To what does the Harmonic Series Converge?

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Malone, David (2013) To what does the Harmonic Series Converge? Irish Mathematical Society Bulletin (71). pp. 59-66. ISSN 0791-5578

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Abstract

We consider what value the harmonic series will converge to if evaluated in the obvious way using some standard computational arithmetic types.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	harmonic series; convergence; roundoff error; series;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > Hamilton Institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Mathematics and Statistics
Item ID:	6008
Depositing User:	Dr. David Malone
Date Deposited:	09 Apr 2015 14:11
Journal or Publication Title:	Irish Mathematical Society Bulletin
Refereed:	No
Related URLs:	http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/ims/bulletin...
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