Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2014 / ib / Paper 4 / 17D / i / Solution

The complex Fourier series of a $2L$-periodic function isThe coefficient formula follows from orthogonality of the exponential functions. For an arbitrary square-integrable function, this representation means convergence in the $L^2$ norm. With appropriate additional regularity it also gives pointwise convergence, to the mean of the one-sided limits at a jump. No pointwise representation is asserted for an unrestricted function merely from periodicity.