Does the sum $$ \lim_{n\to\infty}\sum_{k=0}^{\lfloor\alpha n \rfloor}C_n^k(-1)^k\left(1-\frac{k}{\alpha n}\right) $$ converge, where $C_n^k$ is the binomial coefficient and $0 <\alpha <1$? ---------- The above question has been [solved](https://mathoverflow.net/a/366433) by Iosif Pinelis. A variation is $$ \lim_{n\to \infty}\sum_{k=0}^{\lfloor\alpha n \rfloor}C_n^k(-1)^k\left(1-\frac{k}{\alpha n}\right)^n. $$ How can we handle this sum?