Enter the values it asks for. The meaning of a, b, c, and d are the coefficients in the equation y = ax^3 + bx^2 +cx +d. The lower bound is the leftmost vertical line defining the area to be calculated, and the upper bound is the rightmost vertical line. Additional Things: -Putting the upper bound to the left of the lower bound will still result in the proper area to be calculated but it will not display correctly on the graph. -To make "pretty" curves, try making A, B, and C relatively low numbers (ex. 0.001). This spreads out the curve and makes it look like the curve in the project preview. -For "extra pretty" curves try a mix of positive and negative numbers! -Area below the x-axis is considered negative, area above the y-axis is considered positive. So if you get a weirdly low number for a large amount of area and area on both sides of the x axis, then that's probably why.
This project uses calculus to calculate the area under a curve. The specific operation is called a finding a definite integral. I wanted to create a project that would calculate the area under a curve, but also express it visually. 1s1s!
