After completing this section, students should be able to do the following.

  • Define accumulation functions.
  • Calculate and evaluate accumulation functions.
  • State the First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
  • Take derivatives of accumulation functions using the First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
  • Use accumulation functions to find information about the original function.
  • Understand the relationship between the function and the derivative of its accumulation function.