Comments on: A Calculus Analogy: Integrals as Multiplication http://betterexplained.com/articles/a-calculus-analogy-integrals-as-multiplication/ Learning shouldn't hurt. Let's share the insights that made difficult ideas click. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:14:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Frank http://betterexplained.com/articles/a-calculus-analogy-integrals-as-multiplication/#comment-274710 Frank Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:21:58 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/articles/a-calculus-analogy-integrals-as-multiplication/#comment-274710 hmmm I'm having trouble seeing bow we can choose small enough pieces so that all the values look the same... For example, if y=x don't the values change no matter how small the piece you choose? hmmm I’m having trouble seeing bow we can choose small enough pieces so that all the values look the same…

For example, if y=x don’t the values change no matter how small the piece you choose?

]]> By: Kalid http://betterexplained.com/articles/a-calculus-analogy-integrals-as-multiplication/#comment-272803 Kalid Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:32:29 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/articles/a-calculus-analogy-integrals-as-multiplication/#comment-272803 @love-hate: Glad it helped! I intuitively see integration as a bunch of little additions, and multiplication is like a bunch of additions also. Also, the units end up being the same (integral x dx has units x squared, x times x has units x squared). @love-hate: Glad it helped! I intuitively see integration as a bunch of little additions, and multiplication is like a bunch of additions also. Also, the units end up being the same (integral x dx has units x squared, x times x has units x squared).

]]> By: love-hate math http://betterexplained.com/articles/a-calculus-analogy-integrals-as-multiplication/#comment-272671 love-hate math Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:33:10 +0000 http://betterexplained.com/articles/a-calculus-analogy-integrals-as-multiplication/#comment-272671 What the... Integration as analogous to multiplication?? I never thought of that. How'd you ever come to that "aha!" moment What the… Integration as analogous to multiplication?? I never thought of that. How’d you ever come to that “aha!” moment

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