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In mathematics, a Riemann sum is a certain kind of approximation of an integral by a finite sum. It is named after nineteenth century German mathematician Bernhard Riemann . One very common application is in numerical integration , i.e., approximating the area of functions or lines on a graph, where it is also known as the rectangle rule .
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One popular restriction is the use of "left-hand" and "right-hand" Riemann sums. In a left-hand Riemann sum, t i = x i for all i, and in a right-hand Riemann sum, t i = x i + 1 for all i. Alone this restriction does not impose a problem: we can refine any partition in a way that makes it a left-hand or right-hand sum by subdividing it at each t i.
Riemann's essay was also the starting point for Georg Cantor's work with Fourier series, which was the impetus for set theory. He also worked with hypergeometric differential equations in 1857 using complex analytical methods and presented the solutions through the behaviour of closed paths about singularities (described by the monodromy matrix ).
A partition of an interval being used in a Riemann sum. The partition itself is shown in grey at the bottom, with the norm of the partition indicated in red. In mathematics, a partition of an interval [a, b] on the real line is a finite sequence x 0, x 1, x 2, …, x n of real numbers such that a = x 0 < x 1 < x 2 < … < x n = b.
An example of Riemann sums for the integral ((+ (+ (+))) +), sampling each interval at right (blue), minimum (red), maximum (green), or left (yellow). Convergence of all four choices to 3.76 occurs as number of intervals increases from 2 to 10 (and implicitly, to ∞).
A function F(x) is an h-antiderivative of f(x) if D h F(x) = f(x).The h-integral is denoted by ().If a and b differ by an integer multiple of h then the definite integral () is given by a Riemann sum of f(x) on the interval [a, b], partitioned into sub-intervals of equal width h.
The Rectangle method and Riemann sum are the same; I propose that they should be merged. Klbrain 20:55, 26 April 2016 (UTC) The Riemann sum is a more technical and complicated way of explaining integrals. I do believe, however, that Rectangle method should be merged instead with Trapezoidal rule. Both these quadrature methods are very similar ...