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Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change

Approximating Areas with Riemann Sums

Approximate a definite integral from a graph, table or formula with left, right, midpoint and trapezoidal sums, and decide whether each is too big or too small.

Topic 6.2 · 10 min read

This lesson comes with the AP Calculus BC plan

In this lesson

  1. 01Rectangles: left, right and midpoint sums
  2. 02Trapezoids
  3. 03Uneven partitions and tables
  4. 04Overestimate or underestimate?
  5. 05Sums with and without a calculator
  6. 06Worked examples
  7. 07Where students lose points
  8. 08On the exam

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