5.1a: The Area Problem

Read:
 pg. 354 - 362 (Stop at "The Distance Problem)

Define:

1. Area of a region S.
2. Sample points
3. Sigma notation
4. Sum of the first n squares formula

Examples:
A note on sigma notation.

Ex1.   Approximate Area Under a Curve (ex1 in the book).

Student Example

Ex2. Sigma Notation/ Area Under a Curve

Student Example

Practice Problems (in class Friday):
5.1 # 2, 5, 18, 19