Exercises on Fourier Series

1. Calculate the Fourier series of the 2-periodic functions given by

(
0 ( < x 0)
f (x) =
1 (0 < x )
g(x) = |x| ( x < )

2. Use the binomial formula and Eulers identity eix = cos(x) + i sin(x) to compute the
Fourier series of the function f given by
f (x) = cosm (x) + sinn (x),
where m, n N.
3. Let f be a 2-periodic function given by f (x) = x for 0 < x < 2 and f (0) = .
(a) Show that

X sin(kx)
f (x) = 2 (x R)
k=1
k
(b) Deduce Leibnizs series

X (1)n
=
n=0
2n + 1 4

4. Let f2 and f4 be the 2-periodic functions given by fn (x) = xn for 0 < x < 2 and
fn (0) = 2n1 n for n = 2, 4.
(a) Show that

4 2 X cos(kx) X sin(kx)
f2 (x) = +4 2
4
3 k=1
k k=1
k
and

16 4 X 32 2 48 16 3
  
X 48
f4 (x) = + 4 cos(kx) + sin(kx)
5 k=1
k2 k k=1
k3 k

(b) Deduce the identities

X 1 4
=
n=1
n4 90

X (1)n+1 7 4
=
n=1
n4 720

X 1 4
=
n=0
(2n + 1)4 96