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Area Under a Curve

Applet computes the area of a figure made of rectangles which approximates the region under the given curve. This curve is the graph of a polynomial of degree three or less.

Keywords:: area, method of false position, geometry, limit, parabola

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Mathematics and Statistics / Mathematics / Calculus

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Material Type:: Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:: August 6, 2000
Date Modified in MERLOT:: September 5, 2022
Author:: Jim Carlson, University of Utah
Submitter:: John Walkup
Primary Audience:: College General Ed
Technical Format:: Website, Java Applet

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
Accessibility Information Available:: Unknown
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Naila Jaraysi (Faculty)

28 weeks ago

Can not review it. This what it shows: You don't have permission to access this resource.Server unable to read htaccess file, denying access to be safe

Bernd Schroeder (Faculty)

22 years ago

Nice interactive applet to visualize Riemann sums. Great for demonstrations.
Unfortunately limited to polynomials of degree 3 or less, but then again, how
many demonstrations does one need?

Technical Remarks:

Runs fine under WIN98 and Explorer

Naila Jaraysi (Faculty)

28 weeks ago

How did you review the materials / This is what i saw: You don't have permission to access this resource.Server unable to read htaccess file, denying access to be safe