Integration by Substitution, Parts & Partial Fractions

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Lecture Notes

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Section 4, Page 3 to page 4

Step-by-step guide for integrating using the substitution method. Examples include finding the antiderivative of x*sin(x2) and the antiderivative of sin(x)3*cos(x).

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Antidifferentiation (sections 2 and 3 of this lecture)
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Section 5, Page 4 to page 5

Using substitution of variables to evaluate definite integrals, including change of limits. Includes worked example.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Riemann Integral (section 4 of lecture 14) and Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (section 3 of lecture 15)
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Section 1, Page 1 to page 4

Step-by-step method of inverse substitution with example.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Inverse Substitution (section 3 of lecture 25)
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Section 2, Page 4 to page 5

Definition of rational expressions and partial fractions. Formulas for integrating partial fractions.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Inverse Substitution (section 1 of this lecture)
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Section 3, Page 5 to page 6

Method of using polynomial division and factoring to simplify a rational expression. Includes example of reducing (x3 + 1) / (x2 + 3x + 2).

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Simple Rational Expressions (section 2 of this lecture)
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Section 4, Page 6 to page 7

Method of partial fraction decomposition, with example 1 / (1-x2).

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Simplifying Rational Expressions (section 3 of this lecture)
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Section 5, Page 7 to page 9

The cover-up method for finding the coefficients in a partial fraction decomposition, with example z2 / (1 - z2)2.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Partial Fraction Decomposition (section 4 of this lecture)
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Section 1, Page 1 to page 2

Introduction to method of integration by parts, with example of integrating x*cos(x).

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Product Rule (section 4 of lecture 3) and Differentials (section 1 of lecture 13)
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Section 2, Page 2 to page 3

Further explanation of integration by parts, with example of integrating ln(x).

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Integration by Parts (section 1 of this lecture)
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Section 2, Page 3 to page 4

Definition of reduction formulas found using integration by parts, with examples of reduction formulas for integrating (ln(x))n and (tn)*(et).

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Integration by Parts (sections 1 and 2 of this lecture)
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Section 3, Page 4 to page 5

Derivation of reduction formula for integrating (sin(x))n.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Reduction Formulas (section 2 of this lecture)
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Section 3, Page 3 to page 4

Problems and answers without full explanation. Finding tangent lines to an ellipse, minimizing surface area of a grain silo, finding the volume of a solid of revolution, computing an antiderivative using trig substitution, and computing an antiderivative using integration by parts.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: Tangent Lines (section 1 of lecture 2), Max/Min Problems (section 2 of lecture 10), Volume of Solids of Revolution (section 3 of lecture 19), Inverse Substitution (section 3 of lecture 25), Integration by Parts (section 1 of lecture 27)
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Section , Page 1 to page 3

Definition and explanation of this method for partial fractions, including four examples.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Online Textbook Chapters

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Anti-differentiation by applying the chain rule backwards, including a list of classes of functions that can be integrated using this method of substitution.

Instructor: Prof. Daniel J. Kleitman
Prior Knowledge: Anti-derivatives (OT19.1)
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Anti-differentiation using the backward version of the product rule, including an example.

Instructor: Prof. Daniel J. Kleitman
Prior Knowledge: Anti-derivatives (OT19.1)
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Finding anti-derivatives of rational functions using the method of partial fractions.

Instructor: Prof. Daniel J. Kleitman
Prior Knowledge: Anti-derivatives (OT19.1)
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Rules for integrating polynomials and other simple integrals by inspection, as well as techniques for integrating by substitution, parts, and partial fractions.

Instructor: Prof. Daniel J. Kleitman
Prior Knowledge: Anti-derivatives (OT19.1)
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Practice Problem

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Problem 3 (page 2)

Two part question which involves a basic example of partial fractions and an application of the substitution method for integration.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: None
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Exam Questions

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Problem 4 (page 6 to page 7)

Five-part problem evaluating integrals involving the substitution method, logarithmic functions, and trigonometric functions.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem I.1 (page 1) to problem IV.5 (page 4)

Eighteen problems with answers but not complete solutions on these four topics.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 1 (page 2)

Computing an antiderivative using the method of integration by parts.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 3 (page 4)

Finding the partial fraction decomposition of a fraction of two polynomials and using it to find the antiderivative of that function.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 4 (page 5)

Evaluating an antiderivative that requires the application of multiple techniques.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 1 (page 1) to problem 2 (page 1)

Evaluating a definite and indefinite integral using the method of integration by parts.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 7 (page 1)

Evaluating an integral using the method of trigonometric substitution.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 12 (page 2)

Evaluating four integrals using multiple techniques.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 4.4 (page 3) to problem 4.5 (page 3)

Two problems which involve evaluating a definite integral.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 6.4 (page 5) to problem 6.7 (page 5)

Four questions which involve evaluating antiderivatives of the inverse sine, cosine, and tangent functions.

Instructor: Prof. Jason Starr
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 1 (page 1)

Two integrals to be evaluated.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 1 (page 1)

Two integrals to be evaluated.

Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 1 (page 1)

Antidifferentiating a function which is a ratio of polynomials.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 2 (page 1)

Evaluating a definite integral using a suggested trigonometric substitution.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 3 (page 1)

Finding a reduction formula for two integrals involving exponentials.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 1 (page 1)

Evaluating a definite integral using a trigonometric substitution.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 3 (page 1)

Antidifferentiating a function which is a ratio of polynomials.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 1 (page 1) to problem 2 (page 1)

Two questions which involve evaluating indefinite integrals using advanced techniques.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 3 (page 1)

Evaluating a definite integral using a trigonometric substitution.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 12 (page 2)

Two integrals to be evaluated, one involving a ratio of polynomials, the other involving a natural logarithm.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 13 (page 2)

Evaluating a definite integral using the trigonometric substitution of the tangent function.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 3A-1 (page 21) to problem 3A-3 (page 21)

Three questions which involve evaluating five differentials and twenty indefinite integrals using a range of techniques.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 3E-1 (page 24) to problem 3E-7 (page 25)

Seven questions which involve evaluating or estimating integrals by using the method of substitution of variables.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 5B-1 (page 36) to problem 5B-16 (page 36)

Sixteen integrals to be evaluated using the method of substitution.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 5C-1 (page 36) to problem 5C-14 (page 36)

Fourteen integrals to be evaluated, each of which involves a trigonometric function.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 5D-1 (page 36) to problem 5D-15 (page 37)

Fifteen integrals to be evaluated using the method of inverse substitution and completing the square.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 5E-1 (page 37) to problem 5E-13 (page 38)

Thirteen questions which involve integrals that must be evaluated using the method of partial fractions.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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Problem 5F-1 (page 38) to problem 5F-6 (page 38)

Six questions which involve evaluating integrals using the method of integration by parts or deriving reduction formulas.

Instructor: Prof. David Jerison
Prior Knowledge: None
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