18-14. There is a mathematical procedure to calculate the error in replacing a summation by an integral as we do for the translational and rotational partition functions. The formula is called the Euler-Maclaurin summation formula and goes as follows:
f(n) = ∑[f(n)dn] + ∫[f(u)du] + 1/2[f(a) + f(b)] - 1/12[f'(a) - f'(b)] + 1/720[f'''(a) + f'''(b)]dn
Apply this formula to Equation 18.33 to obtain ζro (T) = 1 + [Σ(Fn) + 1/2(F0 + F7) + 1/12(F'(0) - F'(7)) + 1/720(F'''(0) + F'''(7))]dn
Calculate the correction to replacing Equation 18.33 by an integral for Nζ(g) at 300 K; Ηζ(g) at 300 K (being so light, H is an extreme example)