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Integration is the basic operation in
integral calculus In mathematics, an integral assigns numbers to Function (mathematics), functions in a way that describes Displacement (geometry), displacement, area, volume, and other concepts that arise by combining infinitesimal data. The process of finding ...
. While differentiation has straightforward
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by which the derivative of a complicated function can be found by differentiating its simpler component functions, integration does not, so tables of known integrals are often useful. This page lists some of the most common
antiderivative In calculus, an antiderivative, inverse derivative, primitive function, primitive integral or indefinite integral of a function is a differentiable function whose derivative is equal to the original function . This can be stated symbolica ...
s.


Historical development of integrals

A compilation of a list of integrals (Integraltafeln) and techniques of integral calculus was published by the German mathematician (aka ) in 1810. These tables were republished in the United Kingdom in 1823. More extensive tables were compiled in 1858 by the Dutch mathematician David Bierens de Haan for his '' Tables d'intégrales définies'', supplemented by '' Supplément aux tables d'intégrales définies'' in ca. 1864. A new edition was published in 1867 under the title ''
Nouvelles tables d'intégrales définies David Bierens de Haan (3 May 1822, in Amsterdam – 12 August 1895, in Leiden) was a Dutch mathematician and historian of science. Biography Bierens de Haan was a son of the rich merchant Abraham Pieterszoon de Haan (1795–1880) and Catharina J ...
''. These tables, which contain mainly integrals of elementary functions, remained in use until the middle of the 20th century. They were then replaced by the much more extensive tables of Gradshteyn and Ryzhik. In Gradshteyn and Ryzhik, integrals originating from the book by Bierens de Haan are denoted by BI. Not all
closed-form expression In mathematics, a closed-form expression is a mathematical expression that uses a finite number of standard operations. It may contain constants, variables, certain well-known operations (e.g., + − × ÷), and functions (e.g., ''n''th r ...
s have closed-form antiderivatives; this study forms the subject of differential Galois theory, which was initially developed by
Joseph Liouville Joseph Liouville (; ; 24 March 1809 – 8 September 1882) was a French mathematician and engineer. Life and work He was born in Saint-Omer in France on 24 March 1809. His parents were Claude-Joseph Liouville (an army officer) and Thérèse ...
in the 1830s and 1840s, leading to Liouville's theorem which classifies which expressions have closed form antiderivatives. A simple example of a function without a closed form antiderivative is , whose antiderivative is (up to constants) the
error function In mathematics, the error function (also called the Gauss error function), often denoted by , is a complex function of a complex variable defined as: :\operatorname z = \frac\int_0^z e^\,\mathrm dt. This integral is a special (non- elementa ...
. Since 1968 there is the
Risch algorithm In symbolic computation, the Risch algorithm is a method of indefinite integration used in some computer algebra systems to find antiderivatives. It is named after the American mathematician Robert Henry Risch, a specialist in computer algebra ...
for determining indefinite integrals that can be expressed in term of
elementary function In mathematics, an elementary function is a function of a single variable (typically real or complex) that is defined as taking sums, products, roots and compositions of finitely many polynomial, rational, trigonometric, hyperbolic, and ...
s, typically using a
computer algebra system A computer algebra system (CAS) or symbolic algebra system (SAS) is any mathematical software with the ability to manipulate mathematical expressions in a way similar to the traditional manual computations of mathematicians and scientists. The ...
. Integrals that cannot be expressed using elementary functions can be manipulated symbolically using general functions such as the Meijer G-function.


