Finding the number of derivatives for series problems

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I have the following problem:

How smooth are the following functions? That is, how many derivatives can you guarantee them to have?

$$a)\;\;\;\;\; f(\theta)=\sum_{-\infty}^{\infty}\frac{e^{in\theta}}{n^{13.2}+2n^6-1}$$ $$b)\;\;\;\;\; f(\theta)=\sum_{0}^{\infty}\frac{\cos n\theta}{2^n}$$ $$c)\;\;\;\;\; f(\theta)=\sum_{0}^{\infty}\frac{\cos 2^n\theta}{2^n}$$

How should I approach this problem? Do I need to check whether the derivatives of the series are convergent or not perhaps?

The answers should be (from my book):

$$a)\;\;\;\;\;12$$ $$b)\;\;\;\;\;\infty$$ $$c)\;\;\;\;\;0$$