Harmonic series

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Harmonic series
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In mathematics, the n-th harmonic number is the sum of the reciprocals of the first n natural numbers:

   Hn = 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + ... + 1/n

The series of harmonic numbers thus obtained is often loosely referred to as the harmonic series.

Harmonic numbers are closely related to the Riemann zeta function, and roughly approximate the natural logarithm function; differing by γ (lowercase Gamma), the Euler–Mascheroni constant.

The harmonic series is divergent, albeit quite slowly, and grows toward infinity.


Task
  • Write a function (routine, procedure, whatever it may be called in your language) to generate harmonic numbers.
  • Use that procedure to show the values of the first 20 harmonic numbers.
  • Find and show the position in the series of the first value greater than the integers 1 through 5


Stretch
  • Find and show the position in the series of the first value greater than the integers 6 through 10


Related


ALGOL 68

Using standard lenghth REAL numbers this can find the first Harmonic number > 10, would probably need higher precision to find Harmonic numbers with larger values.

BEGIN # find some harmonic numbers, Hn is the sum if the reciprocals of 1..n #
    # returns the first n Harmonic numbers #
    OP   HARMONIC = ( INT n )[]REAL:
         BEGIN
            [ 1 : n ]REAL h;
            h[ 1 ] := 1;
            FOR i FROM 2 TO n DO
                h[ i ] := h[ i - 1 ] + ( 1 / i )
            OD;
            h
         END # HARMONIC # ;
    # find the first 20 000 harmonic numbers #
    []REAL h = HARMONIC 20 000;
    # show the first 20 harmonic numbers #
    FOR i TO 20 DO
        print( ( whole( i, -2 ), ":", fixed( h[ i ], -14, 8 ), newline ) )
    OD;
    # find the positions of the first harmonic number > n where n in 1... #
    INT  rqd int  := 1;
    REAL rqd real := 1;
    FOR i TO UPB h DO
        IF h[ i ] > rqd real THEN
            # found the first harmonic number greater than rqd real #
            print( ( "Position of the first harmonic number > ", whole( rqd int, -2 ), ": ", whole( i, 0 ), newline ) );
            rqd int  +:= 1;
            rqd real +:= 1
        FI
    OD
END
Output:
 1:    1.00000000
 2:    1.50000000
 3:    1.83333333
 4:    2.08333333
 5:    2.28333333
 6:    2.45000000
 7:    2.59285714
 8:    2.71785714
 9:    2.82896825
10:    2.92896825
11:    3.01987734
12:    3.10321068
13:    3.18013376
14:    3.25156233
15:    3.31822899
16:    3.38072899
17:    3.43955252
18:    3.49510808
19:    3.54773966
20:    3.59773966
Position of the first harmonic number >  1: 2
Position of the first harmonic number >  2: 4
Position of the first harmonic number >  3: 11
Position of the first harmonic number >  4: 31
Position of the first harmonic number >  5: 83
Position of the first harmonic number >  6: 227
Position of the first harmonic number >  7: 616
Position of the first harmonic number >  8: 1674
Position of the first harmonic number >  9: 4550
Position of the first harmonic number > 10: 12367

Arturo

H: function [n][
    sum map 1..n => reciprocal
]

firstAbove: function [lim][
    i: 1
    while ø [
        if lim < to :floating H i ->
            return i
        i: i + 1
    ]
]

print "The first 20 harmonic numbers:" 
print map 1..20 => H

print ""
loop 1..4 'l [
    print ["Position of first term >" l ":" firstAbove l]
]
Output:
The first 20 harmonic numbers:
1/1 3/2 11/6 25/12 137/60 49/20 363/140 761/280 7129/2520 7381/2520 83711/27720 86021/27720 1145993/360360 1171733/360360 1195757/360360 2436559/720720 42142223/12252240 14274301/4084080 275295799/77597520 55835135/15519504 

Position of first term > 1 : 2 
Position of first term > 2 : 4 
Position of first term > 3 : 11 
Position of first term > 4 : 31

AWK

# syntax: GAWK -f HARMONIC_SERIES.AWK
# converted from FreeBASIC
BEGIN {
    limit = 20
    printf("The first %d harmonic numbers:\n",limit)
    for (n=1; n<=limit; n++) {
      h += 1/n
      printf("%2d %11.8f\n",n,h)
    }
    print("")
    h = 1
    n = 2
    for (i=2; i<=10; i++) {
      while (h < i) {
        h += 1/n
        n++
      }
      printf("The first harmonic number > %2d is %11.8f at position %d\n",i,h,n-1)
    }
    exit(0)
}
Output:
The first 20 harmonic numbers:
 1  1.00000000
 2  1.50000000
 3  1.83333333
 4  2.08333333
 5  2.28333333
 6  2.45000000
 7  2.59285714
 8  2.71785714
 9  2.82896825
10  2.92896825
11  3.01987734
12  3.10321068
13  3.18013376
14  3.25156233
15  3.31822899
16  3.38072899
17  3.43955252
18  3.49510808
19  3.54773966
20  3.59773966

The first harmonic number >  2 is  2.08333333 at position 4
The first harmonic number >  3 is  3.01987734 at position 11
The first harmonic number >  4 is  4.02724520 at position 31
The first harmonic number >  5 is  5.00206827 at position 83
The first harmonic number >  6 is  6.00436671 at position 227
The first harmonic number >  7 is  7.00127410 at position 616
The first harmonic number >  8 is  8.00048557 at position 1674
The first harmonic number >  9 is  9.00020806 at position 4550
The first harmonic number > 10 is 10.00004301 at position 12367

BASIC

Applesoft BASIC

The MSX BASIC solution works without any changes.

BASIC256

h = 0.0

print "The first twenty harmonic numbers are:"
for n = 1 to 20
	h += 1.0 / n
	print n, h
next n
print

h = 1 : n = 2
for i = 2 to 10
	while h < i
		h += 1.0 / n
		n += 1
	end while
	print "The first harmonic number greater than "; i; " is "; h; ", at position "; n-1
next i
end

Chipmunk Basic

Works with: Chipmunk Basic version 3.6.4
Works with: GW-BASIC
Works with: QBasic version 1.1
Translation of: FreeBASIC
100 cls
110 print "The first twenty harmonic numbers are:"
120 for n = 1 to 20
130   h = h+(1/n)
140   print n,h
150 next n
160 print
170 h = 1
180 n = 2
190 for i = 2 to 10
200   while h < i
210     h = h+(1/n)
220     n = n+1
230   wend
240   print "The first harmonic number greater than ";i;"is ";h;" at position ";n-1
250 next i
260 end

Craft Basic

precision 5

print "the first twenty harmonic numbers are:"

for n = 1 to 20

	let h = h + 1 / n
	print n, tab, h

next n

print newline, "the nth index of the first harmonic number that exceeds the nth integer:"

let h = 1
let n = 2

for i = 2 to 10

	do

		if h < i then

			let h = h + 1 / n
			let n = n + 1

		endif

		wait

	loop h < i

	print tab, n - 1,

next i
Output:

the first twenty harmonic numbers are: 1 1 2 1.50000 3 1.83333 4 2.08333 5 2.28333 6 2.45000 7 2.59286 8 2.71786 9 2.82897 10 2.92897 11 3.01988 12 3.10321 13 3.18013 14 3.25156 15 3.31823 16 3.38073 17 3.43955 18 3.49511 19 3.54774 20 3.59774

The nth index of the first harmonic number that exceeds the nth integer: 4 11 31 83 227 616 1674 4550 12375

Gambas

Translation of: FreeBASIC
Public Sub Main() 
  
  Dim h As Float = 0
  Dim n As Integer, i As Integer
  
  Print "The first twenty harmonic numbers are:" 
  For n = 1 To 20 
    h += 1 / n 
    Print n, h 
  Next 
  Print 
  
  h = 1
  n = 2 
  For i = 2 To 10 
    While h < i 
      h += 1 / n 
      n += 1 
    Wend 
    Print "The first harmonic number greater than "; i; " is "; h; ", at position "; n - 1 
  Next
  
End
Output:
Same as FreeBASIC entry.

GW-BASIC

The MSX BASIC solution works without any changes.

MSX Basic

Works with: Applesoft BASIC
Works with: Chipmunk Basic
Works with: PC-BASIC version any
Works with: QBasic
100 CLS : REM HOME 100 HOME for Applesoft BASIC
110 PRINT "The first twenty harmonic numbers are:"
120 FOR n = 1 TO 20
130   h = h+(1/n)
140   PRINT n,h
150 NEXT n
160 PRINT
170 h = 1
180 n = 2
190 FOR i = 2 TO 10
200   IF NOT(h < i) THEN GOTO 240
210     h = h+(1/n)
220     n = n+1
230   GOTO 200
240   PRINT "The first harmonic number greater than " i "is " h "at position " n-1
250 NEXT i
260 END

QBasic

Works with: QBasic version 1.1
Works with: QuickBasic version 4.5
h = 0!

PRINT "The first twenty harmonic numbers are:"
FOR n = 1 TO 20
    h = h + 1! / n
    PRINT n, h
NEXT n
PRINT

h = 1: n = 2
FOR i = 2 TO 10
    WHILE h < i
        h = h + 1! / n
        n = n + 1
    WEND
    PRINT "The first harmonic number greater than "; i; " is "; h; ", at position "; n - 1
NEXT i
END

Run BASIC

Works with: Just BASIC
Works with: Liberty BASIC
print "The first twenty harmonic numbers are:"
for n = 1 to 20
  h = h + 1 / n
  print n; chr$(9);h		' print n,h  for Just BASIC and Liberty BASIC
 next n
print
h = 1
n = 2
for i = 2 to 10
  while h < i
     h = h + 1 / n
     n = n +1
   wend
   print "The first harmonic number greater than ";i; " is ";h;" at position ";n-1
next i
end

True BASIC

LET h = 0

PRINT "The first twenty harmonic numbers are:"
FOR n = 1 TO 20
    LET h = h + 1 / n
    PRINT n, h
NEXT n
PRINT

LET h = 1
LET n = 2
FOR i = 2 TO 10
    DO WHILE h < i
       LET h = h + 1 / n
       LET n = n + 1
    LOOP
    PRINT "The first harmonic number greater than "; i; " is "; h; ", at position "; n - 1
NEXT i
END

Yabasic

h = 0.0

print "The first twenty harmonic numbers are:"
for n = 1 to 20
    h = h + 1.0 / n
    print n, chr$(9), h
next n
print

h = 1 : n = 2
for i = 2 to 10
    while h < i
        h = h + 1.0 / n
        n = n + 1
    wend
    print "The first harmonic number greater than ", i, " is ", h, ", at position ", n-1
next i
end

C#

Translation of: Go
using System;
using System.Numerics;

public class BigRational
{
    public BigInteger Numerator { get; private set; }
    public BigInteger Denominator { get; private set; }

    public BigRational(BigInteger numerator, BigInteger denominator)
    {
        if (denominator == 0)
            throw new ArgumentException("Denominator cannot be zero.", nameof(denominator));

        BigInteger gcd = BigInteger.GreatestCommonDivisor(numerator, denominator);
        Numerator = numerator / gcd;
        Denominator = denominator / gcd;

        if (Denominator < 0)
        {
            Numerator = -Numerator;
            Denominator = -Denominator;
        }
    }

    public static BigRational operator +(BigRational a, BigRational b)
    {
        return new BigRational(a.Numerator * b.Denominator + b.Numerator * a.Denominator, a.Denominator * b.Denominator);
    }

    public override string ToString()
    {
        return $"{Numerator}/{Denominator}";
    }
}

class Program
{
    static BigRational Harmonic(int n)
    {
        BigRational sum = new BigRational(0, 1);
        for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++)
        {
            BigRational r = new BigRational(1, i);
            sum += r;
        }
        return sum;
    }

