MATH116 Lecture 17: lect116_25rev2_f15
9 Dec 2015
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Wednesday, november 11 lecture 25: riemann sums (refers to section 6. 1 and. Students who have mastered the content of this lecture know about: sigma notation, riemann sums. Students who have practiced the techniques presented in this lecture will be able to: express finite sums using sigma notation, interpret correctly finite sums expressed using sigma notation, recognize. The sigma notation is a method of writing a sum of many terms in a more succinct way. We begin by explaining how to interpret this symbol and how to use it correctly in a way that leaves no ambiguities. The following examples provide an understanding on how to read this symbol. {ai : i = , 2, 1, 0, 1, 2, 3, , } of numbers. 25. 1. 1 closed form for the terms normally a sum expressed in sigma notation expresses its terms in a closed form.
