ERIC Number: EJ862206
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jan
Pages: 4
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Sledge-Hammer Integration
Ahner, Henry
College Mathematics Journal, v40 n1 p6-9 Jan 2009
Integration (here visualized as a pounding process) is mathematically realized by simple transformations, successively smoothing the bounding curve into a straight line and the region-to-be-integrated into an area-equivalent rectangle. The relationship to Riemann sums, and to the trapezoid and midpoint methods of numerical integration, is illustrated.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Transformations (Mathematics)
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Education Level: Higher Education
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