OBJECTIVES

TRAPEZOIDAL RULE

After studying this Ebook, you should be able to:

1. derive the trapezoidal rule of integration,

2. use the trapezoidal rule of integration to solve problems,

3. derive the multiple-segment trapezoidal rule of integration,

4. use the multiple-segment trapezoidal rule of integration to solve problems, and

5. derive the formula for the true error in the multiple-segment trapezoidal rule of integration.