Divergence of Series for 1/ln(n) 
Divergence of Series for 1/ln(n)
by Robert Donley
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Date Added: July 3, 2016

Lecture Description

Calculus: The Direct Comparison Test is used to show the divergence of the series sum 1/ln(n).

Course Index

  1. Sequences: Definitions, Squeeze Theorem
  2. Examples of Sequences
  3. Examples of Recursive Sequences
  4. Sequences 1b - Squeeze Theorem/ Monotone Convergence Theorem
  5. Sequences 2 - Examples of Convergent/Monotonic/Bounded
  6. Sequences 3 - Limit of sqrt(n^2 + n) - n
  7. Sequences 4 - Example of Monotone Convergence Theorem
  8. Infinite Series 1a - Definitions
  9. Infinite Series 1b - Geometric Series/ Limit Test for Divergence
  10. Infinite Series 1c - Telescoping Series
  11. Infinite Series 2 - Example of Convergence/Divergence
  12. Infinite Series 3 - Decimal Expansion of Fractions
  13. Fractals
  14. The Integral Test for Series 1a - Definition/ Examples
  15. The Integral Test for Series 1b - More Examples/ p-Series
  16. The Integral Test for Series 2 - More Examples
  17. Estimating Sums with the Integral Test
  18. Direct Comparison Test for Series 1
  19. Divergence of Series for 1/ln(n)
  20. Limit Comparison Test for Series 1
  21. Limit Comparison Test for Series 2
  22. Rational Function Test for Series
  23. Alternating Series 1a - Alternating Series Test
  24. Alternating Series 1b - Estimating the Remainder
  25. Alternating Series 1c - More Remainder Estimates
  26. Absolute Convergence Test
  27. The Ratio Test for Series
  28. Series Convergence for n!/n^n
  29. The Root Test for Series
  30. Root Test for Series Sum (1-1/n^2)^{n^3}
  31. Series Test Round-Up 1
  32. Series Test Round-Up 2
  33. Series Test Round-Up 3
  34. Motivating Taylor Polynomials 1
  35. Motivating Taylor Polynomials 2
  36. Application of Taylor Series: Re-centering Polynomials
  37. Approximating with Maclaurin Polynomials
  38. Approximating with Taylor Polynomials
  39. Fast Maclaurin Polynomial for Rational Function
  40. Taylor's Theorem for Remainders
  41. Taylor's Theorem : Remainder for 1/(1-x)
  42. Power Series 1a - Interval and Radius of Convergence
  43. Power Series 1b - Interval of Convergence Using Ratio Test
  44. Example of Interval of Convergence Using Ratio Test
  45. Power Series 1c - Interval of Convergence Using Root Test
  46. Power Series 1d - Finding the Center
  47. Power Series with Squares
  48. Derivative/Antiderivative of a Power Series 1a - Basics
  49. Derivative/Antiderivative of a Power Series 1b - Interval of Convergence
  50. Derivative/Antiderivative of a Power Series 1c - More Examples
  51. Increasing the Interval of Convergence
  52. Constructing Power Series from Functions 1a - Geometric Power Series
  53. Constructing Power Series from Functions 1b - More Geometric Power Series
  54. Constructing Power Series from Functions 1c - Taylor Coefficients
  55. The Taylor Series for f(x) = ln(x) at x = 1
  56. The Maclaurin Series for f(x) = 1/(1-x)^2
  57. The Maclaurin Series for f(x) = e^x
  58. The Maclaurin Series for sin(x), cos(x), and tan(x)
  59. The Maclaurin Series of f(x) = (1+x)^{1/2} 1a
  60. The Maclaurin Series for f(x) = (1+x)^{1/2} 1b

Course Description

In this series, Dr. Bob covers topics from Calculus II on the subject of sequences and series, in particular the various methods (tests) to determine if convergence exists.

Topics include: Sequences, Infinite Series, Integral Test, Comparison Tests, Alternating Series, Ratio Test, Root Test, Power Series, Maclaurin and Taylor Series, and much more.

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