Expanding Summation Notation

Write out each sum:

(a) \(\displaystyle\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}\dfrac{1}{k}\)

(b) \(\displaystyle\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}k!\)

Solution (a) \(\displaystyle\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}\dfrac{1}{k}=1+\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{3}+\cdots+\dfrac{1}{n}\)

(b) \(\displaystyle\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n}k!=1!+2!+\cdots+n!\)