∫ uw dx = u ∫ w dx − ∫ du{ ∫ w dx } dx.
dx

This is the rule of “integration by parts.”

As an example we have

∫ xeax dx = x eax− ∫ eaxdx = ( x 1) eax.
a aa a2

When we introduce a new variable z in place of x, by means of an equation giving x in terms of z, we express ƒ(x) in terms of z. Let φ(z) denote the function of z into which ƒ(x) is transformed. Then from the equation

dx = dxdz
dz

we deduce the equation

∫ ƒ(x) dx = ∫ φ(z) dxdz.
dz

As an example, in the integral