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The Epsilon

University mathematics solved completely. Every step, and the reason for every step: what the step is after, why the move is legal, and what would break without it.

Real Analysis

Real AnalysisLimits, continuity and integrals proved from the definitions, with every inequality justified.
SNTopicProblem typeWhat it solvesActions
1Limits from the definitionLimit of a sequence from the definitionProve that a sequence of the form (an + b) / (cn + d) converges to its limit, using only the definition of convergence: for every tolerance epsilon, find the position M after which every term is within epsilon of the limit.Open
2Limits from the definitionLimit of a function from the epsilon-delta definitionProve that a polynomial (a straight line, a quadratic or a cubic) has the limit you expect at a point, using only the epsilon-delta definition: for every output tolerance epsilon, find an input tolerance delta that guarantees it.Open
3The integral, built from nothingIntegral from the definition with upper and lower sumsShow from the definition that an increasing polynomial is Riemann integrable on an interval, and compute the integral exactly by trapping the area between lower and upper sums over n equal pieces.Open
4Proof by inductionProof by induction for a sumFind the closed formula for a sum such as 1 + 4 + 9 + ... + n squared, and prove it for every natural number n by mathematical induction, with every expansion in the inductive step written out.Open
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What makes this different

Four promises, kept by software rather than by good intentions.

Why first
Every step opens by saying what it is after and why this move corners it. A step without a reason cannot be built by our engine at all.
Checked
Both sides of every equation and inequality are computed with exact arithmetic before you see them. If a single line is false, the solution is refused, never served.
Unlimited
Type in the problem from your own course, or ask for a fresh one at the level you choose. Each gets the same complete treatment.
From nothing
Every symbol is introduced, every inequality flip is justified, every cancelled term is named. Nothing is left as an exercise.

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