I'm more the kind of person who relies on inductive reasoning than anything, although I will say that I did look at proofs in an attempt to understand it better. But when I was confronted with problems about the fundamental theorem of calculus, my first response was to look at other problems to look for similarities in the problems. Then I looked at the answer and tried to deduce how to do it by connecting the problem to the answer. Eventually though, I just kind of got it after looking at the proofs at the beginning for the umpteenth time and finished the assignment. I suppose I should also mention that I slept through lesson on the fundamental theorem. That was like the first time this year, although in my defense, I was really tired.
To be honest, I'm not quite sure the fundamental theorem is so important. Maybe that will become clear later, but for now, I can't say that I completely understand its significance or really even its concept. I guess it fits into what we're learning because it still concerns anti-derivatives and area, but I think I need more time to get into it.
To be honest, I'm not quite sure the fundamental theorem is so important. Maybe that will become clear later, but for now, I can't say that I completely understand its significance or really even its concept. I guess it fits into what we're learning because it still concerns anti-derivatives and area, but I think I need more time to get into it.