Preclass assignment due with problem set # 14

Reading : Supplement chapter 18.1, 18.2 pp 559-570 If summation notation is rough for you, read 18.4. Those with interest in economics, please read 18.5 as well.

Key areas of focus :
What is a geometric sum? How do you put one in "closed form"? What does "closed form" mean? How is that different from summation notation? What is an infinite series? What does it mean for an infinite series to converge? diverge? When does a geometric series converge? diverge?

Reading Question : 18.1 # 17, 26
Plus: How is "closed form" different from summation notation?

There is a reading question on the ILT.
Tuesday Thursday classes, please read 18.3 as well.