762<langstring xml:lang="en">Convergence of a Special Geometric Series</langstring>en<p>This video explains why the geometric series 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + ... converges using an elementary argument. The video is meant to be preparatory materials for students to view before the discussion of geometric series takes place in a class room. The video finishes with an intriguing example.</p> <p><object width="425" height="355"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/o7GLWMXq7jo&amp;hl=en"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/o7GLWMXq7jo&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object></p> video lessonvideoseriespodcastgeometricCalculus1LOMv1.0authorBEGIN:VCARD FN:Seppälä, Mika EMAIL;INTERNET:mika.k.seppala@gmail.com ORG:Helsinki University END:VCARD2008/04/30http://gallery.mac.com/mika.seppala#100299LOMv1.2LOMv1.2Narrative TextLOMv1.2LearnerLOMv1.2University First Cycle17-20LOMv1.2EasyLOMv1.2LOMv1.2Mathtax1Numbers and Concepts1.3Patterns and Sequences1.3.4Geometric Sequence