# Another Proof for the $$p$$ -Series Test

by Yang Hansheng (Southwest University of Science and Technology, China) and Bin Lu (California State University, Sacramento)

College Mathematics Journal
May, 2005

Subject classification(s): Analysis | Complex Analysis | Infinite Series
Applicable Course(s): 3.2 Mainstream Calculus II

Convergence of the $$p$$-series is analyzed by considering partial sums.

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Capsule Course Topic(s):
Sequences and Series | Special Series: p-series