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("The first 20 harmonic numbers and the 100th, expressed in rational form, are:");
        int[] numbers = new int[21];
        for (int i = 1; i <= 20; i++)
        {
            numbers[i - 1] = i;
        }
        numbers[20] = 100;
        foreach (int i in numbers)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"{i,3} : {Harmonic(i)}");
        }

        Console.WriteLine("\nThe first harmonic number to exceed the following integers is:");
        const int limit = 10;
        for (int i = 1, n = 1; i <= limit; n++)
        {
            double h = 0;
            for (int j = 1; j <= n; j++)
            {
                h += 1.0 / j;
            }
            if (h > i)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"integer = {i,2}  -> n = {n,6}  ->  harmonic number = {h,9:F6} (to 6dp)");
                i++;
            }
        }
    }
}
Output:
The first 20 harmonic numbers and the 100th, expressed in rational form, are:
  1 : 1/1
  2 : 3/2
  3 : 11/6
  4 : 25/12
  5 : 137/60
  6 : 49/20
  7 : 363/140
  8 : 761/280
  9 : 7129/2520
 10 : 7381/2520
 11 : 83711/27720
 12 : 86021/27720
 13 : 1145993/360360
 14 : 1171733/360360
 15 : 1195757/360360
 16 : 2436559/720720
 17 : 42142223/12252240
 18 : 14274301/4084080
 19 : 275295799/77597520
 20 : 55835135/15519504
100 : 14466636279520351160221518043104131447711/2788815009188499086581352357412492142272

The first harmonic number to exceed the following integers is:
integer =  1  -> n =      2  ->  harmonic number =  1.500000 (to 6dp)
integer =  2  -> n =      4  ->  harmonic number =  2.083333 (to 6dp)
integer =  3  -> n =     11  ->  harmonic number =  3.019877 (to 6dp)
integer =  4  -> n =     31  ->  harmonic number =  4.027245 (to 6dp)
integer =  5  -> n =     83  ->  harmonic number =  5.002068 (to 6dp)
integer =  6  -> n =    227  ->  harmonic number =  6.004367 (to 6dp)
integer =  7  -> n =    616  ->  harmonic number =  7.001274 (to 6dp)
integer =  8  -> n =   1674  ->  harmonic number =  8.000486 (to 6dp)
integer =  9  -> n =   4550  ->  harmonic number =  9.000208 (to 6dp)
integer = 10  -> n =  12367  ->  harmonic number = 10.000043 (to 6dp)

C++

Library: Boost
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
#include <boost/rational.hpp>
#include <boost/multiprecision/gmp.hpp>

using integer = boost::multiprecision::mpz_int;
using rational = boost::rational<integer>;

class harmonic_generator {
public:
    rational next() {
        rational result = term_;
        term_ += rational(1, ++n_);
        return result;
    }
    void reset() {
        n_ = 1;
        term_ = 1;
    }
private:
    integer n_ = 1;
    rational term_ = 1;
};

int main() {
    std::cout << "First 20 harmonic numbers:\n";
    harmonic_generator hgen;
    for (int i = 1; i <= 20; ++i)
        std::cout << std::setw(2) << i << ". " << hgen.next() << '\n';
    
    rational h;
    for (int i = 1; i <= 80; ++i)
        h = hgen.next();
    std::cout << "\n100th harmonic number: " << h << "\n\n";

    int n = 1;
    hgen.reset();
    for (int i = 1; n <= 10; ++i) {
        if (hgen.next() > n)
            std::cout << "Position of first term > " << std::setw(2) << n++ << ": " << i << '\n';
    }
}
Output:
First 20 harmonic numbers:
 1. 1/1
 2. 3/2
 3. 11/6
 4. 25/12
 5. 137/60
 6. 49/20
 7. 363/140
 8. 761/280
 9. 7129/2520
10. 7381/2520
11. 83711/27720
12. 86021/27720
13. 1145993/360360
14. 1171733/360360
15. 1195757/360360
16. 2436559/720720
17. 42142223/12252240
18. 14274301/4084080
19. 275295799/77597520
20. 55835135/15519504

100th harmonic number: 14466636279520351160221518043104131447711/2788815009188499086581352357412492142272

Position of first term >  1: 2
Position of first term >  2: 4
Position of first term >  3: 11
Position of first term >  4: 31
Position of first term >  5: 83
Position of first term >  6: 227
Position of first term >  7: 616
Position of first term >  8: 1674
Position of first term >  9: 4550
Position of first term > 10: 12367

COBOL

       IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
       PROGRAM-ID. HARMONIC.
       
       DATA DIVISION.
       WORKING-STORAGE SECTION.
       01 VARS.
          03 N           PIC 9(5) VALUE ZERO.
          03 HN          PIC 9(2)V9(12) VALUE ZERO.
          03 INT         PIC 99 VALUE ZERO.
       01 OUT-VARS.
          03 POS         PIC Z(4)9.
          03 FILLER      PIC X(3) VALUE SPACES.
          03 H-OUT       PIC Z9.9(12).

       PROCEDURE DIVISION.
       BEGIN.
           DISPLAY "First 20 harmonic numbers:"
           PERFORM SHOW-HARMONIC 20 TIMES.
           DISPLAY SPACES.
           MOVE ZERO TO N, HN.
           DISPLAY "First harmonic number to exceed whole number:"
           PERFORM EXCEED-INT 10 TIMES.
           STOP RUN.

       SHOW-HARMONIC.
           PERFORM NEXT-HARMONIC.
           MOVE HN TO H-OUT.
           DISPLAY H-OUT.

       EXCEED-INT.
           ADD 1 TO INT.
           PERFORM NEXT-HARMONIC UNTIL HN IS GREATER THAN INT.
           MOVE N TO POS.
           MOVE HN TO H-OUT.
           DISPLAY OUT-VARS.

       NEXT-HARMONIC.
           ADD 1 TO N.
           COMPUTE HN = HN + 1 / N.
Output:
First 20 harmonic numbers:
 1.000000000000
 1.500000000000
 1.833333333333
 2.083333333333
 2.283333333333
 2.449999999999
 2.592857142856
 2.717857142856
 2.828968253967
 2.928968253967
 3.019877344876
 3.103210678209
 3.180133755132
 3.251562326560
 3.318228993226
 3.380728993226
 3.439552522637
 3.495108078192
 3.547739657139
 3.597739657139
 
First harmonic number to exceed whole number:
    2    1.500000000000
    4    2.083333333333
   11    3.019877344876
   31    4.027245195428
   83    5.002068272651
  227    6.004366708257
  616    7.001274096877
 1674    8.000485571261
 4550    9.000208060802
12367   10.000043002313

Delphi

Works with: Delphi version 6.0


function HarmonicNumber(N: integer): double;
{Calculate sum of }
var I: integer;
begin
Result:=0;
for I:=1 to N do Result:=Result+1/I;
end;



function FirstHarmonicOver(Limit: integer): integer;
{Find first harmonic number over limit}
var HN: double;
begin
for Result:=1 to high(Integer) do
	begin
	HN:=HarmonicNumber(Result);
	if HN>Limit then exit;
	end
end;


procedure ShowHarmonicNumbers(Memo: TMemo);
var I,Inx: integer;
var HN: double;
begin
{Show first 20 harmonic numbers}
for I:=1 to 20 do
	begin
	HN:=HarmonicNumber(I);
	Memo.Lines.Add(Format('%2D: %8.8f',[I,HN]));
	end;
{Show the position of the number that exceeds 1..10 }
for I:=1 to 10 do
	begin
	Inx:=FirstHarmonicOver(I);
        Memo.Lines.Add(Format('Position of the first harmonic number >  %2D: %4D',[I,Inx]))
	end;
end;
Output:
 1: 1.00000000
 2: 1.50000000
 3: 1.83333333
 4: 2.08333333
 5: 2.28333333
 6: 2.45000000
 7: 2.59285714
 8: 2.71785714
 9: 2.82896825
10: 2.92896825
11: 3.01987734
12: 3.10321068
13: 3.18013376
14: 3.25156233
15: 3.31822899
16: 3.38072899
17: 3.43955252
18: 3.49510808
19: 3.54773966
20: 3.59773966
Position of the first harmonic number >   1:    2
Position of the first harmonic number >   2:    4
Position of the first harmonic number >   3:   11
Position of the first harmonic number >   4:   31
Position of the first harmonic number >   5:   83
Position of the first harmonic number >   6:  227
Position of the first harmonic number >   7:  616
Position of the first harmonic number >   8: 1674
Position of the first harmonic number >   9: 4550
Position of the first harmonic number >  10: 12367


EasyLang

Translation of: BASIC256
numfmt 5 2
print "The first twenty harmonic numbers are:"
for n = 1 to 20
   h += 1 / n
   print n & " " & h
.
print ""
print "The first harmonic number greater than: "
h = 1
n = 2
for i = 2 to 10
   while h < i
      h += 1 / n
      n += 1
   .
   print i & " is " & h & ", at position " & n - 1
.
Output:
The first twenty harmonic numbers are:
 1  1
 2 1.50000
 3 1.83333
 4 2.08333
 5 2.28333
 6 2.45000
 7 2.59286
 8 2.71786
 9 2.82897
10 2.92897
11 3.01988
12 3.10321
13 3.18013
14 3.25156
15 3.31823
16 3.38073
17 3.43955
18 3.49511
19 3.54774
20 3.59774

The first harmonic number greater than: 
 2 is 2.08333, at position  4
 3 is 3.01988, at position 11
 4 is 4.02725, at position 31
 5 is 5.00207, at position 83
 6 is 6.00437, at position 227
 7 is 7.00127, at position 616
 8 is 8.00049, at position 1674
 9 is 9.00021, at position 4550
10 is 10.00004, at position 12367

Factor

This solution uses the following (rather accurate) approximation of the harmonic numbers to find the first indices greater than the integers:

Hn ≈ ln(n) + γ + 1/2n - 1/12n2

where γ is the Euler-Mascheroni constant, approximately 0.5772156649.

Works with: Factor version 0.99 2021-02-05
USING: formatting grouping io kernel lists lists.lazy math
math.functions math.ranges math.statistics math.text.english
prettyprint sequences tools.memory.private ;

! Euler-Mascheroni constant
CONSTANT: γ 0.5772156649

: Hn-approx ( n -- ~Hn )
    [ log γ + 1 2 ] [ * /f + 1 ] [ sq 12 * /f - ] tri ;

: lharmonics ( -- list ) 1 lfrom [ Hn-approx ] lmap-lazy ;

: first-gt ( m -- n ) lharmonics swap '[ _ < ] lwhile llength ;

"First twenty harmonic numbers as mixed numbers:" print
100 [1,b] [ recip ] map cum-sum
[ 20 head 5 group simple-table. nl ]
[ "One hundredth:" print last . nl ] bi

"(zero based) Index of first value:" print
10 [1,b] [
    dup first-gt [ commas ] [ 1 + number>text ] bi
    "  greater than %2d: %6s (term number %s)\n" printf
] each
Output:
First twenty harmonic numbers as mixed numbers:
1               1+1/2              1+5/6             2+1/12              2+17/60
2+9/20          2+83/140           2+201/280         2+2089/2520         2+2341/2520
3+551/27720     3+2861/27720       3+64913/360360    3+90653/360360      3+114677/360360
3+274399/720720 3+5385503/12252240 3+2022061/4084080 3+42503239/77597520 3+9276623/15519504

One hundredth:
5+522561233577855727314756256041670736351/2788815009188499086581352357412492142272

(zero based) Index of first value:
  greater than  1:      1 (term number two)
  greater than  2:      3 (term number four)
  greater than  3:     10 (term number eleven)
  greater than  4:     30 (term number thirty-one)
  greater than  5:     82 (term number eighty-three)
  greater than  6:    226 (term number two hundred and twenty-seven)
  greater than  7:    615 (term number six hundred and sixteen)
  greater than  8:  1,673 (term number one thousand, six hundred and seventy-four)
  greater than  9:  4,549 (term number four thousand, five hundred and fifty)
  greater than 10: 12,366 (term number twelve thousand, three hundred and sixty-seven)

Forth

Uses fixed point computation which is more traditional in FORTH.

warnings off

1.000.000.000.000.000 drop constant 1.0fx  \ fractional part is 15 decimal digits.

