Sequences and Series
Graphs the values of a sequence
a
n
and the sequence of partial sums for the series ∑
a
n
.
How to use
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Examples
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Other Notes
How to use
Enter the formula for the
n
th
term
a
n
(in terms of the variable
n
) in the text input field marked "
n
th
term =
". (
Example
:
a
n
=1/
n
!).
Click the "
Graph
" button (this button also refreshes the graph).
Use the "+" and "-" buttons under the label marked "
n=
" to change the starting value for
n
in the sequence.
Click the "
Clear
" button to clear the text input field and set
n
to a default value.
The text input fields can accept
a wide variety of expressions
to represent functions, and the
buttons under the graph
allow various manipulations of the graph coordinates.
Examples
Harmonic
:
a
n
= 1/
n
start with
n
=1
diverges
Alternating
:
a
n
= (-1)
n
/
n
start with
n
=1
converges
p
-Series
:
a
n
= 1/
n
2
start with
n
=1
converges
Factorial
:
a
n
= 1/
n
!
start with
n
=0
converges
Other Notes
The graph shows the terms of the sequence {
a
n
} in
red
and partial sums of the series ∑
a
n
(i.e. the terms of the sequence {
S
n
} where
S
n
=
a
0
+
a
1
+...+
a
n
) in
blue
on the same set of axes.