Lists of integrals

More detail may be found on the following pages for the lists of
integral In mathematics, an integral assigns numbers to functions in a way that describes displacement, area, volume, and other concepts that arise by combining infinitesimal data. The process of finding integrals is called integration. Along with ...
s: * List of integrals of rational functions * List of integrals of irrational functions *
List of integrals of trigonometric functions The following is a list of integrals (antiderivative functions) of trigonometric functions. For antiderivatives involving both exponential and trigonometric functions, see List of integrals of exponential functions. For a complete list of antid ...
* List of integrals of inverse trigonometric functions * List of integrals of hyperbolic functions * List of integrals of inverse hyperbolic functions *
List of integrals of exponential functions The following is a list of integrals of exponential functions. For a complete list of integral functions, please see the list of integrals. Indefinite integral Indefinite integrals are antiderivative functions. A constant (the constant of inte ...
*
List of integrals of logarithmic functions The following is a list of integrals (antiderivative functions) of logarithmic functions. For a complete list of integral functions, see list of integrals. ''Note:'' ''x'' > 0 is assumed throughout this article, and the constant of integratio ...
* List of integrals of Gaussian functions Gradshteyn, Ryzhik, Geronimus, Tseytlin, Jeffrey, Zwillinger, and Moll's (GR) ''
Table of Integrals, Series, and Products ''Gradshteyn and Ryzhik'' (''GR'') is the informal name of a comprehensive table of integrals originally compiled by the Russian mathematicians I. S. Gradshteyn and I. M. Ryzhik. Its full title today is ''Table of Integrals, Series, and Product ...
'' contains a large collection of results. An even larger, multivolume table is the ''Integrals and Series'' by Prudnikov, Brychkov, and Marichev (with volumes 1–3 listing integrals and series of
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, volume 4–5 are tables of
Laplace transform In mathematics, the Laplace transform, named after its discoverer Pierre-Simon Laplace (), is an integral transform that converts a function of a real variable (usually t, in the '' time domain'') to a function of a complex variable s (in the ...
s). More compact collections can be found in e.g. Brychkov, Marichev, Prudnikov's ''Tables of Indefinite Integrals'', or as chapters in Zwillinger's ''CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae'' or
Bronshtein and Semendyayev ''Bronshtein and Semendyayev'' (often just ''Bronshtein'' or ''Bronstein'', sometimes ''BS'') is the informal name of a comprehensive handbook of fundamental working knowledge of mathematics and table of formulas originally compiled by the Rus ...
's '' Guide Book to Mathematics'', '' Handbook of Mathematics'' or '' Users' Guide to Mathematics'', and other mathematical handbooks. Other useful resources include
Abramowitz and Stegun ''Abramowitz and Stegun'' (''AS'') is the informal name of a 1964 mathematical reference work edited by Milton Abramowitz and Irene Stegun of the United States National Bureau of Standards (NBS), now the ''National Institute of Standards and ...
and the
Bateman Manuscript Project The Bateman Manuscript Project was a major effort at collation and encyclopedic compilation of the mathematical theory of special functions. It resulted in the eventual publication of five important reference volumes, under the editorship of Arthu ...
. Both works contain many identities concerning specific integrals, which are organized with the most relevant topic instead of being collected into a separate table. Two volumes of the Bateman Manuscript are specific to integral transforms. There are several web sites which have tables of integrals and integrals on demand.
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can show results, and for some simpler expressions, also the intermediate steps of the integration.
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also operates another online service, the Mathematica Online Integrator.


Integrals of simple functions

''C'' is used for an arbitrary constant of integration that can only be determined if something about the value of the integral at some point is known. Thus, each function has an infinite number of
antiderivative In calculus, an antiderivative, inverse derivative, primitive function, primitive integral or indefinite integral of a function is a differentiable function whose derivative is equal to the original function . This can be stated symbolica ...
s. These formulas only state in another form the assertions in the
table of derivatives This is a summary of differentiation rules, that is, rules for computing the derivative of a function in calculus. Elementary rules of differentiation Unless otherwise stated, all functions are functions of real numbers (R) that return real ...
.


