Proving formula for a change of variables in a double integral

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I'm having trouble proving the formula for a change of variables under a double integral, described by the transformation of $u$ and $v$: $$x = g(u,v)$$ $$y = h(u,v)$$

The statement to be proven:

$$\int\int_{R} dx dy$$ $$= \int\int_{S} (g_u h_v- g_v h_u) du dv $$

Subscripts denote partial derivatives. I attempted to prove it by first writing $dx$ and $dy$:

$$dx = g_udu +g_v dv$$ $$dy = h_udu + h_vdv$$

Therefore,

$$\int\int_{R} dx dy$$

$$ = \int\int_{S} (g_udu +g_v dv)(h_udu + h_vdv) $$

$$ \int\int_{S} [g_uh_udu^2 + (g_u h_v + g_v h_u)du dv + g_vh_v dv^2] $$

For reference, here is the correct integrand: $$g_u h_v- g_v h_u$$

My answer looks very different, so what am I doing wrong?