[Math] Proving the uniform convergence of the Fourier series of $f(x) = x^2$

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I calculted the Fourier series for $f(x)= x^2$ and I get that it is:

$$\frac{ \pi^{2}}{3} + 4 \sum_{m = 1}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^m}{m^2} \cos (mx).$$

But the rest of the question asks me to show directly (without using the theorem below) that the series converges uniformly.

Let $f$ be a continuous, piecewise differentiable function in ${\rm PC}(2\pi)$, and suppose that $f’\in{\rm PC}(2\pi)$. Then the Fourier series of $f$ converges uniformly on $\Bbb R$.

Could anyone help me in doing so?

My attempt: I think that the first term is a constant so it will not make a problem for uniform convergence, and the second series is less than or equal $\sum_{m=1}^{\infty} 1/m^{2}$ which is a convergent series by $p$-test as $p=2>1$ . . . but why would this lead to uniform convergence?

Best Answer

$|\frac{(-1)^m}{m^2} \cos (mx)| \le \frac{1}{m^2} $ for all $m \in \mathbb N$ and all $x \in \mathbb R.$

This shows that the series $\sum_{m = 1}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^m}{m^2} \cos (mx)$ converges uniformly on $ \mathbb R.$

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