Integrals with a singularity

When there is a singularity in the function being integrated such that the antiderivative becomes undefined or at some point (the singularity), then ''C'' does not need to be the same on both sides of the singularity. The forms below normally assume the
Cauchy principal value In mathematics, the Cauchy principal value, named after Augustin Louis Cauchy, is a method for assigning values to certain improper integrals which would otherwise be undefined. Formulation Depending on the type of singularity in the integrand ...
around a singularity in the value of ''C'' but this is not in general necessary. For instance in \int \,dx = \ln \left, x \ + C there is a singularity at 0 and the
antiderivative In calculus, an antiderivative, inverse derivative, primitive function, primitive integral or indefinite integral of a function is a differentiable function whose derivative is equal to the original function . This can be stated symbolica ...
becomes infinite there. If the integral above were to be used to compute a definite integral between −1 and 1, one would get the wrong answer 0. This however is the Cauchy principal value of the integral around the singularity. If the integration is done in the complex plane the result depends on the path around the origin, in this case the singularity contributes −''i'' when using a path above the origin and ''i'' for a path below the origin. A function on the real line could use a completely different value of ''C'' on either side of the origin as in: \int \,dx = \ln, x, + \begin A & \textx>0; \\ B & \textx < 0. \end


Rational functions

*\int a\,dx = ax + C The following function has a non-integrable singularity at 0 for : *\int x^n\,dx = \frac + C \qquad\text n\neq -1\text ( Cavalieri's quadrature formula) *\int (ax + b)^n \, dx= \frac + C \qquad\text n\neq -1\text *\int \,dx = \ln \left, x \ + C **More generally,Reader Survey: log, ''x'', + ''C''
, Tom Leinster, ''The ''n''-category Café'', March 19, 2012\int \,dx = \begin \ln \left, x \ + C^- & x < 0\\ \ln \left, x \ + C^+ & x > 0 \end *\int\frac \, dx= \frac\ln\left, ax + b\ + C


Exponential functions

*\int e^\,dx = \frace^ + C *\int f'(x)e^\,dx = e^ + C *\int a^x\,dx = \frac + C *\int = e^f\left( x \right) + C *\int = e^\sum_^ + C(if n is a positive integer) *\int = - e^\sum_^\frac + C(if n is a positive integer)


Logarithms

*\int \ln x\,dx = x \ln x - x + C *\int \log_a x\,dx = x\log_a x - \frac + C = \frac + C


Trigonometric functions

*\int \sin\, dx = -\cos + C *\int \cos\, dx = \sin + C *\int \tan \, dx = \ln + C = -\ln + C *\int \cot \, dx = -\ln + C = \ln + C *\int \sec \, dx = \ln + C = \ln\left, \tan\left(\dfrac + \dfrac\right) \ + C ** (See
Integral of the secant function In calculus, the integral of the secant function can be evaluated using a variety of methods and there are multiple ways of expressing the antiderivative, all of which can be shown to be equivalent via trigonometric identities, : \int \sec \thet ...
. This result was a well-known conjecture in the 17th century.) *\int \csc \, dx = -\ln + C = \ln + C = \ln + C *\int \sec^2 x \, dx = \tan x + C *\int \csc^2 x \, dx = -\cot x + C *\int \sec \, \tan \, dx = \sec + C *\int \csc \, \cot \, dx = -\csc + C *\int \sin^2 x \, dx = \frac\left(x - \frac \right) + C = \frac(x - \sin x\cos x ) + C *\int \cos^2 x \, dx = \frac\left(x + \frac \right) + C = \frac(x + \sin x\cos x ) + C *\int \tan^2 x \, dx = \tan x - x + C *\int \cot^2 x \, dx = -\cot x - x + C *\int \sec^3 x \, dx = \frac(\sec x \tan x + \ln, \sec x + \tan x, ) + C ** (See integral of secant cubed.) *\int \csc^3 x \, dx = \frac(-\csc x \cot x + \ln, \csc x - \cot x, ) + C = \frac\left(\ln\left, \tan\frac\ - \csc x \cot x \right) + C *\int \sin^n x \, dx = - \frac + \frac \int \sin^ \, dx *\int \cos^n x \, dx = \frac + \frac \int \cos^ \, dx


