Simpson's Rule Summary

Simpson's Rule

Summary

areas bounded or enclosed by the graph of a function, the x-axis and vertical lines can be found by integration. they can also be found by other approximate numerical methods.

simpson's rule divides the required area into a series of strips whose tops are parabola shaped.. the areas of these strips are then summed to find the total area.

simpson's rule is a formula used to speed up this process.

Key Skills

 use simpson's rule to approximate the area under a curve.

Vocabulary

trapezium rule, simpson's rule, trapezium, ordinate, x-axis, y-axis, parabola.