: .h  ( n -- )
    s>d <#  14 for # next  [char] . hold #s #> type space ;

1.0fx 1 2constant first-harmonic

: round  5 + 10 / ;

: next-harmonic ( h n -- h' n' )
    1+ tuck [ 1.0fx 10 * ] literal swap / round + swap ;

: task1
    first-harmonic  19 for  over cr .h next-harmonic  next 2drop ;

: task2
    first-harmonic
    11 1 do
        begin over i 1.0fx * <= while
            next-harmonic
        repeat
        dup .
    loop 2drop ;

." The first 10 harmonic numbers: " task1 cr cr
." The nth index of the first harmonic number that exceeds the nth integer: " cr task2 cr
bye
Output:
The first 10 harmonic numbers: 
1.000000000000000 
1.500000000000000 
1.833333333333333 
2.083333333333333 
2.283333333333333 
2.450000000000000 
2.592857142857143 
2.717857142857143 
2.828968253968254 
2.928968253968254 
3.019877344877345 
3.103210678210678 
3.180133755133755 
3.251562326562326 
3.318228993228993 
3.380728993228993 
3.439552522640758 
3.495108078196314 
3.547739657143682 
3.597739657143682 

The nth index of the first harmonic number that exceeds the nth integer: 
2 4 11 31 83 227 616 1674 4550 12367 

FreeBASIC

dim as double h = 0.0
dim as uinteger n, i

print "The first twenty harmonic numbers are:"
for n = 1 to 20
    h += 1.0/n
    print n, h
next n

h = 1 : n = 2
for i=2 to 10
    while h<i
        h+=1.0/n
        n+=1
    wend
    print "The first harmonic number greater than ";i;" is ";h;", at position ";n-1
next i
Output:
The first twenty harmonic numbers are:

1 1 2 1.5 3 1.833333333333333 4 2.083333333333333 5 2.283333333333333 6 2.45 7 2.592857142857143 8 2.717857142857143 9 2.828968253968254 10 2.928968253968254 11 3.019877344877345 12 3.103210678210678 13 3.180133755133755 14 3.251562326562327 15 3.318228993228994 16 3.380728993228994 17 3.439552522640758 18 3.495108078196314 19 3.547739657143682 20 3.597739657143682 The first harmonic number greater than 2 is 2.083333333333333, at position 4 The first harmonic number greater than 3 is 3.019877344877345, at position 11 The first harmonic number greater than 4 is 4.02724519543652, at position 31 The first harmonic number greater than 5 is 5.002068272680166, at position 83 The first harmonic number greater than 6 is 6.004366708345567, at position 227 The first harmonic number greater than 7 is 7.001274097134162, at position 616 The first harmonic number greater than 8 is 8.000485571995782, at position 1674 The first harmonic number greater than 9 is 9.000208062931115, at position 4550

The first harmonic number greater than 10 is 10.00004300827578, at position 12367


FutureBasic

include "NSLog.incl"

void local fn BuildHamonics
  double h = 0.0
  long   i, n
  
  NSLog( @"The first twenty harmonic numbers are:\n" )
  for i = 1 to 20
    h = h + 1.0 / i
    NSLog( @"%3d. %.8f", i, h )
  next
  
  NSLog( @"\n" )
  
  h = 1 : n = 2
  for i = 2 to 10
    while h < i
      h = h + 1.0 / n
      n = n + 1
    wend
    NSLog( @"The first harmonic number > %2d is %11.8f at position %d.", i, h, n -1 )
  next
end fn

fn BuildHamonics

HandleEvents
Output:
The first twenty harmonic numbers are:

  1. 1.00000000
  2. 1.50000000
  3. 1.83333333
  4. 2.08333333
  5. 2.28333333
  6. 2.45000000
  7. 2.59285714
  8. 2.71785714
  9. 2.82896825
 10. 2.92896825
 11. 3.01987734
 12. 3.10321068
 13. 3.18013376
 14. 3.25156233
 15. 3.31822899
 16. 3.38072899
 17. 3.43955252
 18. 3.49510808
 19. 3.54773966
 20. 3.59773966

The first harmonic number >  2 is  2.08333333 at position 4.
The first harmonic number >  3 is  3.01987734 at position 11.
The first harmonic number >  4 is  4.02724520 at position 31.
The first harmonic number >  5 is  5.00206827 at position 83.
The first harmonic number >  6 is  6.00436671 at position 227.
The first harmonic number >  7 is  7.00127410 at position 616.
The first harmonic number >  8 is  8.00048557 at position 1674.
The first harmonic number >  9 is  9.00020806 at position 4550.
The first harmonic number > 10 is 10.00004301 at position 12367.


Go

Translation of: Wren
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "math/big"
)

func harmonic(n int) *big.Rat {
    sum := new(big.Rat)
    for i := int64(1); i <= int64(n); i++ {
        r := big.NewRat(1, i)
        sum.Add(sum, r)
    }
    return sum
}

func main() {
    fmt.Println("The first 20 harmonic numbers and the 100th, expressed in rational form, are:")
    numbers := make([]int, 21)
    for i := 1; i <= 20; i++ {
        numbers[i-1] = i
    }
    numbers[20] = 100
    for _, i := range numbers {
        fmt.Printf("%3d : %s\n", i, harmonic(i))
    }

    fmt.Println("\nThe first harmonic number to exceed the following integers is:")
    const limit = 10
    for i, n, h := 1, 1, 0.0; i <= limit; n++ {
        h += 1.0 / float64(n)
        if h > float64(i) {
            fmt.Printf("integer = %2d  -> n = %6d  ->  harmonic number = %9.6f (to 6dp)\n", i, n, h)
            i++
        }
    }
}
Output:
The first 20 harmonic numbers and the 100th, expressed in rational form, are:
  1 : 1/1
  2 : 3/2
  3 : 11/6
  4 : 25/12
  5 : 137/60
  6 : 49/20
  7 : 363/140
  8 : 761/280
  9 : 7129/2520
 10 : 7381/2520
 11 : 83711/27720
 12 : 86021/27720
 13 : 1145993/360360
 14 : 1171733/360360
 15 : 1195757/360360
 16 : 2436559/720720
 17 : 42142223/12252240
 18 : 14274301/4084080
 19 : 275295799/77597520
 20 : 55835135/15519504
100 : 14466636279520351160221518043104131447711/2788815009188499086581352357412492142272

The first harmonic number to exceed the following integers is:
integer =  1  -> n =      2  ->  harmonic number =  1.500000 (to 6dp)
integer =  2  -> n =      4  ->  harmonic number =  2.083333 (to 6dp)
integer =  3  -> n =     11  ->  harmonic number =  3.019877 (to 6dp)
integer =  4  -> n =     31  ->  harmonic number =  4.027245 (to 6dp)
integer =  5  -> n =     83  ->  harmonic number =  5.002068 (to 6dp)
integer =  6  -> n =    227  ->  harmonic number =  6.004367 (to 6dp)
integer =  7  -> n =    616  ->  harmonic number =  7.001274 (to 6dp)
integer =  8  -> n =   1674  ->  harmonic number =  8.000486 (to 6dp)
integer =  9  -> n =   4550  ->  harmonic number =  9.000208 (to 6dp)
integer = 10  -> n =  12367  ->  harmonic number = 10.000043 (to 6dp)

Haskell

import Data.List (find)
import Data.Ratio

--------------------- HARMONIC SERIES --------------------

harmonic :: [Rational]
harmonic =
  scanl1
    (\a x -> a + 1 / x)
    [1 ..]

-------------------------- TESTS -------------------------
main :: IO ()
main = do
  putStrLn "First 20 terms:"
  mapM_ putStrLn $
    showRatio <$> take 20 harmonic

  putStrLn "\n100th term:"
  putStrLn $ showRatio (harmonic !! 99)
  putStrLn ""

  putStrLn "One-based indices of first terms above threshold values:"
  let indexedHarmonic = zip [0 ..] harmonic
  mapM_
    putStrLn
    $ fmap
      ( showFirstLimit
          <*> \n -> find ((> n) . snd) indexedHarmonic
      )
      [1 .. 10]

-------------------- DISPLAY FORMATTING ------------------

showFirstLimit n (Just (i, r)) =
  "Term "
    <> show (succ i)
    <> " is the first above "
    <> show (numerator n)

showRatio :: Ratio Integer -> String
showRatio =
  ((<>) . show . numerator)
    <*> (('/' :) . show . denominator)
Output:
First 20 terms:
1/1
3/2
11/6
25/12
137/60
49/20
363/140
761/280
7129/2520
7381/2520
83711/27720
86021/27720
1145993/360360
1171733/360360
1195757/360360
2436559/720720
42142223/12252240
14274301/4084080
275295799/77597520
55835135/15519504

100th term:
14466636279520351160221518043104131447711/2788815009188499086581352357412492142272

One-based indices of first terms above threshold values:
Term 2 is the first above 1
Term 4 is the first above 2
Term 11 is the first above 3
Term 31 is the first above 4
Term 83 is the first above 5
Term 227 is the first above 6
Term 616 is the first above 7
Term 1674 is the first above 8
Term 4550 is the first above 9
Term 12367 is the first above 10

J

To calculate a specific value in the harmonic series, we might define:

Hn=: {{ +/ %1+i.y }}"0

Inspecting the first 20 values from Hn, we see:

   Hn i.4 5
      0       1     1.5 1.83333 2.08333
2.28333    2.45 2.59286 2.71786 2.82897
2.92897 3.01988 3.10321 3.18013 3.25156
3.31823 3.38073 3.43955 3.49511 3.54774

However, this is inefficient -- we're regenerating the sequence each time just to add one more term. So, instead, we should move that i. inside our harmonic series generator:

Hni=: {{ 0,+/\ %1+i.y}}

Note that we've added an explicit 0 here -- that's both for compatibility with Hn and to ensure that the Hn value at index 1 has the value 1. (We're using a running sum here, which omits the empty case, but that empty case was relevant for us...)

