Jan 4, 2026 · The other kind of integral you often encounter is the definite integral. This is the integral that is sometimes described as "the area under the curve" (although I would consider that an …

Nov 29, 2013 · Wolfram Mathworld says that an indefinite integral is "also called an antiderivative". This MIT page says, "The more common name for the antiderivative is the indefinite integral." One is free …

Mar 23, 2026 · Encountering the integral $$ \int \frac {x^2-2} {\left (x^2+2\right) \sqrt {x^4+4}} d x, $$ from MIT integration 2026 Semifinal , I tried my best to finish it within the time limit. $$ \begin {aligned} ...

Dec 23, 2010 · One is the question of why the definite Riemann integral gives the correct notion of "area under a curve" for a (nonnegative, Riemann integrable) function. The other, which seems to be what …

Feb 6, 2026 · Evaluate an integral involving a series and product in the denominator Ask Question Asked 1 month ago Modified 1 month ago

The integral which you describe has no closed form which is to say that it cannot be expressed in elementary functions. For example, you can express $\int x^2 \mathrm {d}x$ in elementary functions …

Mar 17, 2015 · A different approach, building up from first principles, without using cos or sin to get the identity, $$\arcsin (x) = \int\frac1 {\sqrt {1-x^2}}dx$$ where the integrals is from 0 to z. With the …

Feb 21, 2018 · I was trying to do this integral $$\int \sqrt {1+x^2}dx$$ I saw this question and its' use of hyperbolic functions. I did it with binomial differential method since the given integral is in a form o...

Dec 15, 2017 · A different type of integral, if you want to call it an integral, is a "path integral". These are actually defined by a "normal" integral (such as a Riemann integral), but path integrals do not seek to …

Taking the limit inside the integral is not always allowed. There are several theorems that allow you to do so. The major ones being Lebesgue dominated convergence theorem and Monotone convergence …