VCE Specialist Mathematics/Units 3 and 4: Specialist Mathematics/Integral Calculus

VCE Specialist Mathematics Integral Calculus Differential Calculus Differential Equations Preface Formal Definition Integration is an important concept in mathematics and, together with differentiation, is one of the two main operations in calculus. Given a function ƒ of a real variable x and an interval [a, b] of the real line, the definite integral is defined informally to be the net signed area of the region in the xy-plane bounded by the graph of ƒ, the x-axis, and the vertical lines x = a and x = b. Translation It’s all about finding the equation of higher level graphs and the areas of lower level ones – fast.