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MORE MARTIN GARDNER MATHEMATICS

Convergence of a Catalan Series

Pages 141-146 | Published online: 28 Nov 2017
 

Summary

This article studies the convergence of the infinite series of the reciprocals of the Catalan numbers. We extract the sum of the series as well as some related ones, illustrating the power of the calculus in the study of the Catalan numbers.

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Notes on contributors

Thomas Koshy

Thomas Koshy ([email protected]) received his Ph.D. in Algebraic Coding Theory from Boston University. His interests include algebra, number theory, and combinatorics.

Zhenguang Gao

Zhenguang Gao ([email protected]) received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of South Carolina. His interests include information science, signal processing, pattern recognition, and discrete mathematics. He currently teaches computer science at Framingham State University.

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