Numeric Computation of Integrals

John Michel, Marietta College

with the assistance of
Lana Holden, Duke University

Purposes: To calculate numerical approximations to definite integrals by summing the areas of rectangles or trapezoids, to understand how these approximations improve as the number of areas is increased, and to deduce Simpson's Rule.

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