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The total amount of some quantity is an important and useful concept. We introduce the concept of the integral, the precise mathematical expression for total amount. The fundamental theorem of calculus tells us how the total amount is related to the rate at which that amount accumulates.
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Lax, P.D., Terrell, M.S. (2014). Integration. In: Calculus With Applications. Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7946-8_6
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