Quote of the Day: "After years of finding mathematics easy, I finally reached integral calculus and came up against a barrier. I realized that this was as far as I could go, and to this day I have never successfully gone beyond it in any but the most superficial way." -- Isaac Asimov Objectives: The student will learn to take antiderivatives of polynomial functions. The student will begin to comprehend the connection between differentiation and integration. 1. There are two branches of calculus: (1) Differential Calculus whose process is differentiation and (2) Integral Calculus whose process is integraion. 2. Review: 4. Show overhead transparencies – Trial and Error Then generalize:
7. History of the Integral Sign -- "The Mintegral"
8. Assignment: Read Section 6.2 p. 363 (1, 4, 6, 9abc, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17) |