Anyways:

   4 5$Hni 20
      0       1     1.5 1.83333 2.08333
2.28333    2.45 2.59286 2.71786 2.82897
2.92897 3.01988 3.10321 3.18013 3.25156
3.31823 3.38073 3.43955 3.49511 3.54774

Inspecting values from the series, we see that 1e5 terms will get us into numbers larger than 12:

   Hn 1e5
12.0901

So, we can show the index values of the first harmonic numbers which match or exceed integer values:

   (Hni 1e5) (] ,. I. ,. I. { [) i.13
 0     0       0
 1     1       1
 2     4 2.08333
 3    11 3.01988
 4    31 4.02725
 5    83 5.00207
 6   227 6.00437
 7   616 7.00127
 8  1674 8.00049
 9  4550 9.00021
10 12367      10
11 33617      11
12 91380      12

Of course, the later values are not precise integers -- but their fractional part is not significant for J's default display precision:

   (Hn 91380)-12
3.05167e_6

Java

Java does not have a built-in fraction type, so we create our own class Rational.

import java.math.BigInteger;

public class HarmonicSeries {
	
	public static void main(String[] aArgs) {
		
		System.out.println("The first twenty Harmonic numbers:");
		for ( int i = 1; i <= 20; i++ ) {
			System.out.println(String.format("%2s", i) + ": " + harmonicNumber(i));
		}		
		
		System.out.println();
		for ( int i = 1; i <= 10; i++ ) {
			System.out.print("The first term greater than ");
			System.out.println(String.format("%2s%s%5s", i, " is Term ", indexedHarmonic(i)));
		}

	}

    private static Rational harmonicNumber(int aNumber) {
		Rational result = Rational.ZERO;
		for ( int i = 1; i <= aNumber; i++ ) {
			result = result.add( new Rational(BigInteger.ONE, BigInteger.valueOf(i)) );
		}
		
		return result;
	}
	
	private static int indexedHarmonic(int aTarget) {
		BigInteger target = BigInteger.valueOf(aTarget);
		Rational harmonic = Rational.ZERO;
		BigInteger next = BigInteger.ZERO;
		
		while ( harmonic.numerator.compareTo(target.multiply(harmonic.denominator)) <= 0 ) {
			next = next.add(BigInteger.ONE);
			harmonic = harmonic.add( new Rational(BigInteger.ONE, next) );						
		}
		
		return next.intValueExact();
	}	
	
	private static class Rational {
		
		private Rational(BigInteger aNumerator, BigInteger aDenominator) {
			numerator = aNumerator;
			denominator = aDenominator;
			
	    	BigInteger gcd = numerator.gcd(denominator);	    	
	    	numerator = numerator.divide(gcd);
	    	denominator = denominator.divide(gcd);
	    }
		
		@Override
		public String toString() {
			return numerator + " / " + denominator;
		}
		
		private Rational add(Rational aRational) {
			BigInteger numer = numerator.multiply(aRational.denominator)
                .add(aRational.numerator.multiply(denominator));
			BigInteger denom = aRational.denominator.multiply(denominator);
			
			return new Rational(numer, denom);
		}	
		
		private BigInteger numerator;
		private BigInteger denominator;
		
		private static final Rational ZERO = new Rational(BigInteger.ZERO, BigInteger.ONE);
		
	}

}
Output:
The first twenty Harmonic numbers:
 1: 1 / 1
 2: 3 / 2
 3: 11 / 6
 4: 25 / 12
 5: 137 / 60
 6: 49 / 20
 7: 363 / 140
 8: 761 / 280
 9: 7129 / 2520
10: 7381 / 2520
11: 83711 / 27720
12: 86021 / 27720
13: 1145993 / 360360
14: 1171733 / 360360
15: 1195757 / 360360
16: 2436559 / 720720
17: 42142223 / 12252240
18: 14274301 / 4084080
19: 275295799 / 77597520
20: 55835135 / 15519504

The first term greater than  1 is Term     2
The first term greater than  2 is Term     4
The first term greater than  3 is Term    11
The first term greater than  4 is Term    31
The first term greater than  5 is Term    83
The first term greater than  6 is Term   227
The first term greater than  7 is Term   616
The first term greater than  8 is Term  1674
The first term greater than  9 is Term  4550
The first term greater than 10 is Term 12367

jq

Translation of: Wren

Works with gojq, the Go implementation of jq

This entry requires a rational arithmetic module such as is available at Arithmetic/Rational#jq.

# include "rational"; # a reminder
 
def harmonic:
  reduce range(1; 1+.) as $i ( r(0;1);
    radd(.; r(1; $i) ));

def lpad($len): tostring | ($len - length) as $l | (" " * $l)[:$l] + .;

def task1:
  "The first 20 harmonic numbers and the 100th, expressed in rational form, are:",
  (range(1;21), 100
   | "\(.) : \(harmonic|rpp)" );

def task2($limit):
  "The first harmonic number to exceed the following integers is:",
      limit($limit;
    foreach range(0; infinite) as $n (
      {i: 1, n: 1, h: r(0;1)};
      .emit = false
      | .h = radd(.h; r(1; .n))
      | .i as $i
      | if .h | rgreaterthan($i)
        then .emit = "integer = \(.i|lpad(2))  -> n = \(.n| lpad(6))  ->  harmonic number = \(.h|r_to_decimal(6)) (to 6dp)"
	| .i += 1
        else .
        end 
        | .n += 1;
      select(.emit).emit) );

task1, "", task2(10)
Output:

The first 20 harmonic numbers and the 100th, expressed in rational form, are:
1 : 1 // 1
2 : 3 // 2
3 : 11 // 6
4 : 25 // 12
5 : 137 // 60
6 : 49 // 20
7 : 363 // 140
8 : 761 // 280
9 : 7129 // 2520
10 : 7381 // 2520
11 : 83711 // 27720
12 : 86021 // 27720
13 : 1145993 // 360360
14 : 1171733 // 360360
15 : 1195757 // 360360
16 : 2436559 // 720720
17 : 42142223 // 12252240
18 : 14274301 // 4084080
19 : 275295799 // 77597520
20 : 55835135 // 15519504
100 : 14466636279520351160221518043104131447711 // 2788815009188499086581352357412492142272

The first harmonic number to exceed the following integers is:
integer =  1  -> n =      2  ->  harmonic number = 1.5 (to 6dp)
integer =  2  -> n =      4  ->  harmonic number = 2.083333 (to 6dp)
integer =  3  -> n =     11  ->  harmonic number = 3.019877 (to 6dp)
integer =  4  -> n =     31  ->  harmonic number = 4.027245 (to 6dp)
integer =  5  -> n =     83  ->  harmonic number = 5.002068 (to 6dp)
integer =  6  -> n =    227  ->  harmonic number = 6.004366 (to 6dp)
integer =  7  -> n =    616  ->  harmonic number = 7.001274 (to 6dp)
integer =  8  -> n =   1674  ->  harmonic number = 8.000485 (to 6dp)
integer =  9  -> n =   4550  ->  harmonic number = 9.000208 (to 6dp)
integer = 10  -> n =  12367  ->  harmonic number = 10.000043 (to 6dp)

Julia

const memoizer = [BigFloat(1.0), BigFloat(1.5)]

"""
    harmonic(n::Integer)::BigFloat
Calculates harmonic numbers. The integer argument `n` should be positive.
"""
function harmonic(n::Integer)::BigFloat
    if n < 0
        throw(DomainError(n))
    elseif n == 0
        return BigFloat(0.0)   # by convention
    elseif length(memoizer) >= n
        return memoizer[n]
    elseif length(memoizer) + 1 == n
        h = memoizer[end] + BigFloat(1.0) / n
        push!(memoizer, h)
        return h
    elseif n < 1_000_000
        start, x = length(memoizer), memoizer[end]
        for i in start+1:n
            push!(memoizer, (x += big"1.0" / i))
        end
        return memoizer[end]
    else
        # use H(n) = eulergamma + digamma(n + 1), instead, if memory use of memoization too large
        x = n + big"1.0"
        digam = BigFloat()
        ccall((:mpfr_digamma, :libmpfr), Int32, (Ref{BigFloat}, Ref{BigFloat}, Int32), digam, x, 1)
        return Base.MathConstants.eulergamma + digam
    end
end

function testharmonics(upperlimit = 11)
    n = 1
    while (h = harmonic(n)) < upperlimit
        nextintegerfloor = h < 1.8 ? h > 1.0 : floor(h) > floor(memoizer[n - 1])
        if n < 21 || nextintegerfloor
            println("harmonic($n) = $h")
            nextintegerfloor && println("    $n is also the term number for the first harmonic > $(floor(h))")
        end
        n += 1
    end
end

testharmonics()
Output:
harmonic(1) = 1.0
harmonic(2) = 1.5
    2 is also the term number for the first harmonic > 1.0
harmonic(3) = 1.833333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333339
harmonic(4) = 2.083333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333356
    4 is also the term number for the first harmonic > 2.0
harmonic(5) = 2.283333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333363
harmonic(6) = 2.450000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000041
harmonic(7) = 2.592857142857142857142857142857142857142857142857142857142857142857142857142913
harmonic(8) = 2.717857142857142857142857142857142857142857142857142857142857142857142857142913
harmonic(9) = 2.828968253968253968253968253968253968253968253968253968253968253968253968254009
harmonic(10) = 2.928968253968253968253968253968253968253968253968253968253968253968253968253995
harmonic(11) = 3.019877344877344877344877344877344877344877344877344877344877344877344877344889
    11 is also the term number for the first harmonic > 3.0
harmonic(12) = 3.103210678210678210678210678210678210678210678210678210678210678210678210678211
harmonic(13) = 3.180133755133755133755133755133755133755133755133755133755133755133755133755123
harmonic(14) = 3.251562326562326562326562326562326562326562326562326562326562326562326562326542
harmonic(15) = 3.318228993228993228993228993228993228993228993228993228993228993228993228993199
harmonic(16) = 3.380728993228993228993228993228993228993228993228993228993228993228993228993199
harmonic(17) = 3.439552522640757934875581934405463817228523110876052052522640757934875581934384
harmonic(18) = 3.495108078196313490431137489961019372784078666431607608078196313490431137489932
harmonic(19) = 3.547739657143681911483769068908387793836710245378976029130827892437799558542556
harmonic(20) = 3.597739657143681911483769068908387793836710245378976029130827892437799558542549
harmonic(31) = 4.027245195436520102759838180253409570739320924649712368107240380481568735938418
    31 is also the term number for the first harmonic > 4.0
harmonic(83) = 5.002068272680166053728324750753870264345455215566438587478989543061001039767003
    83 is also the term number for the first harmonic > 5.0
harmonic(227) = 6.004366708345566023376436217157408474650893771305512336984772241757969069086895
    227 is also the term number for the first harmonic > 6.0
harmonic(616) = 7.001274097134160381487068933022945074864048309674852535721112060499845844673362
    616 is also the term number for the first harmonic > 7.0
harmonic(1674) = 8.000485571995779067790304796519697445800341927883408389172647367923220595045883
    1674 is also the term number for the first harmonic > 8.0
harmonic(4550) = 9.000208062931140339164179501268928624268799275400095995932594006439583360896694
    4550 is also the term number for the first harmonic > 9.0
harmonic(12367) = 10.00004300827580769470675707492981720768686887243344211163998834649135547210551
    12367 is also the term number for the first harmonic > 10.0

Using rationals

const harmonics = accumulate((x, y) -> x + big"1" // y, 1:12370)

println("First twenty harmonic numbers as rationals:")
foreach(i -> println(rpad(i, 3), " => ", harmonics[i]), 1:20)

println("\nThe 100th harmonic is: ", harmonics[100], "\n")

for n in 1:10
    idx = findfirst(x -> x > n, harmonics)
    print("First Harmonic > $n is at position $idx and is: ", harmonics[idx], "\n\n")
end
Output:
First twenty harmonic numbers as rationals:
1   => 1//1
2   => 3//2
3   => 11//6
4   => 25//12
5   => 137//60
6   => 49//20
7   => 363//140
8   => 761//280
9   => 7129//2520
10  => 7381//2520
11  => 83711//27720
12  => 86021//27720
13  => 1145993//360360
14  => 1171733//360360
15  => 1195757//360360
16  => 2436559//720720
17  => 42142223//12252240
18  => 14274301//4084080
19  => 275295799//77597520
20  => 55835135//15519504

