Mathematics A-Level
Riemann sum
What Riemann sum means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for WJEC.
Definition of Riemann sum
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Reference: WJEC
A total approximate area found by summing all thin vertical strips, each of width δx, over the interval [a, b].
Topics that use Riemann sum
- Integration (A2 Unit 3: Pure Mathematics B) (WJEC A-Level)
Related terms
- Area between curves
- common factors
- Definite integral
- enclosed regions
- exact logarithmic limits
- Integration by parts
- Integration by substitution
- intersection limits
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