Left Riemann sum: A Riemann sum using the left endpoint of each subinterval to determine rectangle height.
How to apply it: A left Riemann sum overestimates for decreasing functions and underestimates for increasing functions.
Course: AP Calculus AB · Unit: Integration and Accumulation of Change
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