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Series & Sequences (Advanced)

Harder items at competition-adjacent depth.

Phase 2 · AP Calculus

Series & Sequences: core idea

Partial sums.

Example problem: hint and answer

Radius of ∑n!xn\sum n! x^n?

Hint: Ratio → ∞ unless x=0x=0. Answer: 0.

Practice (9 problems — type your answers)

  • 1. Sum ∑n=1∞1/[n(n+1)]\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}1/[n(n+1)]?

  • 2. Maclaurin of arctan⁡x\arctan x: coefficient of x3x^3?

  • 3. Power series for ln⁡(1−x)\ln(1-x): coefficient of x2x^2?

  • 4. Does ∑sin⁡n/n2\sum \sin n / n^2 converge absolutely? 11 yes 00 no.

  • 5. Alternating error: first unused term bound for ∑(−1)n/n!\sum(-1)^{n}/n! after n=3n=3 term: enter 1/k!1/k! with k=k=?

  • 6. Cauchy product: coefficient of xx in (ex)2=e2x(e^x)^2=e^{2x}?

  • 7. Interval of ∑(−1)nxn/n\sum (-1)^n x^n/n: left endpoint x=−1x=-1 converges? 1/01/0

  • 8. Find sum ∑n=0∞xn\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}x^n at x=1/2x=1/2.

  • 9. Ratio lim⁡∣an+1/an∣\lim|a_{n+1}/a_n| for an=n2/3na_n=n^2/3^n?

Series & Sequences Practice Problems — Advanced