1 Dec 2008

The nth-Term Test for Divergence in Edwards & Penney



presentation of Edwards & Penney's work, by by Corry Shores
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Edwards & Penney's Calculus is an incredibly-impressive, comprehensive, and understandable book. I highly recommend it.




For example, the series



diverges, because



does not exist, because the terms continue to increase and decrease alternately in increasing magnitudes. On the other hand, the series



diverges for another reason, because for it:



from Edwards & Penney: Calculus. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2002, p696-697.

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