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The Cylinder

Keywords: Multivariable Calculus, Multiple Integral, Volume Integral, Cylinder

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Highlights of the activity

  1. This small group activity is designed to help students visual the process of chopping, adding, and multiplying in single integrals.
  2. Students work in small groups to determine the volume of a cylinder in as many ways as possible.
  3. The whole class wrap-up discussion emphasizes the equivalence of different ways of chopping the cylinder.

Reasons to spend class time on the activity

  • Encourages students to think of several ways to solve the same problem.
  • Encourages students to think about different ways of chopping and adding.
  • Leads into The Cone.

Reflections

Instructor's Guide

Student Handouts

mvcylinderhand.pdf


Authors: Tevian Dray
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