Sophia: Finding a Right Riemann Sum: Lesson 4

There are several ways to estimate the area if the curve does not create nice geometric figures. The presenter introduces the idea of using areas of rectangles to estimate the area under the curve. Pupils use four types of Riemann Sums,...

This lesson shows how to use a right Riemann sum to approximate the area under a given interval of a function. It is 2 of 7 in the series titled "Finding a Right Riemann Sum."

This lesson shows how to use a right Riemann sum to approximate the area under a given interval of a function. It is 3 of 7 in the series titled "Finding a Right Riemann Sum."

This lesson shows how to use a right Riemann sum to approximate the area under a given interval of a function. It is 1 of 7 in the series titled "Finding a Right Riemann Sum."

This lesson shows how to use a right Riemann sum to approximate the area under a given interval of a function. It is 5 of 7 in the series titled "Finding a Right Riemann Sum."

This lesson shows how to use a left Riemann sum to approximate the area under a given interval of a function. This is just one method of approximating areas using Riemann sums. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Finding a Left Riemann Sum."

This lesson shows how to use a left Riemann sum to approximate the area under a given interval of a function. This is just one method of approximating areas using Riemann sums. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Finding a Left Riemann Sum."

This lesson shows how to use a left Riemann sum to approximate the area under a given interval of a function. This is just one method of approximating areas using Riemann sums. It is 1 of 5 in the series titled "Finding a Left Riemann Sum."

This lesson shows how to use a left Riemann sum to approximate the area under a given interval of a function. This is just one method of approximating areas using Riemann sums. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Finding a Left Riemann Sum."

Hands-on investigation of Riemann sums becomes possible without intensive arithmetic gymnastics with this interactive lesson plan. Learners manipulate online graphing tools to develop and test theories about right, left, and...