Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §8.1 Areas and Volumes by Slices, #52 · Calculus · Applications of integrals
Suppose … decreases from … to
Suppose decreases from to . The curve is rotated around the axis. Compare shells to disks:
Substitute in the second. Also substitute . Integrate by parts to reach the first.
Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §8.1 Areas and Volumes by Slices, #52
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