Summary ‘© The mth partial sum, S, , ofa series is the sum of the first 1 terms: Sau tay tot, ‘An infinite series converges to Sif the sequence of its partial sums $,5),5; to §: <. converges Divergence Test IF fimu, #0 or ifthe limit doesnot exit the series, i dvergent Comparison Test Given two series of postive terms Soa, and Yh such that a, 1.if J” f(x) de is = convergent then |? f(k) is convergent ~ divergent then. J fk) is divergent An alternating series is one with alternately positive and negative terms, Alternating Series Test Iffor an alternating series Py,: a = fal |i forall £e2* and tim] |=0 then the series is convergent. Ws Xm isthe sum of an alternating series that satisfies: lolly | forall kez* and lima, |=0 then the error in taking the first » terms as an approximation to S (the truncation error) is less than the absolute value of the (r+ I}th term:may a Ifa series Siu, 4s convergent but Fu | is divergent, then the series is conditionally Ps a convergent. An absolutely convergent series is convergent, Ratio Test Given a series Yu , if =, then the Ratio test is inconclusive. Uy bee A power series is an infinite series of the form: Son bY = ay +(x 8) Hagle—BY aye) + Itmay converge: = forall reR = only forasingle value be R = forall x eR such that fe-U< R, where ReR*. ‘© The largest number R eR such that a power series converges for fe~b|«< R and diverges for [x—b|> R is called the radius of convergence of the power series, it may be determined by the Ratio Test. If = Reo then the seties converges for all xe R. = R=0 then the series converges only when x= b, ‘The interval of convergence of a power series is the set of all paints for which the series ‘converges It always includes all points such that |—6|< R but may also include end point(s) cof this interval. ‘A power series can be differentiated or integrated term by term over any interval contained ‘within its interval of convergence.