The 100th harmonic is: 14466636279520351160221518043104131447711//2788815009188499086581352357412492142272

First Harmonic > 1 is at position 2 and is: 3//2

First Harmonic > 2 is at position 4 and is: 25//12

First Harmonic > 3 is at position 11 and is: 83711//27720

First Harmonic > 4 is at position 31 and is: 290774257297357//72201776446800

First Harmonic > 5 is at position 83 and is: 3672441655127796364812512959533039359//734184632222154704090370027645633600

First Harmonic > 6 is at position 227 and is: 7210530454341478178114292924106791866448071719960766673184657267908514585008387695857601640547547//1200881092808579751109445892858157237623011602251376919557525378451885327053551694768211209584000

First Harmonic > 7 is at position 616 and is: 32418148234584438506244669620559801586453637524407441287287956498408167324384836135154335608450103705554364675635095796463552565723833053990601655182066284053456674137000162471237344506126617371216079120095971345235097691744446098739930413505848076716148051590567//4630321250792651667959778962730272725135972962879403462498154236164728708558353376685441262094879300811505205446228182535680317471673227192574715015221837802633281044802046825192844588381756912000006314261374254853934981337617963082619967597058012665881508170240

First Harmonic > 8 is at position 1674 and is: 138141199730356031917751723608451630140926572041533266161867229808423134343694448776284861362361049658120307218628922472967074569643922410693236711646552594017799177544898923160715275467074773052672543691485042344006328346792717577331346270889819765648723902241194752204176829233330048155240810379245143159803746553605910654524991868894244655125224374793405027930983653080599361646248333997230466686371943554425849838679719632376766617639339476485319908534320267241696294676687857612211224929536683459738832437894009105247288571220395942120501422698013842452465990861198601652372525840473807472136998877762025722745653584203415416989419985647929410780044991971375219261681255528981314607252039408935696726675566989805504130221402879//17266601943998720215934555231097205020805360283925021776131771421603665580550992851730546192114435876915764081799263950036774496079790573533431946151195888729825227967898856935376506079740151630837994958679444177020560516804785312006925540853535681555388532126434276232761609235943363516882249874992501288848101663246418034482830782765799910587627015490435618612817485429045075697874945013812237906815356826216080083918931352849328226757321069450237292900402036556169613799106635542806391854137317272454464723030848621364955770185788658456980359320481573473968897297574022422610618929844739054324826111937140267616883649616842817036401014150739236179076410461198210703989272527503945999049527912447331310263532711648780174245760000

First Harmonic > 9 is at position 4550 and is: 2803922057204811543989535496612889221797101689401339733425779071893883726062730194418722759045899108563649222513327676111056373937430194191361767957531399947657882950860187200723323262653682200418079207248717851019834955117510807290247517344853824182604853734193915236890382944826941254750728989773414206859570065960640186792890664839103798433780558510849879082382309565191620282894846917562664482131202291813204472491830923673050493632880376511556753354676402403084278296415856939754434734260623967677761451430096042117604187063669249143393076890252523001247824132437003474131230135624887874799541971404156392012052221712958314528322355541629626096561834856317166367946519841625273109689443740339231545297896759513984852874078072318627511091395704617775835151474534768408675032414448963002972590468720049363107497714657975180640114587539853156735035634359134035816625004885128358508857789053399591546078553132392557669776329295754833648165907192091248381853554990310275294735796601315160268572473977239894244510958924644461475601889585298550864600912608515846981406115574447937712467306028124552530287697424685820096894634400504911945644842525080877704081133701601474836419212357427281193595545654309059483619700606698188346807113314394305087007324692154551457096864441413765832492015835459544797423019196304195496229963766867559041682555605485756372169731071238590755894190062578370776223859945908951232125318924762539326986977852885933136208484015119262988152215227210365689996539057011922584498047033647706625149283085817504520106280560129638082705378996661011957957116006944584486439354147266379272818775057457727700062964206158298239058238442033871955799108732891594547873095023995742714560400884479305635074935996707008596929664779547461570776674459690821497530879010144224813067523793975748941040890361283562073364309054362072137372458221297707667641071756676535258762295067395479041974831597965979613081474695278123265026663091006352059826017007472704096220374679625403//311539693038123496722215310551186904103082524726970170658802584453586817702845967012058559851648961565162714074357248615113237727615741409397613403942762027416418250197869235139807433555974792925305500675331577565501246819843747067123329275977858482555209853394601249731116273203314723492820718920663543363350452108859588055589207296367576316485295250028686463172112871115738305282269830733309445640796833467195761172540352742868324044527033042113461149657815168691435568328007659916683562048346389048741726140068665849102873300936534794943981012153540913055621237325128266901087332680399450826342551172911601227269655973249675723840414635853583858640961466968497444812002669481333031399627561658239662030094505016308687209615676717899935366285911202891060019766201048122485091665890488010192945266722188069264271709669076333959826410108104815827793429989042734394907438794428685359256959974813630940895555145059961227687918900885009633119015801758204737016204228694445315173976166116707848897795690334687813067638452214980721143416739719469158748498888549650173439285892765248219730073273036517725939409971809083058041780264560576764115967213013380206017646943405476909576091357482868476761698005324735669002986992261514164471647621973497050651105016702049275202360233254308086080840811811270395182950866854592166254651076234420662875446908943737749367221987863265181700223872816922018831416550743452655599236620182838774266078307310527709836462300005876748274266928980195184478251265986886488170211071786897470230189921260226806813948222307759474759342997757077589856537503856731410785456607398210129322637205537554981139121822428297380197652187006595903988741596680008103907700803965881407891948670316751093348441767470344198247057046756517630261990510817072323901911147038583224901683429072731095666462995891134319532658460042039832285713339493699639220237857309737109028479215274870712938102667472652582674547746273957596211401299308669708874527010828161490844069542400000

First Harmonic > 10 is at position 12367 and is: 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Lua

-- Task 1
function harmonic (n)
    if n < 1 or n ~= math.floor(n) then
        error("Argument to harmonic function is not a natural number")
    end
    local Hn = 1
    for i = 2, n do
        Hn = Hn + (1/i)
    end
    return Hn
end

-- Task 2
for x = 1, 20 do
    print(x .. " :\t" .. harmonic(x))
end

-- Task 3
local x, lastInt, Hx = 0, 1
repeat
    x = x + 1
    Hx = harmonic(x)
    if Hx > lastInt then
        io.write("The first harmonic number above " .. lastInt)
        print(" is " .. Hx .. " at position " .. x)
        lastInt = lastInt + 1
    end
until lastInt > 10  -- Stretch goal just meant changing that value from 5 to 10
                    -- Execution still only takes about 120 ms under LuaJIT
Output:
1 :     1
2 :     1.5
3 :     1.8333333333333
4 :     2.0833333333333
5 :     2.2833333333333
6 :     2.45
7 :     2.5928571428571
8 :     2.7178571428571
9 :     2.8289682539683
10 :    2.9289682539683
11 :    3.0198773448773
12 :    3.1032106782107
13 :    3.1801337551338
14 :    3.2515623265623
15 :    3.318228993229
16 :    3.380728993229
17 :    3.4395525226408
18 :    3.4951080781963
19 :    3.5477396571437
20 :    3.5977396571437
The first harmonic number above 1 is 1.5 at position 2
The first harmonic number above 2 is 2.0833333333333 at position 4
The first harmonic number above 3 is 3.0198773448773 at position 11
The first harmonic number above 4 is 4.0272451954365 at position 31
The first harmonic number above 5 is 5.0020682726802 at position 83
The first harmonic number above 6 is 6.0043667083456 at position 227
The first harmonic number above 7 is 7.0012740971342 at position 616
The first harmonic number above 8 is 8.0004855719958 at position 1674
The first harmonic number above 9 is 9.0002080629311 at position 4550
The first harmonic number above 10 is 10.000043008276 at position 12367

Mathematica/Wolfram Language

nums = HarmonicNumber[Range[15000]];
nums[[;; 20]]
LengthWhile[nums, LessEqualThan[#]] + 1 & /@ Range[10]
Output:
{1, 3/2, 11/6, 25/12, 137/60, 49/20, 363/140, 761/280, 7129/2520, 7381/2520, 83711/27720, 86021/27720, 1145993/360360, 1171733/360360, 1195757/360360, 2436559/720720, 42142223/12252240, 14274301/4084080, 275295799/77597520, 55835135/15519504}
{2, 4, 11, 31, 83, 227, 616, 1674, 4550, 12367}

Maxima

harmonic(n):=apply("+",1/makelist(i,i,n))$

first_greater_than_n(len):=block(i:1,result:[],while harmonic(i)<=len do (result:endcons(i,result),i:i+1),last(result)+1)$

/* Test cases */
/* First 20 harmonic numbers */
makelist(harmonic(j),j,20);

/* First harmonic number that exceeds a positive integer from 1 to 5 */
makelist(first_greater_than_n(k),k,5);
Output:
[1,3/2,11/6,25/12,137/60,49/20,363/140,761/280,7129/2520,7381/2520,83711/27720,86021/27720,1145993/360360,1171733/360360,1195757/360360,2436559/720720,42142223/12252240,14274301/4084080,275295799/77597520,55835135/15519504]

[2,4,11,31,83]

Nim

Using floats

import strformat

iterator h(): (int, float) =
  ## Yield the index of the term and its value.
  var n = 1
  var r = 0.0
  while true:
    r += 1 / n
    yield (n, r)
    inc n

echo "First 20 terms of the harmonic series:"
for (idx, val) in h():
  echo &"{idx:2}: {val}"
  if idx == 20: break
echo()

var target = 1.0
for (idx, val) in h():
  if val > target:
    echo &"Index of the first term greater than {target.int:2}: {idx}"
    if target == 10: break
    else: target += 1
Output:
 1: 1.0
 2: 1.5
 3: 1.833333333333333
 4: 2.083333333333333
 5: 2.283333333333333
 6: 2.45
 7: 2.592857142857143
 8: 2.717857142857143
 9: 2.828968253968254
10: 2.928968253968254
11: 3.019877344877345
12: 3.103210678210678
13: 3.180133755133755
14: 3.251562326562327
15: 3.318228993228994
16: 3.380728993228994
17: 3.439552522640758
18: 3.495108078196314
19: 3.547739657143682
20: 3.597739657143682

Index of the first term greater than  1: 2
Index of the first term greater than  2: 4
Index of the first term greater than  3: 11
Index of the first term greater than  4: 31
Index of the first term greater than  5: 83
Index of the first term greater than  6: 227
Index of the first term greater than  7: 616
Index of the first term greater than  8: 1674
Index of the first term greater than  9: 4550
Index of the first term greater than 10: 12367

Using big integers

Library: bignum
import strformat
import bignum

iterator h(): (int, Rat) =
  var n = 1
  var r = newRat()
  while true:
    r += newRat(1, n)
    yield (n, r)
    inc n

echo "First 20 terms of the harmonic series:"
for (idx, val) in h():
  echo &"{idx:2}: {val}"
  if idx == 20: break
echo()

var target = 1
for (idx, val) in h():
  if val > target:
    echo &"Index of the first term greater than {target:2}: {idx}"
    if target == 10: break
    else: inc target
Output:
 1: 1
 2: 3/2
 3: 11/6
 4: 25/12
 5: 137/60
 6: 49/20
 7: 363/140
 8: 761/280
 9: 7129/2520
10: 7381/2520
11: 83711/27720
12: 86021/27720
13: 1145993/360360
14: 1171733/360360
15: 1195757/360360
16: 2436559/720720
17: 42142223/12252240
18: 14274301/4084080
19: 275295799/77597520
20: 55835135/15519504

