Curated OER
Finding the Area Under A Curve with Random Probability
Students explore the concept of area under a curve. For this area under a curve lesson, students find the area under a curve using the Monte Carlo method using random points and probability. Students calculate the area under the same...
Missouri State University
Missouri State University: Introductory Statistics: Models of Distributions
The different types of distributions are discussed here - uniform, regular, negative exponential, triangular, and normal. The properties of probability distributions are also explained here in detail. A good starting point in the topic...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: The Area Under a Curve
This site explains how to find the area under of a curve.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Java Area Applet
Nice site explaining how to find the area under a curve by using a Java applet. The applet computes the area of a figure made of rectangles which approximates the region under the given curve.
Palomar Community College District
Palomar College: The Normal Curve an Example
A collection of step-by-step worked problems demonstrating how to take a normal curve and determine the probability (area) under it. Hints are provided along the way and the final measures are shown for the user to check.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Calculo Integral
In Spanish. Use this unit to learn, use and interpret the concept of definite and indefinite integral.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: La Integral Definida Y La Function Area
In Spanish. This interactive unit visually presents the concept of the definite integral and its properties.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Areas by Integration
This tutorial is a more in-depth look at using integrals to determine the area under a curve. Several cases are discussed, including areas of curves that occur below the x-axis and integration using vertical sums.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Trapezoidal Rule
Using trapezoids, the area under a curve can be determined. The Trapezoid rule is demonstrated to show exactly how that can be accomplished.