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#1 2010-02-10 08:03:14
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Sequences and Sums
I have much expanded my pages on Sequences, Series and Partial Sums.
The pages are:
- Sequences
- Sequences - Finding A Rule
- Sigma Notation
- Partial Sums
- Arithmetic Sequences and Sums.
- Geometric Sequences and Sums
Take your time reading them, and let me know what you think, any mistakes I may have made, any suggestions, etc.
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#2 2010-02-10 09:35:52
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Hi MathsisFun;
In Sequences the phrase
"So it is best to say "A Rule" rather then "The Rule" (unless you have som" just trails off.
In Partial sums in the example of outer and inner bricks:
Feel free to reject this but with the change of indices k = i - 2
instead of k = 1. It doesn't change the sum but maybe you could mention that you dropped off the 0^2. If you think it won't complicate the explanation.
Good problem ( outer and inner bricks ) to illustrate the point.
In Geometric Sequences and Sums:
After this:
"
Why "Geometric" Sequence?
Because it is like increasing the dimensions in geometry:"
I was a little disappointed that you didn't continue drawing r^4, r^5 ...
That was supposed to be funny!
Good, neat work! It is a lot of stuff so I may have missed something obvious but it looks good to me.
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#3 2010-02-10 09:49:46
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Sequences page is wonderful!
typos or browser: In Notation: there are two dots, not 3, to mean continue forever.
In Many Rules: "more then one rule"
In Many Rules: text cuts off: you have som (cuts off)
Still to review other pages...
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#4 2010-02-10 20:20:16
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Thanks guys, I will fix those. And any othe
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#5 2010-02-11 02:37:09
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Hi MathsisFun;
Thanks guys, I will fix those. And any othe
Do you remember when you were a kid and you would make an ugly face. Your mother may have said not to do that because your face was going to stay that way?
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
Probability is the most important concept in modern science, especially as nobody has the slightest notion what it means.
90% of mathematicians do not understand 90% of currently published mathematics.
#6 2010-02-11 07:27:41
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bobbym wrote:
Your mother may have said not to do that because your face was going to stay that way?
I should have listened 
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#7 2010-02-11 07:43:22
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Sequences finding a rule is flawless as long as you want A Rule to have a capital A in 1st sentence after title.
I learned the n^2/2 rule, never heard of that for 2nd differences. Was that just a guess?
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#8 2010-02-11 09:14:13
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Good point, I will fix the "a"s
n^2/2: yeah, I did kind of come up with that ... feel free to experiment with it and let me know what you find.
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