Section 6.3 – Volumes by Cylindrical Shells
- Using the method of cylindrical shells to find the volume of a rotational solid
- Determining whether to use cylindrical shells, disks, or washers to find the volume of a rotational solid
In addition to the videos below, you can see the page for this same section from Math 152. Note 152 and 172 are similar, but different courses.
Section 6.3 from MATH 152
Cylindrical Shell Method: MATH 172 Problems 1-3
Using cylindrical shells to calculate the volume of a rotational solid
Volume (the Disk, Washer, and Shell Methods): MATH 152 Problem 1(a-e)
Using the disk, washer, and shell method to find a volume of revolution
Volume (the Disk, Washer, and Shell Methods): MATH 152 Problems 1(f-i) & 2
Finding volume using using disks, washers and the shell method