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RiemannSums

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Riemann Sums - Classroom/Home Simulator  (See also: Students Building Simulators - Riemann Sums)

 

GeoGebra InterActivity Directions for InterActivity   Formulas + Animation 

 

1. To change the number of intervals, click and drag slider n.

2. To change interval of integration, type new values for a and b on the input line: example: a=0 (enter) and then b = 10 (enter).

3. To change the function, type new f(x) on input line.

4. Use ctrl+mouse scroll to zoom and shift +mouse drag to pan (or double-click to open in geogebra).

5. To turn off the Algebra view (at left), click on View -> Algebra View.

 
 

 

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Some Questions

  • Q1. A Riemann Sum should get closer and closer to the definite integral as the number n of subintervals gets bigger and bigger. Define LeftErr=abs(LeftSum-c). What is LeftErr when n=2, when n=5 and when n=10? Is it decreasing?
  • Q2. Define f(x)=3, a=1, b=5. Geometrically, what is the shape of the area under the curve in the interval [1,5]? Find this area A using a standard formula for area. What is the value of the definite integral ? Set n=1. What is the Left Riemann Sum? Why is it the same as the definite integral? Set n=2, then n=5 and then n=10. Why doesn’t the Left Riemann Sum change?
  • Q3. Define f(x)=-3 (a=1, b=5). Geometrically, what is the shape of the area under the curve in the interval [1,5]? Find this area A using a standard formula for area. What is the value of the definite integral ? Why is A different than I? Set n=1. What is the Left Riemann Sum? Why is it the same as the definite integral? Set n=2, then n=5 and then n=10. Why doesn’t the Left Riemann Sum change?
  • Q4. Define f(x)=sin(x), a=0, b=2*pi. What is the value of the definite integral ? What is LeftErr when n=2, when n=5 and when n=10? Why is the LeftSum so “accurate”?
  • Q5. Change b=pi/2. What is the value of the definite integral ? What is LeftErr when n=2, when n=5 and when n=10? Is LeftSum so “accurate” now?

 

 

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