Inverse trigonometric functions

*\int \arcsin \, dx = x \arcsin + \sqrt + C , \text \vert x \vert \le 1 *\int \arccos \, dx = x \arccos - \sqrt + C , \text \vert x \vert \le 1 *\int \arctan \, dx = x \arctan - \frac \ln + C , \text x *\int \arccot \, dx = x \arccot + \frac \ln + C , \text x *\int \arcsec \, dx = x \arcsec - \ln \left\vert x \, \left( 1 + \sqrt \, \right) \right\vert + C , \text \vert x \vert \ge 1 *\int \arccsc \, dx = x \arccsc + \ln \left\vert x \, \left( 1 + \sqrt \, \right) \right\vert + C , \text \vert x \vert \ge 1


Hyperbolic functions

*\int \sinh x \, dx = \cosh x + C *\int \cosh x \, dx = \sinh x + C *\int \tanh x \, dx = \ln\,(\cosh x) + C *\int \coth x \, dx = \ln, \sinh x , + C , \text x \neq 0 *\int \operatorname\,x \, dx = \arctan\,(\sinh x) + C *\int \operatorname\,x \, dx = \ln, \operatorname x - \operatorname x, + C = \ln\left, \tanh \ + C , \text x \neq 0 *\int \operatorname^2 x \, dx = \tanh x + C *\int \operatorname^2 x \, dx = -\operatornamex + C *\int \operatorname \, \operatorname \, dx = -\operatorname + C *\int \operatorname \, \operatorname \, dx = -\operatorname + C


Inverse hyperbolic functions

*\int \operatorname \, x \, dx = x \, \operatorname \, x - \sqrt + C , \text x *\int \operatorname \, x \, dx = x \, \operatorname \, x - \sqrt + C , \text x \ge 1 *\int \operatorname \, x \, dx = x \, \operatorname \, x + \frac + C , \text \vert x \vert < 1 *\int \operatorname \, x \, dx = x \, \operatorname \, x + \frac + C , \text \vert x \vert > 1 *\int \operatorname \, x \, dx = x \, \operatorname \, x + \arcsin x + C , \text 0 < x \le 1 *\int \operatorname \, x \, dx = x \, \operatorname \, x + \vert \operatorname \, x \vert + C , \text x \neq 0


Products of functions proportional to their second derivatives

*\int \cos ax\, e^\, dx = \frac\left( a\sin ax + b\cos ax \right) + C *\int \sin ax\, e^\, dx = \frac\left( b\sin ax - a\cos ax \right) + C *\int \cos ax\, \cosh bx\, dx = \frac\left( a\sin ax\, \cosh bx+ b\cos ax\, \sinh bx \right) + C *\int \sin ax\, \cosh bx\, dx = \frac\left( b\sin ax\, \sinh bx- a\cos ax\, \cosh bx \right) + C


