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Math 125 – Week 5
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What Where Link
Reading Text – 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3
Worksheet    Website – Integration by parts IntByParts.pdf
Homework Website week5probs.pdf
Selected Answers

Student Guide:

Chapter 7 is devoted to techniques for computing integrals. Some of these can be rather challenging. We start with Integration by Parts in Section 7.1. This is basically the Product Rule done backwards. Once you get the hang of it, you should not find it too difficult.

The Trigonometric Integrals in Section 7.2 are needed to do Trigonometric Substitution in Section 7.3. Some of the integrals in Section 7.2 can get quite lengthy (and tricky, see Example 8). I've avoided the trickiest ones in the suggested homework.

You may find that you need to review some trigonometry, and completing the square, when studying Section 7.3. Many students find this section difficult.

  • The worksheet IntByParts.pdf explores the technique of Integration by Parts. It gives some ideas for choosing u and dv and shows how to use the technique to compute volumes. It also explores a common error in using the technique.
  • The first three homework problems in week5probs.pdf are selections from the textbook.
  • Problem 4 requires you to compute the volume of a doughnut. Mmm, doughnut...
  • Problem 5 can be seen as a sort of basic introduction to a more advanced mathematical topic, using only what you have learned so far about integration.
  • Problem 6 is some practice in computing average values of functions. But you are also asked to interpret your answers geometrically – hence your understanding of this material must be deeper than just knowledge of the formulas involved.
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