| > | # FOURIER SINE SERIES OF A SQUARE WAVE |
| > |
| > | # f(x) = 1 on (0,Pi); f(x) = -1 on (-Pi,0); f has period 2*Pi. |
| > |
| > | # First we need to calculate the Fourier coefficients. |
| > | bn := (2/Pi)*Int(sin(n*x), x=0..Pi); |
| > | value(%); |
| > | # This is 0 unless n is odd. |
| > |
| > | # Note that, unlike the coefficients of the triangle wave, these decrease like 1/n, not 1/n^2. |
| > |
| > | bodd := k -> (4/Pi)*(1/(2*k+1)); |
| > | partialsum := K -> sum(bodd(k)*sin((2*k+1)*x), k=0..K); |
| > | plot(partialsum(0), x=-8..8); |
| > | plot(partialsum(1), x=-8..8); |
| > | plot(partialsum(2), x=-8..8); |
| > | plot(partialsum(4), x=-8..8); |
| > | plot(partialsum(8), x=-8..8); |
| > | plot(partialsum(16), x=-8..8); |
| > | # Let's look up close. |
| > | plot(partialsum(16), x=-1..4); |
| > | plot(partialsum(32), x=-1..4); |
| > | plot(partialsum(64), x=-1..4); |
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