Calculus Review 2:

Here we use the notation that x and y are functions of the independent variable t, and c and C are constants.

Every indefinite integral has an additive constant, C:  

dt = t + C

The C is omitted from the formulas below:

Integral of t is t2/2 plus a constant:  

tdt = t2/2

Constants can be taken out of the integral:  

cdt= cdt

General rule for integration of polynomials:  

tndt = tn+1/n+1 for n > 1

Integral of the sum is the sum of integrals:  

(x+y)dt=xdt +ydt

Integration of a sine yields a negative cosine:  

sin[t]dt= -cos[t]

Integration of a cosine yield a sine:  

cos[t]dt= sin[t]

Integration of an exponential yields the exponential:  

exp[t]dt= exp[t]

The integration of 1/x results in the natural log:

(1/t)dt= ln[t]

In general: Integration is the inverse process of taking the derivative.

 © W. Bauer, 2000