Unit 8 · Applications of Integration

Chapter 8.5

Volumes of Revolution: Discs

Spin a region around an axis and its slices become coins.

11–15 min · free · lesson 45 of 46

By the end

  1. 01Apply the disc method about the x- or y-axis
  2. 02Apply it about other horizontal and vertical lines

In unit 8

  1. 8.1The Average Value of a Function10–13
  2. 8.2Integrals in Context: Motion and Accumulation12–16
  3. 8.3Area Between Curves12–16
  4. 8.4Volumes from Cross Sections11–15
  5. 8.5Volumes of Revolution: Discs11–15
  6. 8.6Volumes of Revolution: Washers11–15
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