Absolute-value functions

Let be a
continuous function In mathematics, a continuous function is a function such that a continuous variation (that is a change without jump) of the argument induces a continuous variation of the value of the function. This means that there are no abrupt changes in val ...
, that has at most one
zero 0 (zero) is a number representing an empty quantity. In place-value notation such as the Hindu–Arabic numeral system, 0 also serves as a placeholder numerical digit, which works by Multiplication, multiplying digits to the left of 0 by th ...
. If has a zero, let be the unique antiderivative of that is zero at the root of ; otherwise, let be any antiderivative of . Then \int \left, f(x)\\,dx = \sgn(f(x))g(x)+C, where is the
sign function In mathematics, the sign function or signum function (from '' signum'', Latin for "sign") is an odd mathematical function that extracts the sign of a real number. In mathematical expressions the sign function is often represented as . To avo ...
, which takes the values −1, 0, 1 when is respectively negative, zero or positive. This can be proved by computing the derivative of the right-hand side of the formula, taking into account that the condition on is here for insuring the continuity of the integral. This gives the following formulas (where ), which are valid over any interval where is continuous (over larger intervals, the constant must be replaced by a
piecewise constant In mathematics, a function on the real numbers is called a step function if it can be written as a finite linear combination of indicator functions of intervals. Informally speaking, a step function is a piecewise constant function having onl ...
function): *\int \left, (ax + b)^n \\,dx = \sgn(ax + b) + Cwhen is odd, and n \neq -1. *\int \left, \tan \\,dx = -\frac\sgn(\tan) \ln(\left, \cos\) + Cwhen ax \in \left( n\pi - \frac, n\pi + \frac \right) for some integer . *\int \left, \csc \\,dx = -\frac\sgn(\csc) \ln(\left, \csc + \cot \) + C when ax \in \left( n\pi, n\pi + \pi \right) for some integer . *\int \left, \sec \\,dx = \frac\sgn(\sec) \ln(\left, \sec + \tan \) + C when ax \in \left( n\pi - \frac, n\pi + \frac \right) for some integer . *\int \left, \cot \\,dx = \frac\sgn(\cot) \ln(\left, \sin\) + C when ax \in \left( n\pi, n\pi + \pi \right) for some integer . If the function does not have any continuous antiderivative which takes the value zero at the zeros of (this is the case for the sine and the cosine functions), then is an antiderivative of on every interval on which is not zero, but may be discontinuous at the points where . For having a continuous antiderivative, one has thus to add a well chosen
step function In mathematics, a function on the real numbers is called a step function if it can be written as a finite linear combination of indicator functions of intervals. Informally speaking, a step function is a piecewise constant function having onl ...
. If we also use the fact that the absolute values of sine and cosine are periodic with period , then we get: *\int \left, \sin \\,dx = \left\lfloor \frac \right\rfloor - \cos + C *\int \left, \cos \\,dx = \left\lfloor \frac + \frac12 \right\rfloor + \sin + C


Special functions

, : Trigonometric integrals, :
Exponential integral In mathematics, the exponential integral Ei is a special function on the complex plane. It is defined as one particular definite integral of the ratio between an exponential function and its argument. Definitions For real non-zero values of  ...
, :
Logarithmic integral function In mathematics, the logarithmic integral function or integral logarithm li(''x'') is a special function. It is relevant in problems of physics and has number theoretic significance. In particular, according to the prime number theorem, it is a ...
, :
Error function In mathematics, the error function (also called the Gauss error function), often denoted by , is a complex function of a complex variable defined as: :\operatorname z = \frac\int_0^z e^\,\mathrm dt. This integral is a special (non- elementa ...
* \int \operatorname(x) \, dx = x \operatorname(x) - \sin x * \int \operatorname(x) \, dx = x \operatorname(x) + \cos x * \int \operatorname(x) \, dx = x \operatorname(x) - e^x * \int \operatorname(x) \, dx = x \operatorname(x)-\operatorname(2 \ln x) * \int \frac\,dx = \ln x\, \operatorname(x) -x * \int \operatorname(x)\, dx = \frac+x \operatorname(x)


