10.1: Sequences and Summation Notation

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10.1 Sequences and Summation Notation

• TSW understand the definition and notation of
  sequences, understand recursively- defined
  sequences, including the Fibonacci sequence, and
  understand partial sums, including summation
  notation at an 85 mastery level as
  demonstrated by discussion and practice.

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Definition of Sequence

• A sequence is a set of numbers written in a
  specific order a1, a2, a3, , an
• A sequence is also a function f whose domain is
  the set of natural numbers. The values f (1), f
  (2), f (3), are called the terms.

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Finding Terms of a Sequence
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Detecting Patterns
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Recursively Defined Sequences
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Partial Sums of a Sequence
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Partial Sums
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Sigma Notation
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Sigma Notation
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Properties of Sums