Chapter 8
Integral Calculus and Its Uses





Chapter Summary

Formulas

Integration techniques based on derivative formulas

Power Rule

u n d u = 1 n + 1 u n + 1 + C , ( n - 1 )

Exception to the Power Rule

u - 1 d u = ln  | u | + C

Exponential Rules

e u d u = e u + C ,   a u d u = 1 ln a a u + C

Trigonometric Rules

sin u   d u = - cos u + C cos u   d u = sin u + C sec 2 u   d u = tan u + C

Substitution in an indefinite integral (Chain Rule)

f ( u ( x ) ) u ( x )   d x = f ( u )   d u

Substitution in a definite integral (Chain Rule)

a b f ( u ( x ) ) u ( x )   d x = u ( a ) u ( b ) f ( u )   d u

Integration by parts (Product Rule)

u   d v = u v - v   d u

Centers of mass

For a uniform tapered rod lying between \(a\) and \(b\) on the \(x\)-axis with cross-sectional radius \(r(x)\):

x ¯ = a b x [ r ( x ) 2 ]   d x a b [ r ( x ) 2 ]   d x .

For a uniform thin plate described by \(a \leq x \leq b\) and \(g(x) \leq y \leq f(x)\):

x ¯ = a b x [ f ( x ) - g ( x ) ]   d x a b [ f ( x ) - g ( x ) ]   d x
y ¯ = 1 2 a b [ f ( x ) 2 - g ( x ) 2 ]   d x a b [ f ( x ) - g ( x ) ]   d x .

Numerical approximations to the definite integral \(\int_a^{\,b}f(x)\,dx\)

In each of the following formulas the function \(f\) is continuous on the interval \([a,b]\), \(n\) is a positive integer, \(\Delta t = \frac{b-a}{n}\), and \(t_k = a + k \Delta t\) for \(k = 0,\,1,\,...,\,n\).

Left-Hand Sum

LHS = k = 1 n f ( t k - 1 ) Δ t

Right-Hand Sum

RHS = k = 1 n f ( t k ) Δ t

Trapezoidal Rule

TR = k = 1 n f ( t k - 1 ) + f ( t k ) 2 Δ t

Midpoint Rule

MR = k = 1 n f ( t k - 1 + t k 2 ) Δ t

Simpson's Rule

SR = 2 3 MR + 1 3 TR

Fourier coefficients

If

\(f(t) = b_0 + a_1 \sin\,t + b_1 \cos\,t + a_2 \sin\,2t + b_2 \cos\,2t + \cdots + a_n \sin\,nt + b_n \cos\,nt\)

is a trigonometric polynomial, then the coefficients can be found by the following formulas:

b 0 = 1 2 π - π π f ( t )   d t

b k = 1 π - π π f ( t ) cos k t   d t   for \(k = 1, 2, ..., n\)

a k = 1 π - π π f ( t ) sin k t   d t   for \(k = 1, 2, ..., n\)

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