Section | You should be able to … | Example | Review Exercises |
8.1 | 1 Write the terms of a sequence (p. 539) | 1,2 | 1, 2 |
| 2 Find the \(n\)th term of a sequence (p. 539) | 3, 4 | 3 |
| 3 Use properties of convergent sequences (p. 542) | 5, 6 | 4, 5 |
| 4 Use a related function or the Squeeze Theorem to show a sequence converges (p. 543) | 7–10 | 6, 7 |
| 5 Determine whether a sequence converges or diverges (p. 545) | 11–15 | 8–13 |
8.2 | 1 Determine whether a series has a sum (p. 554) | 1–3 | 14, 15 |
| 2 Analyze a geometric series (p. 557) | 4–6 | 17–20 |
| 3 Analyze the harmonic series (p. 561) | | 16 |
8.3 | 1 Use the Test for Divergence (p. 567) | 1 | 21 |
| 2 Work with properties of series (p. 567) | 2 | 25–27 |
| 3 Use the Integral Test (p. 569) | 3–5 | 22, 23 |
| 4 Analyze a \(p\)-series (p. 570) | 6 | 24 |
8.4 | 1 Use Comparison Tests for Convergence and Divergence (p. 576) | 1, 2 | 28 |
| 2 Use the Limit Comparison Test (p. 577) | 3, 4 | 28–30 |
8.5 | 1 Determine whether an alternating series converges (p. 583) | 1, 2 | 31–33 |
| 2 Approximate the sum of a convergent alternating series (p. 584) | 3 | 31–33 |
| 3 Determine whether a series converges (p. 586) | 4–6 | 34–37 |
8.6 | 1 Use the Ratio Test (p. 591) | 1,2 | 38, 39 |
| 2 Use the Root Test (p. 593) | 3,4 | 40, 41 |
8.7 | 1 Choose an appropriate test to determine whether a series converges (p. 596) | | 42–52 |
8.8 | 1 Determine whether a power series converges (p. 600) | 1 | 53(a)–58(a) |
| 2 Find the interval of convergence of a power series (p. 603) | 2–4 | 53(b)–58(b) |
| 3 Define a function using a power series (p. 604) | 5,6 | 59, 60 |
| 4 Use properties of power series (p. 606) | 7–9 | 61 |
8.9 | 1 Express a function as a Taylor series or a Maclaurin series (p. 613) | 1 | 64 |
| 2 Determine the convergence of a Taylor/Maclaurin series (p. 614) | 2 | |
| 3 Find Taylor/Maclaurin expansions (p. 616) | 3–7 | 62, 63, 65, 66 |
| 4 Work with a binomial series (p. 619) | 8–10 | 67–69 |
8.10 | 1 Approximate functions and their graphs (p. 623) | 1, 2 | 70 |
| 2 Approximate the number \(e;\) approximate logarithms (p. 625) | 3, 4 | 71 |
| 3 Approximate definite integrals (p. 627) | 5 | 72, 73 |