Learners will approximate areas under curves using rectangles and/or trapezoids.
Learners will strategize how to make the approximate areas more accurate, using more rectangles/trapezoids of smaller width.
Learners will analyze whether a given approximation is an overestimate or an underestimate of the actual area.
As a lead-in to the future topic of integration, areas are calculated using rectangles and/or trapezoids.
Areas under curves are approximated using rectangles and trapezoids.
The concept and notation of the definite integral are discussed as they pertain to finding area under a curve.