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

• Apply the procedure of “Slice, Approximate, Integrate” to derive a formula for the area bounded by given curves.
• Understand the difference between net and total area.
• Find the area bounded by several curves.
• Set up an integral or sum of integrals with respect to \(x\) that gives the area bounded by several curves.
• Set up an integral or sum of integrals with respect to \(y\) that gives the area bounded by several curves.
• Decide whether to integrate with respect to \(x\) or \(y\).