Definite integrals lacking closed-form antiderivatives

There are some functions whose antiderivatives ''cannot'' be expressed in closed form. However, the values of the definite integrals of some of these functions over some common intervals can be calculated. A few useful integrals are given below. *\int_0^\infty \sqrt\,e^\,dx = \frac\sqrt \pi (see also
Gamma function In mathematics, the gamma function (represented by , the capital letter gamma from the Greek alphabet) is one commonly used extension of the factorial function to complex numbers. The gamma function is defined for all complex numbers excep ...
) *\int_0^\infty e^\,dx = \frac \sqrt \frac for (the
Gaussian integral The Gaussian integral, also known as the Euler–Poisson integral, is the integral of the Gaussian function f(x) = e^ over the entire real line. Named after the German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, the integral is \int_^\infty e^\,dx = \s ...
) *\int_0^\infty = \frac \sqrt \frac for *\int_0^\infty x^ e^\,dx = \frac \int_0^\infty x^ e^\,dx = \frac \sqrt = \frac \sqrt for , is a positive integer and is the
double factorial In mathematics, the double factorial or semifactorial of a number , denoted by , is the product of all the integers from 1 up to that have the same parity (odd or even) as . That is, :n!! = \prod_^ (n-2k) = n (n-2) (n-4) \cdots. For even , the ...
. *\int_0^\infty = \frac when *\int_0^\infty x^ e^\,dx = \frac \int_0^\infty x^ e^\,dx = \frac for , *\int_0^\infty \frac\,dx = \frac (see also
Bernoulli number In mathematics, the Bernoulli numbers are a sequence of rational numbers which occur frequently in analysis. The Bernoulli numbers appear in (and can be defined by) the Taylor series expansions of the tangent and hyperbolic tangent functions, ...
) *\int_0^\infty \frac\,dx = 2\zeta(3) \approx 2.40 *\int_0^\infty \frac\,dx = \frac *\int_0^\infty \frac\,dx = \frac (see
sinc function In mathematics, physics and engineering, the sinc function, denoted by , has two forms, normalized and unnormalized.. In mathematics, the historical unnormalized sinc function is defined for by \operatornamex = \frac. Alternatively, the u ...
and the
Dirichlet integral In mathematics, there are several integrals known as the Dirichlet integral, after the German mathematician Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, one of which is the improper integral of the sinc function over the positive real line: : \int_0^ ...
) *\int_0^\infty\frac\,dx = \frac *\int_^\frac\sin^n x\,dx=\int_^\frac\cos^n x\,dx=\frac \times \begin 1 & \text n \text \\ \frac & \text n \text \end(if is a positive integer and !! is the
double factorial In mathematics, the double factorial or semifactorial of a number , denoted by , is the product of all the integers from 1 up to that have the same parity (odd or even) as . That is, :n!! = \prod_^ (n-2k) = n (n-2) (n-4) \cdots. For even , the ...
). *\int_^\pi \cos(\alpha x)\cos^n(\beta x) dx = \begin \frac \binom & , \alpha, = , \beta (2m-n), \\ 0 & \text \end (for integers with and , see also
Binomial coefficient In mathematics, the binomial coefficients are the positive integers that occur as coefficients in the binomial theorem. Commonly, a binomial coefficient is indexed by a pair of integers and is written \tbinom. It is the coefficient of the t ...
) *\int_^t \sin^m(\alpha x) \cos^n(\beta x) dx = 0(for real, a non-negative integer, and an odd, positive integer; since the integrand is
odd Odd means unpaired, occasional, strange or unusual, or a person who is viewed as eccentric. Odd may also refer to: Acronym * ODD (Text Encoding Initiative) ("One Document Does it all"), an abstracted literate-programming format for describing X ...
) *\int_^\pi \sin(\alpha x) \sin^n(\beta x) dx = \begin (-1)^ (-1)^m \frac \binom & n \text,\ \alpha = \beta (2m-n) \\ 0 & \text \end (for integers with and , see also
Binomial coefficient In mathematics, the binomial coefficients are the positive integers that occur as coefficients in the binomial theorem. Commonly, a binomial coefficient is indexed by a pair of integers and is written \tbinom. It is the coefficient of the t ...
