Re: Why do they teach Riemannian sums?

Protoman wrote:
What's the point of teaching Riemannian sums? It's useful in theory but
never in pratice. Just teach them Pascal's formula for integration:
Ax^y= Ax^y+1/y+1; this is what a Riemannian sum becomes anyway, and
it's quicker; manipulating exponents is FAR faster than julienning
curved graphs.

Riemann sums are thaught so that one UNDERSTANDS the theory. It turns
out that understanding what the hell is going on is far supperior to
memorizing billions of little facts with little or no understanding.

If you think that Riemann sums are not useful, then you have not
understood integration yet. Try a bit harder.

Jiri

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