Fourier Coefficients for $f(\theta) = \theta$

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The Fourier coefficients for the function $f(\theta) = \theta$ over the interval $-\pi < \theta \leq \pi$ are derived using the odd function property, leading to the series representation $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} a_n \sin n\theta$. The coefficients are defined as $a_n = \frac{-2\pi}{n}$ for even $n$ and $a_n = \frac{2\pi}{n}$ for odd $n$. The final expression for the Fourier series is corrected to $2\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}\Bigl(\frac{1}{2n-1}\sin(2n-1)\theta - \frac{1}{2n}\sin 2n\theta\Bigr)$, ensuring the correct placement of the $\frac{1}{\pi}$ factor in the integral.

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$f(\theta) = \theta$ for $-\pi < \theta \leq \pi$

$f$ is odd so $\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{\infty}a_n\sin n\theta$.
$$
\frac{1}{\pi}\int_{-\pi}^{\pi}\theta\sin n\theta d\theta
$$
So I have that
$$
a_n = \begin{cases}
\frac{-2\pi}{n}, & \text{if n is even}\\
\frac{2\pi}{n}, & \text{if n is odd}
\end{cases}
$$
So the solution would be
$$
2\pi\sum_{n =1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{2n-1}\sin(2n-1)\theta - \frac{1}{2n}\sin 2n\theta\mbox{?}
$$
 
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dwsmith said:
$f(\theta) = \theta$ for $-\pi < \theta \leq \pi$

$f$ is odd so $\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{\infty}a_n\sin n\theta$.
$$
\frac{1}{\pi}\int_{-\pi}^{\pi}\theta\sin n\theta d\theta
$$
So I have that
$$
a_n = \begin{cases}
\frac{-2\pi}{n}, & \text{if n is even}\\
\frac{2\pi}{n}, & \text{if n is odd}
\end{cases}
$$
So the solution would be
$$
2\pi\sum_{n =1}^{\infty}\frac{1}{2n-1}\sin(2n-1)\theta - \frac{1}{2n}\sin 2n\theta\mbox{?}
$$
Correct except that the $\dfrac1\pi$ in front of the integral has got lost somewhere along the line, so there should not be a $\pi$ in the final formula. Also, it would look better if you used some parentheses to indicate that everything to the right of the $\sum$ is meant to be included in the summation: $$ 2\sum_{n =1}^{\infty}\Bigl(\frac{1}{2n-1}\sin(2n-1)\theta - \frac{1}{2n}\sin 2n\theta\Bigr).$$
 

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