diff --git a/Bookshelf/Apostol.tex b/Bookshelf/Apostol.tex index f4bb7b6..b9d5c9a 100644 --- a/Bookshelf/Apostol.tex +++ b/Bookshelf/Apostol.tex @@ -51,6 +51,19 @@ Such a number $B$ is also known as the \textbf{greatest lower bound}. \end{definition} +\section{\partial{Integral of Step Function}}% +\label{sec:def-integral-step-function} + +Lset $s$ be a \nameref{sec:def-step-function} defined on $[a, b]$, and let + $P = \{x_0, x_1, \ldots, x_n\}$ be a \nameref{sec:def-partition} of $[a, b]$ + such that $s$ is constant on the open subintervals of $P$. +Denote by $s_k$ the constant value that $s$ takes in the $k$th open subinterval, + so that $$s(x) = s_k \quad\text{if}\quad x_{k-1} < x < x_k, + \quad k = 1, 2, \ldots, n.$$ +The \textbf{integral of $s$ from $a$ to $b$}, denoted by the symbol + $\int_a^b s(x)\mathop{dx}$, is defined by the following formula: + $$\int_a^b s(x) \mathop{dx} = \sum_{k=1}^n s_k \cdot (x_k - x_{k-1}).$$ + \section{\defined{Partition}}% \label{sec:def-partition}