) *\int_^ \cos(\alpha x) \sin^n(\beta x) dx = \begin (-1)^ (-1)^m \frac \binom & n \text,\ , \alpha, = , \beta (2m-n), \\ 0 & \text \end (for integers with and , see also
Binomial coefficient In mathematics, the binomial coefficients are the positive integers that occur as coefficients in the binomial theorem. Commonly, a binomial coefficient is indexed by a pair of integers and is written \tbinom. It is the coefficient of the t ...
) *\int_^\infty e^\,dx = \sqrt\exp\left frac\right/math>(where is the
exponential function The exponential function is a mathematical function denoted by f(x)=\exp(x) or e^x (where the argument is written as an exponent). Unless otherwise specified, the term generally refers to the positive-valued function of a real variable, ...
, and .) *\int_0^\infty x^\,e^\,dx = \Gamma(z)(where \Gamma(z) is the
Gamma function In mathematics, the gamma function (represented by , the capital letter gamma from the Greek alphabet) is one commonly used extension of the factorial function to complex numbers. The gamma function is defined for all complex numbers excep ...
) *\int_0^1 \left(\ln\frac\right)^p\,dx = \Gamma(p+1) *\int_0^1 x^(1-x)^ dx = \frac (for and , see
Beta function In mathematics, the beta function, also called the Euler integral of the first kind, is a special function that is closely related to the gamma function and to binomial coefficients. It is defined by the integral : \Beta(z_1,z_2) = \int_0^1 t^( ...
) *\int_0^ e^ d \theta = 2 \pi I_(x) (where is the modified
Bessel function Bessel functions, first defined by the mathematician Daniel Bernoulli and then generalized by Friedrich Bessel, are canonical solutions of Bessel's differential equation x^2 \frac + x \frac + \left(x^2 - \alpha^2 \right)y = 0 for an arbitrar ...
of the first kind) *\int_0^ e^ d \theta = 2 \pi I_ \left(\sqrt\right) *\int_^\infty \left(1 + \frac\right)^\,dx = \frac (for , this is related to the
probability density function In probability theory, a probability density function (PDF), or density of a continuous random variable, is a function whose value at any given sample (or point) in the sample space (the set of possible values taken by the random variable) ca ...
of Student's ''t''-distribution) If the function has bounded variation on the interval , then the
method of exhaustion The method of exhaustion (; ) is a method of finding the area of a shape by inscribing inside it a sequence of polygons whose areas converge to the area of the containing shape. If the sequence is correctly constructed, the difference in are ...
provides a formula for the integral: \int_a^b = (b - a) \sum\limits_^\infty 2^ f(a + m\left( \right)2^ ). The " sophomore's dream": \begin \int_0^1 x^\,dx &= \sum_^\infty n^ &&(= 1.29128\,59970\,6266\dots)\\ pt\int_0^1 x^x \,dx &= -\sum_^\infty (-n)^ &&(= 0.78343\,05107\,1213\dots) \end attributed to
Johann Bernoulli Johann Bernoulli (also known as Jean or John; – 1 January 1748) was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family. He is known for his contributions to infinitesimal calculus and educating Le ...
.


See also

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References


Further reading

* * * (Several previous editions as well.) * . Second revised edition (Russian), volume 1–3, Fiziko-Matematicheskaya Literatura, 2003. * Yuri A. Brychkov (Ю. А. Брычков), ''Handbook of Special Functions: Derivatives, Integrals, Series and Other Formulas''. Russian edition, Fiziko-Matematicheskaya Literatura, 2006. English edition, Chapman & Hall/CRC Press, 2008, / 9781584889564. * Daniel Zwillinger. ''CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae'', 31st edition. Chapman & Hall/CRC Press, 2002. . ''(Many earlier editions as well.)'' * ,
Integraltafeln oder Sammlung von Integralformeln
' (Duncker und Humblot, Berlin, 1810) * ,
Integral Tables Or A Collection of Integral Formulae
' (Baynes and son, London, 1823) nglish translation of ''Integraltafeln''* David Bierens de Haan
Nouvelles Tables d'Intégrales définies
(Engels, Leiden, 1862) * Benjamin O. Pierc
A short table of integrals - revised edition
(Ginn & co., Boston, 1899)


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