In mathematics, particularly the field of calculus and Fourier analysis, the Fourier sine and cosine series are two mathematical series named after Joseph Fourier.
Notation
In this article, denotes a real-valued function on which is periodic with period 2L.
Sine series
If is an odd function with period , then the Fourier Half Range sine series of f is defined to be
which is just a form of complete Fourier series with the only difference that and are zero, and the series is defined for half of the interval.
In the formula we have
Cosine series
If is an even function with a period , then the Fourier cosine series is defined to be
where
Remarks
This notion can be generalized to functions which are not even or odd, but then the above formulas will look different.