Laplace transforms to do integrals?

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My teacher said that the computer uses laplace transforms to do integrals , does anyone know how this is done , or where i could find info on this
 
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The integral [tex]\int_0^t f(t) dt[/tex]

is the inverse Laplace transform of [tex]\frac{F(s)}{s}[/tex]

I don't think that evaluating Bromwich integral of F(s)/s is much easier than evaluating the integral f(t) directly. But who knows, may be its true with computer.