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Timeline for Convergent subsequence of $\sin n$

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Aug 9, 2013 at 12:05 comment added Liviu Nicolaescu Let $\theta\in [0,2\pi]$. Pick a decreasing sequence of intervals $I_k\subset [0,2\pi]$ collapsing on $\theta$. For each $k$ find $n_k$ such that $n_k\bmod 2\pi \in I_k$. Then $\sin n_k\to \sin\theta$ as $k\to\infty$.
Aug 9, 2013 at 11:56 comment added Malik Younsi How does this give an explicit sequence?
Aug 9, 2013 at 11:12 history answered Liviu Nicolaescu CC BY-SA 3.0