SEQUENCE AND SERIES FUNCTION
Sequence
A sequence is a function from N→ R so far we consider sequence and series whose terms where numbers .
Now we shall consider swquence and series whise terms depend on a variables i.e. those whose terms are real vector function defined on an interval at the domain . Thus a sequence of function is a function from N to the set of real valued function defined on a set S, where S is subset of R.
We denote the terms of sequnece by fn(x) and sequence by { fn}
ex., fn:S→ R S = [0 , 1] , fn(x) = x/n , x ∈ [0 , 1]
n = 1 ⇒ f1(x) = x/1 = x
n = 2 ⇒ f2(x), = x/2
n = 3 ⇒ f3(x) = x/3
n = m ⇒ fm(x) = x/m
Pointwise convergence of a sequence of function
A sequence { fn} of real valued function an a non empty subset S of R is said to be converges pointwies to a function f on S . If given ɛ > 0 for each x ∈S ∃ n0 ∈ N s.t. |fn(x) – f(x)| < ε ∀ n > n0 where f : S→ R and we write fn → f .
Uniform converges of a sequence of function
A sequence { fn (x)} be a sequence of function defined on a set S ⊂ R we say that { fn (x)} conerges to f(x) uniformaly if for any ɛ > 0 for each x ∈S ∃ n0 ∈ N s.t. |fn(x) – f(x)| < ε ∀ n ≽ n0 , ∀ x ∈ S and we write fn→ f unoformaly .
Alternatively, we can define the uniform convergence of a sequence of functions, as follows. A sequence of functions fn(x); n = 1, 2, 3,…. Is said to be converges uniformly to f if and only if;
That means, supx∈E |fn(x) – f(x)| → 0 as n → ∞.
Series
Let (x) be a sequence in R
let , S1 = x1
S2 = x1+ x2
S3 = x1 +x2 + x3
S n = x1 +x2 + x3 .... + x n
where S n = x1 +x2 + x3 .... + x n is called nth partial sum . Then the sequence of partial sum ( Sn ) is called a series .
Notation : Σ xn
Series of Function :
Let E ≠ ф , E⊆ R let { fn} be a sequence of functions defined on E .
let., S1(x) =f1(x)
S2 (x) = f1 x1+f2 ( x)
S3 (x) = f1 (x) +f2 (x) + f3 (x)
S n (x) = f1 (x) +f2 (x) + f3 (x)+ .... +fn(x)
The sequence of partial sum { S n} is defined to be the series of function {fn} on E
Pointwise converges of a series of function :
Let E ≠ ф , E⊆ R let { fn} be a sequence of functions defined on E . Σ xn
is said to be a series converges pointwise to a function f on E . If the sequence of partial sum { S n} converges pointwise to f on E . For every ε > 0 and for each x ∈ E , ∃ n0 ∈ N s.t. | S n(x) – s(x)| < ε ∀ n ≽ n0 .
Uniform converges of a series of function :
A series of functions ∑fn(x); n = 1, 2, 3,… is said to be uniformly convergent on E if the sequence {Sn} of partial sums defined by
Alternatively, we can define the uniform convergence of a series as follows.
Suppose gn(x) : E → ℝ is a sequence of functions, we can say that the series
converges uniformly to S(x) on E if and only if the partial sum
converges uniformly to S(x) on E.
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