BIG Ideas

1. Variable

   Essential Questions How can you represent the terms of a sequence explicitly? How can you represent them recursively?

2. Equivalence

   Essential Question What are equivalent explicit and recursive definitions for an arithmetic sequence?

3. Modeling

   Essential Questions How can you model a geometric sequence? How can you model its sum?

Chapter Preview

• 9-1 Mathematical Patterns
• 9-2 Arithmetic Sequences
• 9-3 Geometric Sequences
• 9-4 Arithmetic Series
• 9-5 Geometric Series

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