Which programming language or a library is able to process infinite series (like geometric or harmonic)? It perhaps must have a database of some well-known series and automatica
Maxima can calculate some infinite sums, but in this particular case it doesn't seem to find the answer :-s
(%i1) sum((-1)^k/(2*k), k, 1, inf), simpsum;
inf
==== k
\ (- 1)
> ------
/ k
====
k = 1
(%o1) ------------
2
but for example, those work:
(%i2) sum(1/(k^2), k, 1, inf), simpsum;
2
%pi
(%o2) ----
6
(%i3) sum((1/2^k), k, 1, inf), simpsum;
(%o3) 1