How Much Mathematics Should a Student Memorize? Part 2, Integral Calculus

This math teacher is excellent in teaching the students to memorize minimum. His example is integrate secant. Most textbooks use a trick ie multiply (sec + tan) above and below, then by substitution. He goes by first principle, change sec = 1/cos, then try to use 2 common trigo sine and cosine, he multiplies cos above & below to make: sec = cos / 1-sin^2,… then integrate by part…

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Author: tomcircle

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