Fourier series - unsure if I'm on the right track

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$$ f(x)=\begin{cases}-\dfrac{\pi}{2},& -\pi<x\le-\dfrac{\pi}{2}\\[1ex] \phantom{-} x,&-\dfrac{\pi}{2}<x\le\dfrac{\pi}{2} \\[1ex] \phantom{-}\dfrac\pi2,&\phantom{-}\dfrac{\pi}{2}<x\le\pi\end{cases}$$

Period is $2\pi$, which means $L$ is $\pi.$

Since this is an odd function, I need to find $b_n$, multiply that with $\sin\left(\frac{n\pi x}L\right)$ and that should be my series.

But I'm not sure if what I got is correct. I can't seem to be able to paste it into WolframAlpha with more than a few terms, either. The function itself is pretty straight forward, so you guys can probably see where I've gone wrong if I have!

Fourier series for an odd function should be $\sum\limits_{n=1}^\infty b_n \sin\left(\frac{n\pi x}L\right)$.

$$\sum_{n=1}^\infty \left(\frac{\sin\left(\frac{n\pi}2\right)}{n^2}-\frac{\pi\cos\left(\frac{n\pi}{2}\right)}{2n}+\frac{(-1)^n \pi}{2n}-\frac{\pi\cos\left(\frac{n\pi}{2}\right)}{2n} \right) \sin\left(\frac{n\pi x}\pi\right)$$

So, any fast math guys that can tell me where I should end up?

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$$\begin{align} b_n&=\frac1\pi\int_{-\pi}^\pi f(x)\sin(nx)\,\mathrm dx\\[1ex] &=-\frac12\int_{-\pi}^{-\frac\pi2}\sin(nx)\,\mathrm dx+\frac1\pi\int_{-\frac\pi2}^{\frac\pi2}x\sin(nx)\,\mathrm dx+\frac12\int_{\frac\pi2}^\pi\sin(nx)\,\mathrm dx\\[1ex] &=\frac1\pi\int_{-\frac\pi2}^{\frac\pi2}x\sin(nx)\,\mathrm dx+\int_{\frac\pi2}^\pi\sin(nx)\,\mathrm dx\\[1ex] &=\frac{2\sin\left(\frac{n\pi}2\right)-n\pi \cos\left(\frac{n\pi}2\right)}{n^2\pi}+\frac{\cos\left(\frac{n\pi}2\right)-\cos(n\pi)}n\\[1ex] &=\frac{2\sin\left(\frac{n\pi}2\right)}{n^2\pi}-\frac{\cos(n\pi)}n\\[1ex] &=\frac{2\sin\left(\frac{n\pi}2\right)}{n^2\pi}-\frac{(-1)^n}n\\[1ex] &=\begin{cases}\dfrac{2\sin\left(\frac{2k\pi}2\right)}{(2k)^2\pi}-\dfrac{(-1)^{2k}}{2k}&n=2k\\[1ex] \dfrac{2\sin\left(\frac{(2k-1)\pi}2\right)}{(2k-1)^2\pi}-\dfrac{(-1)^{2k-1}}{2k-1}&n=2k-1\end{cases}\\[1ex] &=\begin{cases}-\dfrac1{2k}&n=2k\\[1ex] \dfrac{2(-1)^{k+1}}{(2k-1)^2\pi}+\dfrac1{2k-1}&n=2k-1\end{cases} \end{align}$$

where $k\ge1$ is a positive integer.