Classroom notes: Summing sequences having mixed signs

Summary A result is discussed which permits the summing of series whose terms have more complicated sign patterns than simply alternating plus and minus. The Alternating Series Test, commonly taught in beginning calculus courses, is a corollary. This result, which is not difficult to prove, widens t...

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Main Authors: Fay, TH, Walls, GL
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology 2003
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