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Excerpt from An Elementary Course in the Integral Calculus This book has been written primarily for use at Cornell University and similar institutions. In this university the classes in calculus are composed mainly of students in engineering for whom an elementary course in the Integral Calculus is prescribed for the third term of the first year. Their purpose in taking the course is to acquire facility in performing easy integrations and the power of making the simple applications which arise in practical work. While the requirements of this special class of students have been kept in mind, care has also been taken to make the book suitable for any one beginning the study of this branch of mathematics. The volume contains little more than can be mastered by a student of average ability in a few months, and an effort has been made to present the subject-matter, which is of an elementary character, in a simple manner. The object of the first two chapters is to give the student a clear idea of what the Integral Calculus is, and of the uses to which it may be applied. As this introduction is somewhat longer than is usual in elementary works on the calculus, some teachers may, perhaps, prefer to postpone the reading of several of the articles until the student has had a certain amount of practice in the processes of integration. It is believed, however, that a careful study of Chapters I., II., will arouse the student's interest and quicken his understanding of the subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.