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Approximating Integrals with Riemann Sums

Subject Area
Math: Calculus: Antiderivatives and Slope Fields
Math: AP Calculus: AP Calculus
Level
9-12
Activity Time
50 Minutes
Software
TI Connect™
TI Connect™ CE
TI Calculator
TI-84 series
Other Materials
    This is Activity 15 from the EXPLORATIONS Book:
    Calculus Activities.

    The following material is required for this activity:
  • Graph Paper
Resource Types
Lessons

Approximating Integrals with Riemann Sums

Activity Overview

In this activity, students calculate Riemann sums. They demonstrate when the Riemann sums will over-approximate a definite integral. They also observe the convergence of Riemann sums as the number of subintervals get larger.

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Subject Area
Math: Calculus: Antiderivatives and Slope Fields
Math: AP Calculus: AP Calculus
Level
9-12
Activity Time
50 Minutes
Software
TI Connect™
TI Connect™ CE
TI Calculator
TI-84 series
Other Materials
    This is Activity 15 from the EXPLORATIONS Book:
    Calculus Activities.

    The following material is required for this activity:
  • Graph Paper
Resource Types
Lessons
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