properties. I've been able to show they form an orthonormal basis, and express them in terms of the usual basis, |00>, |01> |10> |11>. I am then asked...
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    Convergence of Arctan(t) Power Series at Endpoints

    ^Just a hint, it's not a matter so much of cancelling as it is evaluating arctan(x) and 1/2 ln(x+1) and noticing a pattern. Whatever series you use, be mindful of where they are centered, by which I mean be mindful of your choice of z_0 in \sum_{n=0}^\infty a_n(z-z_0)^n. If the series you're...
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    Air resistance equation derivation

    I think that that second-to-last equation where you finally get v(t) to the left hand side follows from: tanh ( arctanh( \sqrt{ \frac{\rho}{g} }v ) ) = \sqrt{ \frac{\rho}{g} } v = tanh( \sqrt{ \frac{\rho}{g} } (gt + c) ) Which follows from the given fact that \rho = \frac{k}{m} . From...
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    Finding a Laurent series / residue problem

    Thank you for pointing that out, I must have been careless earlier. Using L'Hopital's rule on the indeterminate "0/0" form, I also now get that it is a simple pole. After that I used a result about Laurent series and residue about a pole of order m. Thank you.
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    Finding a Laurent series / residue problem

    Homework Statement f(z) = \frac{1}{ \exp{ \frac {z^2 - \pi/2}{ \sqrt{3} } } + i } Find the residue of f(z) at z_0 = \frac{ \sqrt(\pi) }{2 } ( \sqrt(3) - i ) Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I was able to verify that the given z_0 is a singularity, and...
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    Elementary question about Dirac notation

    Hello, I'm in an introductory course about quantum computing. My math experience is fairly solid, but not very familiar with Dirac (bra-ket) notation. Just would like to clarify one thing: In a single cubit space, we have |0 \rangle , and | 1 \rangle . I understand that these form an...
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    Discrete Math. (Logically equivalent)

    ^Come to think of it, nomadreid is absolutely correct. I had parsed the notation to the only thing that made sense in my mind (what you wrote), assuming it was just a strange notation. But I haven't seen it elsewhere.
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    Discrete Math. (Logically equivalent)

    ^There were two pages to what he posted. The question asks about: \exists x ( P(x) \rightarrow Q(x) ) , and (\forall x) P(x) \rightarrow (\exists x) Q(x) Are they logically equivalent? No. There is more than one way to argue it. One obvious thing to take note of is that the in the...
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    Relationship between seminormed, normed, spaces and Kolmogrov top. spaces

    I am having trouble with a result in my text left as an exercise. Let (X, τ) be a semi-normed topological space: norm(0) = 0 norm(a * x) = abs(a) * norm(x) norm( x + y) <= norm(x) + norm(y) My text states that X is a normed vector space if and only if X is Kolmogrov. It claims it to...
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    Understanding the Limit Comparison Test for Sequences

    I've been thinking a bit about this, and I'm also curious why the Limit Comparison Test should be helpful. Isn't the limit comparison test related not just to sequences, but specifically to infinite series? Since we're already told that both f_1 and f_2 converge to finite values as x->a+, why...
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