Index of the first term greater than  1: 2
Index of the first term greater than  2: 4
Index of the first term greater than  3: 11
Index of the first term greater than  4: 31
Index of the first term greater than  5: 83
Index of the first term greater than  6: 227
Index of the first term greater than  7: 616
Index of the first term greater than  8: 1674
Index of the first term greater than  9: 4550
Index of the first term greater than 10: 12367

PARI/GP

h=0
for(n=1,20,h=h+1/n;print(n,"  ",h))
h=0; n=1
for(i=1,10,while(h<i,h=h+1/n;n=n+1);print(n-1))

Perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use feature 'say';
use Math::AnyNum ':overload';
use List::AllUtils 'firstidx';

my(@H,$n) = 0;
do { ++$n and push @H, $H[-1] + 1/$n } until $H[-1] >= 10;
shift @H;

say 'First twenty harmonic numbers as rationals:';
my $c = 0;
printf("%20s", $_) and (not ++$c%5) and print "\n" for @H[0..19];

say "\nIndex of first value (zero based):";
for my $i (1..10) {
    printf "  greater than %2d: %5s\n", $i, firstidx { $_ > $i } @H;
}
Output:
First twenty harmonic numbers as rationals:
                   1                 3/2                11/6               25/12              137/60
               49/20             363/140             761/280           7129/2520           7381/2520
         83711/27720         86021/27720      1145993/360360      1171733/360360      1195757/360360
      2436559/720720   42142223/12252240    14274301/4084080  275295799/77597520   55835135/15519504

Index of first value (zero based):
  greater than  1:     1
  greater than  2:     3
  greater than  3:    10
  greater than  4:    30
  greater than  5:    82
  greater than  6:   226
  greater than  7:   615
  greater than  8:  1673
  greater than  9:  4549
  greater than 10: 12366

Phix

Library: Phix/mpfr
requires("0.8.4")
include mpfr.e
integer n = 1, gn = 1, lim = iff(platform()=JS?8:10)
mpq hn = mpq_init_set_si(1)
sequence gt = {}
puts(1,"First twenty harmonic numbers as rationals:\n")
while gn<=lim do
    if n<=20 then
        printf(1,"%18s%s",{mpq_get_str(hn),iff(mod(n,5)?" ","\n")})
    end if
    if n=100 then
        printf(1,"\nOne Hundredth:\n%s\n\n",{mpq_get_str(hn)})
    end if
    if mpq_cmp_si(hn,gn)>0 then
        gt &= n
        gn += 1
    end if
    n += 1
    mpq_add_si(hn,hn,1,n)
end while
printf(1,"(one based) Index of first value:\n")
for i=1 to length(gt) do
    printf(1,"  greater than %2d: %,6d (%s term)\n",{i,gt[i],ordinal(gt[i])})
end for
Output:
First twenty harmonic numbers as rationals:
                 1                3/2               11/6              25/12             137/60
             49/20            363/140            761/280          7129/2520          7381/2520
       83711/27720        86021/27720     1145993/360360     1171733/360360     1195757/360360
    2436559/720720  42142223/12252240   14274301/4084080 275295799/77597520  55835135/15519504

One Hundredth:
14466636279520351160221518043104131447711/2788815009188499086581352357412492142272

(one based) Index of first value:
  greater than  1:      2 (second term)
  greater than  2:      4 (fourth term)
  greater than  3:     11 (eleventh term)
  greater than  4:     31 (thirty-first term)
  greater than  5:     83 (eighty-third term)
  greater than  6:    227 (two hundred and twenty-seventh term)
  greater than  7:    616 (six hundred and sixteenth term)
  greater than  8:  1,674 (one thousand, six hundred and seventy-fourth term)
  greater than  9:  4,550 (four thousand, five hundred and fiftieth term)
  greater than 10: 12,367 (twelve thousand, three hundred and sixty-seventh term)

(The last two entries are too slow/beyond the reach of the first version of mpfr.js, but it's quick on the desktop)

using standard floats

integer n = 1, gn = 1
atom hn = 1
sequence gt = {}
puts(1,"First twenty harmonic numbers as fractions:\n")
while gn<=10 do
    if n<=20 then
        printf(1,"%18.15f%s",{hn,iff(mod(n,5)?" ","\n")})
    end if
    if n=100 then
        printf(1,"\nOne Hundredth: %18.15f\n\n",{hn})
    end if
    if hn>gn then
        gt &= n
        gn += 1
    end if
    n += 1
    hn += 1/n
end while
printf(1,"(one based) Index of first value:\n")
for i=1 to length(gt) do
    printf(1,"  greater than %2d: %,6d (%s term)\n",{i,gt[i],ordinal(gt[i])})
end for
{} = wait_key()
Output:
First twenty harmonic numbers as fractions:
 1.000000000000000  1.500000000000000  1.833333333333333  2.083333333333333  2.283333333333333
 2.450000000000000  2.592857142857143  2.717857142857143  2.828968253968254  2.928968253968254
 3.019877344877345  3.103210678210678  3.180133755133755  3.251562326562327  3.318228993228994
 3.380728993228994  3.439552522640758  3.495108078196314  3.547739657143682  3.597739657143682

One Hundredth:  5.187377517639621

(one based) Index of first value:
  greater than  1:      2 (second term)
  greater than  2:      4 (fourth term)
  greater than  3:     11 (eleventh term)
  greater than  4:     31 (thirty-first term)
  greater than  5:     83 (eighty-third term)
  greater than  6:    227 (two hundred and twenty-seventh term)
  greater than  7:    616 (six hundred and sixteenth term)
  greater than  8:  1,674 (one thousand, six hundred and seventy-fourth term)
  greater than  9:  4,550 (four thousand, five hundred and fiftieth term)
  greater than 10: 12,367 (twelve thousand, three hundred and sixty-seventh term)

Prolog

Works with: SWI Prolog
main:-
    print_harmonic_series(20),
    nl,
    nth_harmonic_number(100, T),
    Num is numerator(T),
    Denom is denominator(T),
    writef('100th harmonic number: %t/%t\n', [Num, Denom]),
    nl,
    print_first_harmonic_greater_than(10).

print_harmonic_series(N):-
    writef('First %t harmonic numbers:\n', [N]),
    harmonic_first(H),
    print_harmonic_series(N, H).

print_harmonic_series(N, H):-
    H = h(I, T),
    Num is numerator(T),
    Denom is denominator(T),
    writef('%3r. %t/%t\n', [I, Num, Denom]),
    (I == N, ! ; harmonic_next(H, H1), print_harmonic_series(N, H1)).

print_first_harmonic_greater_than(N):-
    harmonic_first(H),
    print_first_harmonic_greater_than(1, N, H).

print_first_harmonic_greater_than(N, L, _):-
    N > L,
    !.
print_first_harmonic_greater_than(N, L, H):-
    H = h(P, T),
    (T > N ->
        writef('Position of first term >%3r: %t\n', [N, P]),
        N1 is N + 1
        ;
        N1 = N),
    harmonic_next(H, H1),
    print_first_harmonic_greater_than(N1, L, H1).

harmonic_first(h(1, 1)).

harmonic_next(h(N1, T1), h(N2, T2)):-
    N2 is N1 + 1,
    T2 is T1 + 1 rdiv N2.

nth_harmonic_number(N, T):-
    harmonic_first(H),
    nth_harmonic_number(N, T, H).

nth_harmonic_number(N, T, h(N, T)):-!.
nth_harmonic_number(N, T, H1):-
    harmonic_next(H1, H2),
    nth_harmonic_number(N, T, H2).
Output:
First 20 harmonic numbers:
  1. 1/1
  2. 3/2
  3. 11/6
  4. 25/12
  5. 137/60
  6. 49/20
  7. 363/140
  8. 761/280
  9. 7129/2520
 10. 7381/2520
 11. 83711/27720
 12. 86021/27720
 13. 1145993/360360
 14. 1171733/360360
 15. 1195757/360360
 16. 2436559/720720
 17. 42142223/12252240
 18. 14274301/4084080
 19. 275295799/77597520
 20. 55835135/15519504

100th harmonic number: 14466636279520351160221518043104131447711/2788815009188499086581352357412492142272

Position of first term >  1: 2
Position of first term >  2: 4
Position of first term >  3: 11
Position of first term >  4: 31
Position of first term >  5: 83
Position of first term >  6: 227
Position of first term >  7: 616
Position of first term >  8: 1674
Position of first term >  9: 4550
Position of first term > 10: 12367

Python

A generator function using fractions:

from  fractions import Fraction

def harmonic_series():
    n, h = Fraction(1), Fraction(1)
    while True:
        yield h
        h += 1 / (n + 1)
        n += 1

if __name__ == '__main__':
    from itertools import islice
    for n, d in (h.as_integer_ratio() for h in islice(harmonic_series(), 20)):
        print(n, '/', d)
Output:
1 / 1
3 / 2
11 / 6
25 / 12
137 / 60
49 / 20
363 / 140
761 / 280
7129 / 2520
7381 / 2520
83711 / 27720
86021 / 27720
1145993 / 360360
1171733 / 360360
1195757 / 360360
2436559 / 720720
42142223 / 12252240
14274301 / 4084080
275295799 / 77597520
55835135 / 15519504


Or alternatively, in terms of itertools.accumulate:

'''Harmonic series'''

from fractions import Fraction
from itertools import accumulate, count, islice
from operator import add


# harmonic :: [Fraction]
def harmonic():
    '''Non finite stream of the terms
       of the Harmonic series.
    '''
    return accumulate(
        (1 / Fraction(x) for x in count(1)),
        add
    )


# ------------------------- TEST -------------------------
# main :: IO ()
def main():
    '''Tests of the harmonic series function'''

    print('First 20 terms of the harmonic series:')
    print('\n'.join([
        showFraction(nd) for nd in islice(harmonic(), 20)
    ]))

    print('\n100th term:')
    print(
        showFraction(
            next(islice(harmonic(), 99, None))
        )
    )

    print('')
    print(
        'One-based indices of terms above threshold values:'
    )
    indexedHarmonic = enumerate(harmonic())
    print('\n'.join([
        next(
            showFirstLimit(n)(x) for x
            in indexedHarmonic if n < x[1]
        ) for n in range(1, 1 + 10)
    ]))


# ------------------ DISPLAY FORMATTING ------------------

# showFraction :: Fraction -> String
def showFraction(nd):
    '''String representation of the fraction nd.
    '''
    n, d = nd.as_integer_ratio()

    return f'{n} / {d}'


# showFirstLimit :: Int -> (Int, Fraction) -> String
def showFirstLimit(n):
    '''Report of 1-based index of first term
       with a value over n
    '''
    def go(indexedFraction):
        i = indexedFraction[0]

        return f'Term {1 + i} is the first above {n}'

    return go


# MAIN ---
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
Output:
First 20 terms of the harmonic series:
1 / 1
3 / 2
11 / 6
25 / 12
137 / 60
49 / 20
363 / 140
761 / 280
7129 / 2520
7381 / 2520
83711 / 27720
86021 / 27720
1145993 / 360360
1171733 / 360360
1195757 / 360360
2436559 / 720720
42142223 / 12252240
14274301 / 4084080
275295799 / 77597520
55835135 / 15519504

100th term:
14466636279520351160221518043104131447711 / 2788815009188499086581352357412492142272

One-based indices of terms above threshold values:
Term 2 is the first above 1
Term 4 is the first above 2
Term 11 is the first above 3
Term 31 is the first above 4
Term 83 is the first above 5
Term 227 is the first above 6
Term 616 is the first above 7
Term 1674 is the first above 8
Term 4550 is the first above 9
Term 12367 is the first above 10

Quackery

  [ $ "bigrat.qky" loadfile ] now!
 
