Thomas O'Sullivan's Mathematics & Physics Pages
The Sigma notation for summation of series.
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The sum of a sequence can be written as:
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Note:
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The following formulae should be learned :
Note: When using these formulae the upper and lower limits are often left out. |
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Sigma and Geometric Progressions
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Sigma and Surds Note in this example and the next one, un may have to be manipulated (L.C. Paper 1 1995 q. 4(b)) to give the forms shown,
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Sigma and Partial Fractions
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This is a telescoping series.