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A p-series converges for p “greater than” 1 and diverges for 0.
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Excellent video!
This proof misses the case where p is negative.
Great! Thank-you!!!
Thank you for this video!
AMAZING explanation. Brilliant and simple
Amazing video!!
why put the limitation of p > 0 if when p <= 0 we diverge by n-th term test:
p = 0:
1 + 1 + … + 1 + … – diverges because it's not decreasing
p < 0:
m = -p
x^m + (x+1)^m + … – diverges as well (the polynomial keeps increasing)
Thank you
here in 2020…… this vid is the best, I just understood the p-series test thoroughly
It's a pretty smart trick for seeing whether series converge, and I see how this could be applied to other types of functions. Thanks for the explanation, this definitely beats a statement of fact! 😊✊🏽🎊
badass
What's up with the echo in this video? Did he transcend and become a maths god
i would like u to have some rest Sal hope u have good and healthy body #google translate might help me but nah
Watch it on x1.5 speed.
If you would have made these videos earlier…
Lit as always Sal