Geometric Series | Convergence, Derivation, and Example

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  • The Geometric Series is one of our foundational series. Unlike most series we will se in Calculus where we can determine convergence but not what it actually converges too, for the Geometric Series in fact we not only know exactly when it converges, but also what it converges too.
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  • @Caleepo
    @Caleepo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I regret that, I didnt start watching all of your videos before going to college. You don’t know how much this helps me.

    • @abrahamsweetvoice7687
      @abrahamsweetvoice7687 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Three weeks, after I realised it, but what if r = -1. You get something really strange its like nor diverging and nor converging. Im confused at this point.

    • @TheAS016
      @TheAS016 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@abrahamsweetvoice7687 That is why you have an absolute value of r. In your case, |-1| is 1, so the sum diverges.

    • @aashsyed1277
      @aashsyed1277 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheAS016 yeah. but r=-1/2 nothing bad!

    • @duckymomo7935
      @duckymomo7935 ปีที่แล้ว

      at least you had the oopprtunity lol i graduated and he then makes these videos

  • @Lucas-sk5lu
    @Lucas-sk5lu ปีที่แล้ว +7

    5:07 this is the aha moment I needed. Thank you so much!

  • @MrCEO-jw1vm
    @MrCEO-jw1vm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks so much, Dr. Bazette. You've opened my mind to the beauty of series, which for years now looked really abstract without understanding. This playlist is so rich and well-delivered. Thank you so much because this confirms that I'm on the right path to majoring in math!

  • @alforex5105
    @alforex5105 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How comes I’m just seeing your videos..... bro your the best

  • @emilyboyle4061
    @emilyboyle4061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This was beautifully explained thank you so much

  • @chiomaudoh3154
    @chiomaudoh3154 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My best TH-camr of the year❤🎉

  • @martinkunev9911
    @martinkunev9911 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It also converges for a = 0

  • @tomasvalenziano9752
    @tomasvalenziano9752 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Top Tier Professor

  • @christianbrown3396
    @christianbrown3396 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the only part that confuses me is why would the geometric series case of convergence be different than the harmonic series? It seems like the numbers in harmonic are getting infinitely smaller to the point that they are a rounding error, but yet they still diverge. In your harmoinc video it makes sense via the comparison test, but I don't understand how it makes sense when we think about it in terms of it getting infinitely smaller until the subsequent numbers are inconsequential. Thank you

  • @jkim9931
    @jkim9931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    excellent!

  • @qntnfeynman360
    @qntnfeynman360 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks dude

  • @vincemcman4086
    @vincemcman4086 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What is meant by "Ill never get that one unit away, Ill only get half of the unit away..." Does that mean in Ex 2 that you are actually closer?

    • @vincemcman4086
      @vincemcman4086 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DrTrefor this is a great series and in general great channel. Thanks!

  • @tasninnewaz6790
    @tasninnewaz6790 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hey Professor,
    Which branch of mathematics is included sequence and series?

    • @DrTrefor
      @DrTrefor  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Typically it is introduced in calculus, but had applications in many fields like differential equations

    • @tasninnewaz6790
      @tasninnewaz6790 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DrTrefor Thanks

  • @maddy4180
    @maddy4180 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    wait why can you take out the 1/2 and rewrite it @5:31?

    • @maddy4180
      @maddy4180 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trefor Bazett thank you!

  • @ethanvirtudazo1657
    @ethanvirtudazo1657 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Could some please explain why at 5:00, (1/2)^n = (1/2) * (1/2)^n-1

  • @jadeqochaini2124
    @jadeqochaini2124 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m in 6 grade and this guy makes this sound so much easier than other people

    • @krizh289
      @krizh289 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same I'm in 4th and this is a much better explanation then the one my teacher did using 300 melons

    • @jdavis2921
      @jdavis2921 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@krizh289 same, am in kindergarten and really like this guy explains

    • @SkySentry7
      @SkySentry7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jdavis2921gugu gaga, I'm only 3 and it looks easy to me👶🏻

  • @danielrosen4496
    @danielrosen4496 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wondering can U actually multiply an "Infinite" series by a number such as r. How wuld U do it since it's infinite?

    • @heyheyhey0220
      @heyheyhey0220 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You do it by the distributive property.

  • @marctomasschmidtpujol
    @marctomasschmidtpujol ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Zeno paradox solved!

  • @ilhem801
    @ilhem801 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What if n start from 0?!

  • @secondchanlefullname
    @secondchanlefullname ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ba ?

  • @heyheyhey0220
    @heyheyhey0220 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What about r=-1 ?

    • @heyheyhey0220
      @heyheyhey0220 ปีที่แล้ว

      And a=0?

    • @axelnils
      @axelnils 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No problems, the series converges (as r

  • @davidrosenman1889
    @davidrosenman1889 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    U said " if I wanted to go 1 unit away and then a 1/2...". It starts at 1/2, not 1.

    • @Alvar-km9fy
      @Alvar-km9fy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      1/2^0=1

  • @mbenitez6722
    @mbenitez6722 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Not the dot dot dot

  • @herseycokanlamsiz
    @herseycokanlamsiz 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks but why are you shouting im so exhausted watching this video in the middle of the night

  • @frenchmike
    @frenchmike 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    everything is high quality but i can never comprehend you cos u run through everything so fast. yes i know i can play it slow motion but i shouldn’t have to. i mean i wonder if u would be happy to learn math from a teacher who just run through everything this fast. no time for the brain to process.

    • @DrTrefor
      @DrTrefor  3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I appreciate that. I tell my students that my videos are designed to be watched by pausing and reflecting regularly, not full paced the whole way through. I'd try watching WITHOUT taking notes, pausing after a minute or two, and then formulating notes that make the most sense for yourself

    • @emilyboyle4061
      @emilyboyle4061 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      U can literally rewatch things to process it thats what I do

    • @questionstar
      @questionstar 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@DrTrefor Meanwhile I have ADHD and I watch lectures at 1.75x speed, lol. Everyone is different, that's why it's great that there's an option to change video speeds.

  • @suckmyhugewiener633
    @suckmyhugewiener633 ปีที่แล้ว

    no way im passing this class