Main Ideas

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Here are the main points that will be addressed in the videos. Please read these and think about them as you watch.

Riemann Sums are tools for calculating the accumulation of a function over an interval.
To construct a Riemann sum:
- Treat each interval as having a constant rate of accumulation
- The accumulation for each interval is the constant rate x change in e.g. position
- Add up amounts from each interval to approximate total accumulation
You could use the rate at the beginning OR end of each interval
Sigma notation allows us to represent the sum