Normally when you add up numbers, the order you do so doesn't matter and you get the same sum regardless. And, of course, the same holds true even if you add up infinitely many numbers.....
Right?

=Chapters=
0:00 Let's rearrange a sum!
1:48 Investigation
6:32 Riemann Series Theorem explained visually
13:58 Resolving objections
18:52 A step further and a challenge
20:07 Significance of the Riemann Series Theorem
21:47 Final thoughts

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