List of series facts for kids
This list of mathematical series contains formulae for finite and infinite sums. It can be used in conjunction with other tools for evaluating sums.
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Sums of powers
- See also triangle number. This is one of the most useful series: many applications can be found throughout mathematics.
- Where
is the
th Bernoulli number,
is negative and
is the binomial coefficient (choose function).
- Where
- Where
is the Riemann zeta function.
Power series
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Simple denominators
Factorial denominators
Many power series which arise from Taylor's theorem have a coefficient containing a factorial.
(c.f. mean of Poisson distribution)
(c.f. second moment of Poisson distribution)
Modified-factorial denominators
Binomial series
Geometric series:
-
- with generalized binomial coefficients
- with generalized binomial coefficients
Miscellaneous:
Binomial coefficients
Trigonometric functions
Sums of sines and cosines arise in Fourier series.
Unclassified
Related pages
- Series (mathematics)
- List of integrals
- Summation
- Taylor series
- Binomial theorem
- Gregory's series
- Many books with a list of integrals also have a list of series.
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