Summation of a series evaluation using fourier series

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Is there any procedure to simplify summation of a series, such as,

$$\begin{align}S &=1-\frac 1 3+\frac 1 {10}-\frac 1 {42}+\frac 1 {210}-\frac 1 {1320}+.....=\sum_{n=0}^\infty\frac{(-1)^n}{n!(2n+1)}\end{align}$$

using fourier series expansion, or any criteria should also be given?

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$\newcommand{\bbx}[1]{\,\bbox[15px,border:1px groove navy]{\displaystyle{#1}}\,} \newcommand{\braces}[1]{\left\lbrace\,{#1}\,\right\rbrace} \newcommand{\bracks}[1]{\left\lbrack\,{#1}\,\right\rbrack} \newcommand{\dd}{\mathrm{d}} \newcommand{\ds}[1]{\displaystyle{#1}} \newcommand{\expo}[1]{\,\mathrm{e}^{#1}\,} \newcommand{\ic}{\mathrm{i}} \newcommand{\mc}[1]{\mathcal{#1}} \newcommand{\mrm}[1]{\mathrm{#1}} \newcommand{\on}[1]{\operatorname{#1}} \newcommand{\pars}[1]{\left(\,{#1}\,\right)} \newcommand{\partiald}[3][]{\frac{\partial^{#1} #2}{\partial #3^{#1}}} \newcommand{\root}[2][]{\,\sqrt[#1]{\,{#2}\,}\,} \newcommand{\totald}[3][]{\frac{\mathrm{d}^{#1} #2}{\mathrm{d} #3^{#1}}} \newcommand{\verts}[1]{\left\vert\,{#1}\,\right\vert}$ $\ds{\bbox[5px,#ffd]{}}$


\begin{align} &\bbox[5px,#ffd]{% \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty}{\pars{-1}^{n} \over n!\pars{2n + 1}}} = \sum_{n = 0}^{\infty} {\pars{-1}^{n} \over n!}\int_{0}^{1}x^{2n}\,\dd x \\[5mm] = &\ \int_{0}^{1}\sum_{n = 0}^{\infty} {\pars{-x^{2}}^{n} \over n!}\,\dd x = \int_{0}^{1}\expo{-x^{2}}\,\dd x \\[5mm] = &\ \bbx{{\root{\pi} \over 2}\on{erf}\pars{1}} \approx 0.7468 \\ & \end{align}

$\ds{\on{erf}}$ is the Error Function.