Solids Of Revolution Shell Method
This applet works best if you download the ggb file and run it with GeoGebra rather than
running it over the web. You can download it from
http://tube.geogebra.org/material/show/id/1602957
This applet is designed to illustrate the shell method for solids of revolution.
There are three windows:
The first window shows the diagram in the x-y plane. There is an upper and lower function.
Draggable points let you control the limits of integration, the axis of revolution, and the position of the line that will become the sample shell.
The second window is the 3-D window that shows the results of the rotation.
The third window has controls and results. has a place for entering the upper and lower functions. It gives the area of the current shell, both generically and for the current location. It gives and evaluates the integral for volume, both generically and as a number, both up to the current shell, and for the whole volume.
Controls let you determine how much of the solid is shown and the viewing window.
The function and viewing region can be changed,
The right and left ends, the axis of rotation, and the position of the integration disk are controlled by dragging points in the 2D window.