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ERIC Number: EJ384591
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Reconsidering Area Approximations.
Richardson, George P.
American Mathematical Monthly, v95 n8 p754-57 Oct 1988
The overwhelming tendency of textbooks to ignore the midpoint-rectangle method of approximating a definite integral is noted. Examples are given, with stress on the accuracy of the method. (MNS)
Descriptors: Area, Calculus, College Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Higher Education, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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