The transcendental number e can be represented by the series                                  e = XXXXXXXXXX/2 + 1/6 +···+ 1/(i!) +··· . Compute e by summing this series in order from i = 0, which is...

The transcendental number e can be represented by the series

                                 e = 1 + 1 + 1/2 + 1/6 +···+ 1/(i!) +··· .

Compute e by summing this series in order from i = 0, which is from largest to smallest. Compare this to the result from summing from smallest (take i large enough) to the largest.