Infinite Series and Taylor Methods

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Course Outline

  1. Sequences and Their Limits
  2. Monotone and Bounded Sequences
  3. Infinite Series and Geometric Sums
  4. Integral and P-Series Tests
  5. Comparison Tests and Error Bounds
  6. Alternating and Absolute Convergence
  7. Choosing a Convergence Test
  8. Power Series and Their Calculus
  9. Taylor and Maclaurin Series
  10. Taylor Approximation and Applications

1. Sequences and Their Limits

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Sequence : An infinite sequence is an ordered list of numbers whose nth term is commonly written as a_n, and it can be viewed as a function with integer inputs.
  • Sequence Limit : A sequence a_n converges to L when its terms become arbitrarily close to L as n becomes sufficiently large; if no finite limit exists, the sequence diverges.

★ Must-know

  • For r>0, the sequence 1/n^r approaches 0 as n approaches infinity.

  • The sequence r^n converges precisely when -1<r<=1; its limit is 0 for -1<r<1 and 1 for r=1.

Further detail

📌 If a_n approaches L and f is continuous at L, then f(a_n) approaches f(L).

2. Monotone and Bounded Sequences

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1. What mathematical object is an infinite sequence?

2. What is a sequence in mathematical terms?

3. For which values of r does the sequence r^n converge?

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What is an infinite sequence in mathematics?

An infinite sequence is an ordered list of numbers indexed by integers.

Sequence limit

Sequence terms approach L as n→∞.

When does a sequence a_n converge to a limit L?

When its terms become arbitrarily close to L as n becomes large.

Monotone + bounded

Always convergent sequences.

What defines a monotonic sequence?

It is either increasing with a_n < a_(n+1) or decreasing with a_n > a_(n+1).

Geometric sum convergence

Converges if |r|<1; sum = a/(1-r).

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