Phillip Matthew E.

Malicdem

2015-12162

Phys 121

1.

𝐴
F(t) = ∑∞
𝑛=1 (−1)𝑛+1 sin 𝑛𝜔𝑡
𝑛𝜋

Setting A = π and ω = 1 and graphing over –τ/2 to τ/2 where τ =1 for n = 2, 5, 8 we can get the
following graphs

n=2 n=5 n=8

2. As we increase the number of terms involved in the data, the accuracy of it increases as
well but increasing it also makes it arrive to a point where the function is discontinuous.
This discrepancy in approximation is known as the Gibbs Phenomenon.