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UK University Integration Bee Syllabus

Vishal Gupta
2023/2024

Please note that this syllabus is more of a guideline of content that will allow you to be
able to solve each problem rather than a strict requirement for every problem – a lot of
the time advanced techniques/special functions can be avoided with clever substitutions
and tricks!

§1 Integration Techniques
You should be familiar with the integration techniques listed below. The items at the
end will not be required.

Status Topic
" Everything which is on the A-Level and STEP Mathematics and Further
Mathematics syllabus for Integration, including integration by substitu-
tion and integration by parts.
" Differentiation under the integral sign (DUTIS):
Z b  Z b
d ∂
f (x, t)dx = (f (x, t))dx.
dt a a ∂t

" Differentiation under the integral sign general version (DUTIS):

!
Z b(t) Z b(t)
d ∂
f (x, t)dx = (f (x, t))dx+f (b(t), t)b0 (t)−f (a(t), t)a0 (t)
dt a(t) a(t) ∂t

" The Weierstrass substitution, t = tan x2 (also known as t substitution).




" Infinite series and their use in evaluating integrals, swapping an integral
and an infinite sum - issues of convergence won’t be considered.
" The reflection property of integrals:
Z b Z b
f (x)dx = f (a + b − x)dx.
a a

" Odd and even functions and their use in evaluating integrals.
X Green’s Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem, the Divergence Theorem and other
results from vector calculus.

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Vishal Gupta (2023/2024) UK University Integration Bee Syllabus

§2 Functions & Specific results


Some knowledge of the following special functions and more specific results may be
required.

Status Topic
" The Gamma function,
Z ∞
Γ(n) = xn−1 e−x dx.
0

" The Euler Reflection Formula for the Γ function,


π
Γ(s)Γ(1 − s) =
sin(πs)

" The Beta function


Z 1
Γ(x)Γ(y)
B(x, y) = tx−1 (1 − t)y−1 dt = .
0 Γ(x + y)

" The Riemann zeta function,


∞
X 1
ζ(s) = for s > 1.
ns
n=1

" The floor function bxc which rounds down to the integer less than or
equal to x.
" Useful infinite series, such as
∞
X 1 π2
= ,
n2 6
n=1
∞
X (−1)n
=G (Catalan’s Constant).
(2n + 1)2
n=0

" Euler Mascheroni constant γ


n
X 1
γ = lim − ln n
n→∞ k
k=1

" Wallis’ Product


∞
Y 4n2 π
2
=
4n − 1 2
n=1

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