Module 6 : Definition of Integral
Lecture 16 : Integral from upper and lower sums [Section 16.1]
16.1
Integral from upper and lower sums
 

We start by analyzing the following:

 The Area Problem: The problem is to find the area of a region in the plane that is bounded by the curve
   from and the .

       
 
This raises a natural question: What is the meaning of the word ‘area'? It is easy to answer this question for region with straight sides, e.g., a rectangle, triangle, and a polygon.

      
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