  0 n->v
  20 times 
    [ i^ 1+ n->v 1/v v+
      2dup 20 point$ echo$
      say " = " 
      2dup vulgar$ echo$ cr ] 
  2drop
  cr
  1 temp put
  0 n->v 1
  [ dup dip
      [ n->v 1/v v+
       temp share n->v 2over v< ]
    swap if 
      [ temp share echo
        say " : "
        dup echo cr 
        1 temp tally ]
    temp share 11 < while
    1+ 
    again ]
  temp release
  drop 2drop
Output:
1 = 1/1
1.5 = 3/2
1.83333333333333333333 = 11/6
2.08333333333333333333 = 25/12
2.28333333333333333333 = 137/60
2.45 = 49/20
2.59285714285714285714 = 363/140
2.71785714285714285714 = 761/280
2.82896825396825396825 = 7129/2520
2.92896825396825396825 = 7381/2520
3.01987734487734487734 = 83711/27720
3.10321067821067821068 = 86021/27720
3.18013375513375513376 = 1145993/360360
3.25156232656232656233 = 1171733/360360
3.31822899322899322899 = 1195757/360360
3.38072899322899322899 = 2436559/720720
3.43955252264075793488 = 42142223/12252240
3.49510807819631349043 = 14274301/4084080
3.54773965714368191148 = 275295799/77597520
3.59773965714368191148 = 55835135/15519504

1 : 2
2 : 4
3 : 11
4 : 31
5 : 83
6 : 227
7 : 616
8 : 1674
9 : 4550
10 : 12367

R

Direct Summation

The talk page helpfully points out that we can be remarkably lazy here.

HofN <- function(n) sum(1/seq_len(n)) #Task 1
H <- sapply(1:100000, HofN)
print(H[1:20]) #Task 2
print(sapply(1:10, function(x) which.max(H > x))) #Task 3 and stretch
Output:
> print(H[1:20]) #Task 2
 [1] 1.000000 1.500000 1.833333 2.083333 2.283333 2.450000 2.592857 2.717857 2.828968 2.928968 3.019877 3.103211 3.180134 3.251562
[15] 3.318229 3.380729 3.439553 3.495108 3.547740 3.597740

> print(sapply(1:10, function(x) which.max(H > x))) #Task 3 and stretch
 [1]     2     4    11    31    83   227   616  1674  4550 12367

Cumulative Sums

As for doing this properly, R provides a handy cumsum function.

firstNHarmonicNumbers <- function(n) cumsum(1/seq_len(n)) #Task 1
H <- firstNHarmonicNumbers(100000) #Runs stunningly quick
print(H[1:20]) #Task 2
print(sapply(1:10, function(x) which.max(H > x))) #Task 3 and stretch

Raku

Using Lingua::EN::Numbers from the Raku ecosystem.

use Lingua::EN::Numbers;

my @H = [\+] (1..*).map: { FatRat.new: 1, $_ };

say "First twenty harmonic numbers as rationals:\n",
    @H[^20]».&pretty-rat.batch(5)».fmt("%18s").join: "\n";

put "\nOne Hundredth:\n", pretty-rat @H[99];

say "\n(zero based) Index of first value:";
printf "  greater than %2d: %6s (%s term)\n",
  $_, comma( my $i = @H.first(* > $_, :k) ), ordinal 1 + $i for 1..10;
Output:
First twenty harmonic numbers as rationals:
                 1                3/2               11/6              25/12             137/60
             49/20            363/140            761/280          7129/2520          7381/2520
       83711/27720        86021/27720     1145993/360360     1171733/360360     1195757/360360
    2436559/720720  42142223/12252240   14274301/4084080 275295799/77597520  55835135/15519504

One Hundredth:
14466636279520351160221518043104131447711/2788815009188499086581352357412492142272

(zero based) Index of first value:
  greater than  1:      1 (second term)
  greater than  2:      3 (fourth term)
  greater than  3:     10 (eleventh term)
  greater than  4:     30 (thirty-first term)
  greater than  5:     82 (eighty-third term)
  greater than  6:    226 (two hundred twenty-seventh term)
  greater than  7:    615 (six hundred sixteenth term)
  greater than  8:  1,673 (one thousand, six hundred seventy-fourth term)
  greater than  9:  4,549 (four thousand, five hundred fiftieth term)
  greater than 10: 12,366 (twelve thousand, three hundred sixty-seventh term)

REXX

The default number of decimal digits (9) could've been used instead of   80   for this task's particular limits.

/*REXX pgm to calculate N numbers (sums) in the harmonic series and also when they > X. */
parse arg digs sums high ints                    /*obtain optional arguments from the CL*/
if digs='' | digs=","  then digs= 80             /*Not specified?  Then use the default.*/
if sums='' | sums=","  then sums= 20             /* "      "         "   "   "      "   */
if high='' | high=","  then high= 10             /* "      "         "   "   "      "   */
if ints='' | ints=","  then ints= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10  /*Not specified? "   "      "   */
w= length(sums) + 2                              /*width of Nth harmonic index + suffix.*/
numeric digits digs                              /*have REXX use more numeric dec. digs.*/
                         s= 0                    /*initialize harmonic series sum to 0. */
      do j=1  for sums;  s= s + 1/j              /*calc  "sums" of harmonic series nums.*/
      @iter= right((j)th(j), w)                  /*obtain a nicely formatted sum index. */
      say right(@iter, w)  'harmonic sum ──►'  s /*indent the output to the terminal.   */
      end   /*j*/
say                                              /*have a blank line between output sets*/
many= words(ints)                                /*obtain number of limits to be used.  */
z= word(ints, 1)                                 /*   "   the first   "     "  "   "    */
lastInt= word(ints, many)                        /*   "    "  last    "     "  "   "    */
w= length(lastInt)                               /*W:  is the maximum width of any limit*/
#= 1                                             /*a pointer to a list of integer limits*/
                    s= 0                         /*initialize harmonic series sum to 0. */
      do j=1;       s= s + 1/j                   /*calculate sums of harmonic sum index.*/
      if s<=z  then iterate                      /*Is sum <= a limit?  Then keep going. */
      iter= commas(j)th(j)                       /*obtain a nicely formatted sum index. */
      L= length(iter)                            /*obtain length so as to align output. */
      @iter= right(iter, max(L, 25) )            /*indent the output to the terminal.   */
      say @iter " iteration of the harmonic series, the sum is greater than "  right(z, w)
      #= # + 1                                   /*bump the pointer to the next limit.  */
      if #>many  then leave                      /*Are at the end of the limits?  Done. */
      z= word(ints, #)                           /*point to the next limit to be used.  */
      end   /*j*/                                /* [↑]  above indices are unity─based. */
exit 0                                           /*stick a fork in it,  we're all done. */
/*──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────*/
commas: parse arg ?;  do jc=length(?)-3  to 1  by -3; ?=insert(',', ?, jc); end;  return ?
th:     parse arg x;  return word('th st nd rd', 1 + (x//10) *(x//100%10\==1) *(x//10<4))
output   when using the default inputs:
 1st harmonic sum ──► 1
 2nd harmonic sum ──► 1.5
 3rd harmonic sum ──► 1.8333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
 4th harmonic sum ──► 2.0833333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
 5th harmonic sum ──► 2.2833333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
 6th harmonic sum ──► 2.4500000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 7th harmonic sum ──► 2.5928571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571
 8th harmonic sum ──► 2.7178571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571428571
 9th harmonic sum ──► 2.8289682539682539682539682539682539682539682539682539682539682539682539682539682
10th harmonic sum ──► 2.9289682539682539682539682539682539682539682539682539682539682539682539682539682
11th harmonic sum ──► 3.0198773448773448773448773448773448773448773448773448773448773448773448773448773
12th harmonic sum ──► 3.1032106782106782106782106782106782106782106782106782106782106782106782106782106
13th harmonic sum ──► 3.1801337551337551337551337551337551337551337551337551337551337551337551337551337
14th harmonic sum ──► 3.2515623265623265623265623265623265623265623265623265623265623265623265623265623
15th harmonic sum ──► 3.3182289932289932289932289932289932289932289932289932289932289932289932289932290
16th harmonic sum ──► 3.3807289932289932289932289932289932289932289932289932289932289932289932289932290
17th harmonic sum ──► 3.4395525226407579348755819344054638172285231108760520525226407579348755819344055
18th harmonic sum ──► 3.4951080781963134904311374899610193727840786664316076080781963134904311374899611
19th harmonic sum ──► 3.5477396571436819114837690689083877938367102453789760291308278924377995585425927
20th harmonic sum ──► 3.5977396571436819114837690689083877938367102453789760291308278924377995585425927

                      2nd  iteration of the harmonic series, the sum is greater than   1
                      4th  iteration of the harmonic series, the sum is greater than   2
                     11th  iteration of the harmonic series, the sum is greater than   3
                     31st  iteration of the harmonic series, the sum is greater than   4
                     83rd  iteration of the harmonic series, the sum is greater than   5
                    227th  iteration of the harmonic series, the sum is greater than   6
                    616th  iteration of the harmonic series, the sum is greater than   7
                  1,674th  iteration of the harmonic series, the sum is greater than   8
                  4,550th  iteration of the harmonic series, the sum is greater than   9
                 12,367th  iteration of the harmonic series, the sum is greater than  10

Ring

decimals(12)
sum = 0
nNew = 1
limit = 13000
Harmonic = []


for n = 1 to limit
    sum += 1/n
    add(Harmonic,[n,sum])
next

see "The first twenty harmonic numbers are:" + nl
for n = 1 to 20
    see "" + Harmonic[n][1] + " -> " + Harmonic[n][2] + nl
next
see nl

for m = 1 to 10
    for n = nNew to len(Harmonic)
        if Harmonic[n][2] > m
           see "The first harmonic number greater than "
           see "" + m + " is " + Harmonic[n][2] + ", at position " + n + nl
           nNew = n
           exit
        ok
    next
next
Output:
The first twenty harmonic numbers are:
1 -> 1
2 -> 1.500000000000
3 -> 1.833333333333
4 -> 2.083333333333
5 -> 2.283333333333
6 -> 2.450000000000
7 -> 2.592857142857
8 -> 2.717857142857
9 -> 2.828968253968
10 -> 2.928968253968
11 -> 3.019877344877
12 -> 3.103210678211
13 -> 3.180133755134
14 -> 3.251562326562
15 -> 3.318228993229
16 -> 3.380728993229
17 -> 3.439552522641
18 -> 3.495108078196
19 -> 3.547739657144
20 -> 3.597739657144

The first harmonic number greater than 1 is 1.500000000000, at position 2
The first harmonic number greater than 2 is 2.083333333333, at position 4
The first harmonic number greater than 3 is 3.019877344877, at position 11
The first harmonic number greater than 4 is 4.027245195437, at position 31
The first harmonic number greater than 5 is 5.002068272680, at position 83
The first harmonic number greater than 6 is 6.004366708346, at position 227
The first harmonic number greater than 7 is 7.001274097134, at position 616
The first harmonic number greater than 8 is 8.000485571996, at position 1674
The first harmonic number greater than 9 is 9.000208062931, at position 4550
The first harmonic number greater than 10 is 10.000043008276, at position 12367

RPL

≪ 0 1 ROT FOR j INV + NEXT ≫ ‘HARMO’ STO

≪ 5 FIX { }  1 20 FOR n n + HARMO NEXT ≫ EVAL
Output:
1: { 1.00000 1.50000 1.83333 2.08333 2.28333 2.45000 2.59286 2.71786 2.82897 2.92897 3.01988 3.10321 3.18013 3.25156 3.31823 3.38073 3.43955 3.49511 3.54774 3.59774 }

We haved fulfilled the stretched part of the task on a vintage HP-28S, with the objective to be as fast as possible. H(n+1) is calculated directly from H(n), and a FOR..NEXT loop allows to reduce stack depth and eliminate the counter incrementation by the user; 9999 is a magic number used to exit the loop.

