Overview
We can find the area under the curve near a vertical asymptote using a process similar to the one used to find the area under a curve going to infinity. If we forget to do this, we may get a nonsensical value for our integral.
Lecture Video and Notes
Video Excerpts
Clip 1: Indefinite Integrals over Singularities
Clip 2: Improper Integrals of the Second Kind, Continued
Clip 3: Overview of Improper Integrals