The Basel Problem Part 1: Euler-Maclaurin Approximation

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Welcome to zetamath! Over this and the next video, we'll discuss  this sum, how Euler discovered its surprising value—π²/6—and how Euler went on to prove the  sum has this value. Let's jump now to the 1600s as mathematicians are beginning to  understand the notion of infinite series. Recall that to say that a series converges means  that the series... Read More