Overview
Sometimes it's not practical to find the value of a definite integral by using an antiderivative. This session presents three different numerical methods of approximating the value of a definite integral.
Lecture Video and Notes
Video Excerpts
» Clip 1: Introduction to Numerical Integration (00:02:00)
From Lecture 24 of 18.01 Single Variable Calculus, Fall 2006
Clip 1: Introduction to Numerical Integration
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Recitation Video
Explanation of Simpson's Rule
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Using the Trapezoid and Simpson’s Rules
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Worked Example
Numerical Integration
Please use the mathlet below to complete this problem.
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