{"id":10709,"date":"2017-09-14t11:30:17","date_gmt":"2017-09-14t18:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=10709"},"modified":"2017-09-14t10:00:49","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14t17:00:49","slug":"ap-calculus-bc-review-series-fundamentals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/ap\/ap-calculus-bc-review-series-fundamentals\/","title":{"rendered":"ap calculus bc review: series fundamentals"},"content":{"rendered":"
a series is what we call the sum of a sequence of numbers. because most interesting sequences in calculus have infinitely many items, you can assume that most series will involve infinitely many terms as well. how in the world are you supposed to add up infinitely many terms, though???<\/p>\ngood question! read on to catch up on your series fundamentals!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
in this article, we’ll review the definition of a series. then we’ll take a look at a few example problems from the ap calculus bc exam. once you have the series fundamentals down, then you’ll be able to tackle more advanced topics concerning series!<\/p>\n
series fundamentals<\/h2>\n
ok, let’s go over the basics.<\/p>\n
series and sequences<\/h3>\n
first of all, the two terms, sequence<\/em> and series<\/em>, are not<\/strong> interchangeable. <\/p>\n