Unit 6 · Integration and Accumulation of Change

Chapter 6.2

Riemann Sums and the Definite Integral

Rectangles under a curve, more and thinner, until the sum stops changing: a limit again — and this time it builds a new object.

12–16 min · free · lesson 31 of 46

By the end

  1. 01Compute left, right, midpoint, and trapezoidal approximations
  2. 02Determine over- or underestimates from monotonicity
  3. 03Express a limit of Riemann sums as a definite integral, and back

In unit 6

  1. 6.1Accumulation: The Other Half of Calculus10–14
  2. 6.2Riemann Sums and the Definite Integral12–16
  3. 6.3The Fundamental Theorem, Part 1: Accumulation Functions12–16
  4. 6.4The Fundamental Theorem, Part 2: Evaluating Integrals11–15
  5. 6.5Antiderivatives10–14
  6. 6.6Substitution11–15
  7. 6.7Harder Antiderivatives and Choosing a Technique11–15
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