≪ → max 
   ≪ { } 0 1 9999 FOR j 
        j INV +
        IF OVER SIZE 1 + OVER < 
        THEN SWAP j +
             IF DUP SIZE max > THEN 9999 'j' STO END
             SWAP END
        NEXT DROP
≫ ≫ ‘TASK2’ STO
Output:
 1: { 2 4 11 31 83 227 616 1674 4550 12367 } 

was returned in less than 8 minutes.

Ruby

harmonics = Enumerator.new do |y|
  res = 0
  (1..).each {|n| y << res += Rational(1, n) }
end

n = 20
The first #{n} harmonics (as rationals):""
harmonics.take(n).each_slice(5){|slice| puts "%20s"*slice.size % slice }

puts
milestones = (1..10).to_a
harmonics.each.with_index(1) do |h,i|
  if h > milestones.first then
    puts "The first harmonic number > #{milestones.shift} is #{h.to_f} at position #{i}"
  end
  break if milestones.empty?
end
Output:
                 1/1                 3/2                11/6               25/12              137/60
               49/20             363/140             761/280           7129/2520           7381/2520
         83711/27720         86021/27720      1145993/360360      1171733/360360      1195757/360360
      2436559/720720   42142223/12252240    14274301/4084080  275295799/77597520   55835135/15519504

The first harmonic number > 1 is 1.5 at position 2
The first harmonic number > 2 is 2.0833333333333335 at position 4
The first harmonic number > 3 is 3.019877344877345 at position 11
The first harmonic number > 4 is 4.02724519543652 at position 31
The first harmonic number > 5 is 5.002068272680166 at position 83
The first harmonic number > 6 is 6.004366708345566 at position 227
The first harmonic number > 7 is 7.001274097134161 at position 616
The first harmonic number > 8 is 8.00048557199578 at position 1674
The first harmonic number > 9 is 9.00020806293114 at position 4550
The first harmonic number > 10 is 10.000043008275808 at position 12367

Rust

Using big rationals and big integers from the num crate.

use num::rational::Ratio;
use num::BigInt;
use std::num::NonZeroU64;

fn main() {
    for n in 1..=20 {
        // `harmonic_number` takes the type `NonZeroU64`,
        // which is just a normal u64 which is guaranteed to never be 0.
        // We convert n into this type with `n.try_into().unwrap()`,
        // where the unwrap is okay because n is never 0.
        println!(
            "Harmonic number {n} = {}",
            harmonic_number(n.try_into().unwrap())
        );
    }

    // The unwrap here is likewise okay because 100 is not 0.
    println!(
        "Harmonic number 100 = {}",
        harmonic_number(100.try_into().unwrap())
    );

    // In order to avoid recomputing all the terms in the sum for every harmonic number
    // we save the value of the harmonic series between loop iterations
    // and just add 1/iter to it.

    let mut target = 1;
    let mut iter = 1;
    let mut harmonic_number: Ratio<BigInt> = Ratio::from_integer(1.into());

    while target <= 10 {
        if harmonic_number > Ratio::from_integer(target.into()) {
            println!("Position of first term > {target} is {iter}");
            target += 1;
        }

        // Compute the next term in the harmonic series.
        iter += 1;
        harmonic_number += Ratio::from_integer(iter.into()).recip();
    }
}

fn harmonic_number(n: NonZeroU64) -> Ratio<BigInt> {
    // Convert each integer from 1 to n into an arbitrary precision rational number
    // and sum their reciprocals.
    (1..=n.get())
        .map(|i| Ratio::from_integer(i.into()).recip())
        .sum()
}
Output:
Harmonic number 1 = 1
Harmonic number 2 = 3/2
Harmonic number 3 = 11/6
Harmonic number 4 = 25/12
Harmonic number 5 = 137/60
Harmonic number 6 = 49/20
Harmonic number 7 = 363/140
Harmonic number 8 = 761/280
Harmonic number 9 = 7129/2520
Harmonic number 10 = 7381/2520
Harmonic number 11 = 83711/27720
Harmonic number 12 = 86021/27720
Harmonic number 13 = 1145993/360360
Harmonic number 14 = 1171733/360360
Harmonic number 15 = 1195757/360360
Harmonic number 16 = 2436559/720720
Harmonic number 17 = 42142223/12252240
Harmonic number 18 = 14274301/4084080
Harmonic number 19 = 275295799/77597520
Harmonic number 20 = 55835135/15519504
Harmonic number 100 = 14466636279520351160221518043104131447711/2788815009188499086581352357412492142272
Position of first term > 1 is 2
Position of first term > 2 is 4
Position of first term > 3 is 11
Position of first term > 4 is 31
Position of first term > 5 is 83
Position of first term > 6 is 227
Position of first term > 7 is 616
Position of first term > 8 is 1674
Position of first term > 9 is 4550
Position of first term > 10 is 12367

Tcl

# Task 1
proc harmonic {n} {
    if {$n < 1 || $n != [expr {floor($n)}]} {
        error "Argument to harmonic function is not a natural number"
    }
    set Hn 1
    for {set i 2} {$i <= $n} {incr i} {
        set Hn [expr {$Hn + (1.0/$i)}]
    }
    return $Hn
}

# Task 2
for {set x 1} {$x <= 20} {incr x} {
    set Hx [harmonic $x]
    puts "$x: $Hx"
}

# Task 3 /stretch
set x 0
set lastInt 1
while {$lastInt <= 10} {
    incr x
    set Hx [harmonic $x]
    if {$Hx > $lastInt} {
        puts -nonewline "The first harmonic number above $lastInt"
        puts " is $Hx at position $x"
        incr lastInt
    }
}
Output:
1: 1
2: 1.5
3: 1.8333333333333333
4: 2.083333333333333
5: 2.283333333333333
6: 2.4499999999999997
7: 2.5928571428571425
8: 2.7178571428571425
9: 2.8289682539682537
10: 2.9289682539682538
11: 3.0198773448773446
12: 3.103210678210678
13: 3.180133755133755
14: 3.251562326562327
15: 3.3182289932289937
16: 3.3807289932289937
17: 3.439552522640758
18: 3.4951080781963135
19: 3.547739657143682
20: 3.597739657143682
The first harmonic number above 1 is 1.5 at position 2
The first harmonic number above 2 is 2.083333333333333 at position 4
The first harmonic number above 3 is 3.0198773448773446 at position 11
The first harmonic number above 4 is 4.02724519543652 at position 31
The first harmonic number above 5 is 5.002068272680166 at position 83
The first harmonic number above 6 is 6.004366708345567 at position 227
The first harmonic number above 7 is 7.001274097134162 at position 616
The first harmonic number above 8 is 8.000485571995782 at position 1674
The first harmonic number above 9 is 9.000208062931115 at position 4550
The first harmonic number above 10 is 10.000043008275778 at position 12367

Verilog

module main;
  integer n, i;
  real h;
  
  initial begin
    h = 0.0;

    $display("The first twenty harmonic numbers are:");
    for(n=1; n<=20; n=n+1) begin
      h = h + 1.0 / n;
      $display(n, "  ", h);
    end
    $display("");

    h = 1.0;
    n = 2;
    for(i=2; i<=10; i=i+1) begin
      while (h < i) begin
        h = h + 1.0 / n;
        n = n + 1;
      end
      $write("The first harmonic number greater than ");
      $display(i, " is ", h, ", at position ", n-1);
    end
    $finish ;
  end
endmodule

Wren

Library: Wren-big
Library: Wren-fmt
import "./big" for BigRat
import "./fmt" for Fmt

var harmonic = Fn.new { |n| (1..n).reduce(BigRat.zero) { |sum, i| sum + BigRat.one/i } }

BigRat.showAsInt = true
System.print("The first 20 harmonic numbers and the 100th, expressed in rational form, are:")
var numbers = (1..20).toList
numbers.add(100)
for (i in numbers) Fmt.print("$3d : $s", i, harmonic.call(i))

System.print("\nThe first harmonic number to exceed the following integers is:")
var i = 1
var limit = 10
var n = 1
var h = 0
while (true) {
    h = h + 1/n
    if (h > i) {
        Fmt.print("integer = $2d  -> n = $,6d  ->  harmonic number = $9.6f (to 6dp)", i, n, h)
        i = i + 1
        if (i > limit) return
    }
    n = n + 1
}
Output:
The first 20 harmonic numbers and the 100th, expressed in rational form, are:
  1 : 1
  2 : 3/2
  3 : 11/6
  4 : 25/12
  5 : 137/60
  6 : 49/20
  7 : 363/140
  8 : 761/280
  9 : 7129/2520
 10 : 7381/2520
 11 : 83711/27720
 12 : 86021/27720
 13 : 1145993/360360
 14 : 1171733/360360
 15 : 1195757/360360
 16 : 2436559/720720
 17 : 42142223/12252240
 18 : 14274301/4084080
 19 : 275295799/77597520
 20 : 55835135/15519504
100 : 14466636279520351160221518043104131447711/2788815009188499086581352357412492142272

The first harmonic number to exceed the following integers is:
integer =  1  -> n =      2  ->  harmonic number =  1.500000 (to 6dp)
integer =  2  -> n =      4  ->  harmonic number =  2.083333 (to 6dp)
integer =  3  -> n =     11  ->  harmonic number =  3.019877 (to 6dp)
integer =  4  -> n =     31  ->  harmonic number =  4.027245 (to 6dp)
integer =  5  -> n =     83  ->  harmonic number =  5.002068 (to 6dp)
integer =  6  -> n =    227  ->  harmonic number =  6.004367 (to 6dp)
integer =  7  -> n =    616  ->  harmonic number =  7.001274 (to 6dp)
integer =  8  -> n =  1,674  ->  harmonic number =  8.000486 (to 6dp)
integer =  9  -> n =  4,550  ->  harmonic number =  9.000208 (to 6dp)
integer = 10  -> n = 12,367  ->  harmonic number = 10.000043 (to 6dp)

XPL0

func real Harmonic(N);  \Return Nth harmonic number
int  N;  real X;
[X:= 1.0;
while N >= 2 do
        [X:= X + 1.0/float(N);  N:= N-1];
return X;
];

int N, M;
[for N:= 1 to 20 do
    [RlOut(0, Harmonic(N));
    if rem(N/5) = 0 then CrLf(0);
    ];
for M:= 1 to 10 do
    [N:= 1;
    repeat N:= N+1 until Harmonic(N) > float(M);
    IntOut(0, M);
    Text(0, ": ");
    IntOut(0, N);
    CrLf(0);
    ];
]
Output:
    1.00000    1.50000    1.83333    2.08333    2.28333
    2.45000    2.59286    2.71786    2.82897    2.92897
    3.01988    3.10321    3.18013    3.25156    3.31823
    3.38073    3.43955    3.49511    3.54774    3.59774
1: 2
2: 4
3: 11
4: 31
5: 83
6: 227
7: 616
8: 1674
9: 4550
10: 12367