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Sequences and Summation and Product of SeriesLin, Yi-Ping 23 June 2010 (has links)
This paper investigates four important methods of solving summation and product problems in mathematics competitions. Chapter 1 presents the basic concepts of sequence and series, including arithmetic sequence (series), geometric sequence (series) and infinite geometric sequence (series). Chapter 2 handles the binomial coefficients and binomial theorem and show they how can be applied
to compute series sum. Chapter 3 deals with power series, including interchanging summation and differentiation; interchanging summation and integration; and generating function which expresses a sequence as coefficients arising from a power series in variables. Chapter 4 provides four methods of telescoping sum, including antidifference, partial fractions, trigonometric functions, and factorial functions. Chapter 5 discusses the telescoping product which the main ideas and techniques are analogous to telescoping sum. Two types of telescoping product including difference of two squares and trigonometric functions are investigated.
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